Keyboard Speed Development

Designed for:Secretaries and other individuals for whom typing is a major part of their job function.
Prerequisites:Typing experience and keyboard awareness
Objectives:Increased speed, dexterity, accuracy and overall productivity.
Benefits
·The ability to type accurately at speeds of up to 70 words per minute.
·Increased work performance towards job improvements
·Ideal follow on to Computer Keyboard Skills
·Essential preparation for further office and Microsoft Word training
·A wide choice of training locations and times, and the flexibility and value of self-study training methods that allow for different learning speeds and styles
·A personalised workbook, with glossary and hands on exercises, which complements the audio-visual materials (tapes), to provide step-by-step learning and a future reference manual
·Core skills towards OCR word processing examinations
·The opportunity to gain a widely recognised qualification, a Pitman Training Centre
Course Content
·Four stages ranging from 25-70 wpm, which aim to increase speed, dexterity, accuracy and productivity
·Graded copying exercises to emphasise different points of technique for flexibility and dexterity
·Use of speed tapes using timed dictation for pacing against targets