CLAiT Plus Level 2

Aims and Objectives
To become equipped with the broad range of transferable skills necessary to meet the demands of the modern workplace.
To gain the skills necessary to progress towards training for a Level 3 qualification.
An option to take the relevant Microsoft Office specialist (MOS) tests at participating centres.

Target Audiences
Those wishing to gain a CLAiT Plus qualification - OCR Level 2.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge and understanding of IT and computer keyboard skills.

Course Content
To gain the CLAiT Plus certificate, you must achieve the mandatory unit and any 2 optional units.

To gain the CLAiT Plus diploma, you must achieve the mandatory unit and any 4 optional units.

Word Processing (mandatory) - learn introductory and intermediate word processing skills to a good employable standard. This course will enable you to create professional looking documents, produce tables, insert pictures and much more.

Spreadsheets and Graphs (optional) - learn introductory and intermediate spreadsheet skills. This course will enable you to create a spreadsheet, enter text, numbers and formulae, create charts, import and export data, use templates, analysis tools, pivot tables and many other functions.

Databases (optional) - develop database skills from initial design stage to running reports and queries.

Presentations (optional) - gain competency in creating slide presentations. Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound, hyperlinks, applying transition and timing effects for a slide show.

Electronic Communication (optional) - learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically. Covers the use of email, electronic calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments, creating and assigning tasks, creating address lists.

Publication Design (optional) - learn desktop publishing skills using the Microsoft program. Create various publications, inserting text, pictures, frames and tables.