Digital skills award: a complete course for beginners

• develop the digital skills you need to improve your prospects of finding a new job or doing better in your current
• develop digital skills for everyday life
• gain a Entry 3 level qualification – BCS Award in Digital Skills (ITQ)
• understand and use key terminology when using the computer, internet and email
• identify different types of computers, log on, use a mouse, move text, use the keyboard, identify key icons, use different task bars, move around the screen (scrolling) and between open windows, manage and store files, identify different types of files and programs
• create a Word document and format it
• use the internet safely and securely, including downloading from the internet, browsing and completing an on-line form
• email effectively including sending and receiving messages, using attachments and managing your emails
• use a device to take a digital photograph, and then manipulate the image, save and delete it and transfer it to another device
• use digital media files such as sound and video including storing them, backing them up and sharing them with others.
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Please bring a folder, pens and paper. There are no additional costs.

This will be a practical hands-on course. You will be encouraged to practise as much as possible. An interactive whiteboard will help make demonstrations easy to understand. It will be a relaxed learning environment and step by step learning will help you become more skilled. You will have lots of opportunities to ask questions and address areas you need help in. Each student has their own computer. You will receive regular handouts and information via Google classroom so you can practise at home. Homework is encouraged. The course software comes complete with interactive e-learning that remembers your progress and helps you advance at a comfortable pace.