PC Repair and Upgrading - A Home Study Distance Learning Course

COURSE OVERVIEW

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a qualification in PC Repair and Upgrading. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning PC Repair and Upgrading is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 3 PC Repair and Upgrading Courseis a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

The time to become a PC Repair Technician is now! Perhaps you want to be able to repair and upgrade your own home or business PC, or maybe you want to enjoy some of the fantastic job prospects on offer to those lucky enough to be skilled the challenging world of computers.

The PC Repair and Upgrading course provides training in the core skills needed to embark on a rewarding career in PC Repair and Upgrading. The self-study PC Repair and Upgrading course is specially designed, allowing you to learn the skills of PC Repair and Upgrading through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.

Once you have completed the Course, there are millions of personal computers out there so you should never be short of work. This really is a great opportunity to build a secure future in a growing sector.

Course Key Topics

The PC Repair and Upgrading Course is divided into following key topics

Module 1: Understanding The Personal Computer
Module 2: Hard Drives, Customisation and Troubleshooting Fundamentals
Module 3: Support Tasks: Understanding and Managing the PC
Module 4: Workstations, Multimedia Technology and Building a PC
Module 5: Computer Communications, Maintenance Plans, the PC Technician

Home Study Tutor Support

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete PC Repair and Upgrading course. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Course Assessments

This PC Repair and Upgrading course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

We send the full course out, you then read through the course in your own time and complete the assignments which you send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments. However, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will have to re-submit it for marking.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by the national awarding organisation NCFE, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

Course Duration

We recommend you spend approximately 150 hours of your time studying for the PC Repair and Upgrading course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 3 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 6 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 3 Award in PC Repair and Upgrading in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours.