Computer Confidence - Elevating your Skills

Ready to take greater control of your digital skills? Computer Confidence – Elevating Your Skills is a two-day, flexible course for anyone who wants to strengthen their IT skills, refresh their knowledge or develop areas they’re less confident with. You’ll build practical skills for managing files and navigating your computer, then choose activities that reflect your own goals and interests. Whether you’re looking to work more independently, strengthen your skills for your current role or prepare for an IT-based interview assessment, you’ll have the freedom and support to develop at your own pace. 

What you’ll learn 

Everyone will develop essential file-management skills, including navigating File Explorer, creating organised folders and moving, copying or deleting files and folders. You’ll also learn how to use the Snipping Tool to capture screen prints. 

You can then choose from a range of practical activities, including: 

• Build your typing skills – learn touch typing techniques or improve your typing speed and accuracy 
• Search with confidence – use search engines effectively to find reliable and relevant information 
• Get more from email – send emails and attachments, schedule meetings and invite attendees 
• Create professional documents – design posters, adverts and letters, then format and proofread your work 
• Explore mail merge – create a letter and mailing list to produce personalised documents 
• Develop your presentation skills – create a presentation to promote a product or service 
• Strengthen your spreadsheet skills – create and amend spreadsheets, apply formatting and use formulas and functions 
• Focus on your own goals – choose other IT skills you’d like to practise and develop 

With tutor support available whenever you need it, you’ll work independently at a pace that suits you, putting your skills into practice and building confidence along the way. 

You’ll gain 

Greater digital independence, practical IT skills and the confidence to tackle workplace tasks and demonstrate your abilities.