IT User Skills
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Students
Build on your existing IT knowledge for home and the workplace and learn how to make the most of widespread IT software with this FREE on-line course.
- Boost your CV and gain IT skills valued by UK employers
- Gain intermediate knowledge of widely-used Microsoft Office programs, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Master IT techniques to improve your productivity in the workplace
- Continue to develop your computer skills to aid your progress in a variety of different careers
Each unit contains an assessment to demonstrate your knowledge of each subject area. Once you successfully complete all four units you will achieve a Level 2 Certificate in IT User Skills.
Unit 1: Word processing software
- Managing documents
- Word processing editing tools
- Structure and layout
- Combining information
- Document quality control
Unit 2: Presentation software
- Entering information into presentations
- Managing presentations
- Presentation editing tools
- Slide formatting
- Animating your presentation
- Preparing your presentation
Unit 3: Spreadsheet software
- Creating a spreadsheet
- Managing spreadsheets
- Analysing data
- Formatting and presenting data
- Charts and graphs
- Spreadsheet quality control.
Course duration
14 weeks
Recommended study
10 hours per week
Study requirements
Whilst an understanding of the sector would be advantageous no existing qualifications are required.
What computer software will I need?
- An Internet enabled desktop / laptop PC.
- An active email account.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar PDF reader.
- The ability to read / edit Microsoft Word documents using Word or similar (e.g. LibreOffice).
Note: You will specifically need a recent full version (including Excel & PowerPoint) of Microsoft Office for our IT courses.
Supported web browsers
The following browsers are currently supported which all follow a continuous release policy. We will support the latest 2 major versions of each.
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Apple Safari
Please ensure that your browser settings allow Popups from vision2learn and that JavaScript and Cookies are enabled.
Note: If you are unsure of your browser version and JavaScript / Cookie settings visit: www.whatismybrowser.com.
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What You Will Pay
British and European Union students
You will pay £0 for your course
Your course could be free of charge as you may be eligible for financial support to help pay your tuition fees, travel, exams, materials or childcare.
When you enrol you’ll need to pay any course fees for the first year, which you can do by direct debit, cash, debit card or credit card.
Please contact us for more information.
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British and European Union students
Costs start at £0 for your course
Your course could be free of charge as you may be eligible for financial support to help pay your tuition fees, travel, exams, materials or childcare.
When you enrol you’ll need to pay any course fees for the first year, which you can do by direct debit, cash, debit card or credit card.
Please contact us for more information.
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If you would like to apply for this course, please add it to your shortlist. You may then add further courses to your shortlist or continue to complete your application.
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Overseas students
Please contact us to discuss your fees for this course
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