This course will help to develop your digital skills using a range of different applications and to get to grips with how these can be used to assist you in doing administrative tasks independently. You will develop essential workplace skills including safe ways to browse the internet, use email and other online applications along with helping you to grow in confidence.
Additional information about this course
You need to become a member of the Shama Women's Centre. The cost is £10 for the year.
Course aim
Build your confidence in using IT with this 'Step into Digital' course.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- This course is for improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Understand how to save work onto the hard drive, desktop and download folder.
- Independently enter text, insert an image and table, format and save documents.
- Learn the skills to navigate the internet and bookmark selected pages, learn about online online security and staying safe online.
- Understand the difference between hardware and software. Independently use keys, touch screens, buttons etc to do simple actions
- Demonstrate skills learnt by composing and sending messages via email, independently replying to and forwarding email messages and understanding email etiquette.
What else do I need to know?
You need to have basic IT skills eg using a mouse and keyboard. It would be useful to have a notebook and pen.
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