Course description
IT Skills for Employment - Level 2 (Certificate) Fast Track
To develop practical IT skills using industry standard software and to gain a nationally recognised IT qualification.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is suitable for anyone with existing computer skills who wants to become a confident, qualified IT user. It is appropriate for anyone who is looking to work in an environment where they would require more advanced IT skills e.g. a nurse, a teaching assistant, in an office or in management.
Training Course Content
By the end of the course, learners will be able to use:
Microsoft Word to:
- Create a formal document such as a business letter or applying for a job
- File maintenance, printing, saving, opening and closing files
- Insert tables, images and borders
- Insert information from one document into another
- Mail-merge
Microsoft Excel to:
- Create a new spreadsheet
- File maintenance, print, save, open and close files
- Use simple formulae for calculations e.g. SUM, +, -, /, *
- Replicate (copy) formulas across more than one cell range
- Use more advanced formulae such as average and count, and conditional formulae such as if copying formulae across more than one cell range
- Create and format a chart, which can then be used in presentations
Microsoft PowerPoint to:
- Create a short presentation from a template (master) slide
- File maintenance, print, save, open and close files
- Insert pictures, charts, tables, and organisation charts into a presentation
- Add speaker notes and timings to a presentation
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