Employability and IT Skills

Subject Area Leisure and Community
Age Group(s) Adults

THIS COURSE IS FREE (subject to status) - DON'T MISS OUT!

This combined course is a good start for anyone preparing to enter the world of work and is great for adults with little or no experience of using digital devices and the Internet.

Course Content

5 skills areas this course covers in IT is:

  1. Using devices and managing information    
  2. Creating and editing   
  3. Communicating
  4. Buying things online
  5. Being safe and responsible online

The EMPLOYABILITY qualification will help you:

  1. Gain skills needed for the workplace
  2. Become more confident for employment
  3. Improve your communication skills
  4. Find further study easier

Course Outcomes

  • Be able to turn on a device and log in.
  • Be able to use a mouse and keyboard on a computer and touchscreen for smartphone or tablet.
  • Be able to use tools such as changing screen to read easily or making text bigger.
  • Be able to use the home screen on a device confidently.
  • Know how to connect to the WIFI and Internet
  • Be able to open a browser to search the web
  • Find out what an App is and be able to open apps on a device.
  • Get a Level 1 Certificate in Employability Skills
  • Be able to add more certificates to your CV

 

Entry Requirements

No previous formal qualifications are required for entry to these qualifications. Students must achieve at least 80% attendance.

Initial assessment required prior to start.

Assessment

Workbook and classroom assessment during course.

Equipment

Lessons delivered in classroom.

 

 

Apply Here or email b.stone@stanmore.ac.uk or k.sian@stanmore.ac.uk

 

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