Basic Digital Skills PowerPoint

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This course is for learners who need to join a short intermediate/improvers course to further develop their digital skills for everyday life and employment. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Learners should have some prior experience in using a computer/laptop and/or the internet and wish to improve their knowledge. It’s designed to build on learner’s basic skills by developing more in-depth knowledge on file management, understanding the importance to always be safe and responsible online, sending email attachments and links for personal use and work applications for jobs. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Calibri&#34;,sans-serif">Learners will also gain the basic skills to use </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Calibri&#34;,sans-serif">MS Office PowerPoint to create simple presentations and save them in an organised manor for quick and easy access.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">By the end of the course the learners will be able to:</span></strong></span></span></p>

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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Perform various file management tasks to keep work organised</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Calibri&#34;,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Create, save, and run a presentation in Microsoft Office PowerPoint </span></span></span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Understand online risks and how to avoid them by staying safe online</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Use email accounts to send email attachments/links and save received attachments/links</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Use Cc & Bcc when sending emails</span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Calibri&#34;,sans-serif">Create folders in emails to keep emails organised for quick and easy access</span></span></p>

<p>Learners will be expected to confidently and consistently demonstrate these skills, and others, before progressing to Digital Skills- Excel.</p>

<p><strong>Availability:</strong> September 2024, January 2025 and May 2025</p>

<p><strong>Assessment</strong>: you will be invited to an assessment day to assess you suitability for this course.</p>

<p><strong>Course fee:</strong> Fees will vary according to your personal circumstances and course you are applying for. We will discuss the fees at your assessment.</p>