IT User Skills - Level 2 Award

This course will improve your employment prospects by giving you additional IT skills, encompassing intermediate use of Microsoft Office (including word processing, spreadsheets and presentations) and how to improve your productivity through IT use.

Topics covered can include:

• Word processing software (Microsoft Word)
  Create documents
  Manipulate and format text
  Insert and manipulate images within a document
  Import objects and graphics
  Use mail merge tools
  Create, manipulate and format tables
  Preview and print documents
• Spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel)
  Understand the basic concepts of spreadsheets
  Create a spreadsheet
  Insert and format data
  Create, format and adjust charts
  Create formulae and functions and copy them to other cells
  Apply settings for printing
• Presentation software (Microsoft PowerPoint)
  Create, format, modify and prepare presentations using different slide layouts
  Duplicate and move text, images, charts
  Create and modify organisational charts
  Apply slide transitions and animation effects
  Apply slide designs using presets and templates
  Apply various print options
• Improving productivity using IT
  Plan, evaluate and improve procedures involving the use of IT tools and systems in order to improve the productivity and efficiency of work activities

You do not need to have any previous qualifications.

All applicants must have an initial assessment and interview to confirm that the course is suitable for them.

The course includes ongoing assessment and may include a final portfolio or exam.

Adults - Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2

If you will be aged 19+ on 31st August prior to the start date of your course, up to Level 2, then your study with us will be free. You must have lived for 3 years within the EU/EEA/UK prior to the start of your course, you must have lived in the UK before 1st January 2021 and you must have permission to live in the UK for at least 12 months from the first day of learning. Please see here for the documents you will need to show us.

Some courses will have other associated costs, such as for specialist materials and trips. Many of our students are eligible for financial support, see here for details.

The course gives you the chance to develop useful, transferable IT skills to help you progress to further learning, or employment.