Digital and IT Skills - Level 2 Award

The Level 2 Award in Digital and IT Skills is designed to enhance learners' abilities in using a variety of digital tools and IT systems for personal, academic, and professional purposes.

This course builds on foundational digital skills and introduces more advanced concepts in productivity software, online communication, and IT problem-solving. You will develop proficiency in using office applications, managing files, protecting data, and troubleshooting basic technical issues.

Please be prepared to provide your residency documents, such as a passport, Evisa / Sharecode, UK Birth Certificate or Biometric Card. If you have been in the UK for less than 3 years or have entered the UK with a visa, you will need to provide evidence that you are eligible to study in the UK and your EVisa or Biometric card or any relevant Home Office documents to support your residency covers the duration of your course. For funding purposes, we would need to see evidence of payslips if working (within the last 3 months). If you are receiving benefits, please provide evidence of this also (e.g JSA, ESA, Universal Credit (UC). 

Free unless earning over £28,860pa or not yet achieved a Level 2 in ICT (then £144).

The course emphasises the importance of understanding digital security and ethical internet use, and of applying IT skills to real-world tasks such as data handling and project management. You can progress to further study in this area.