ICT Entry 3
Our accredited Functional Skills ICT courses are designed for learners who want to learn practical, transferable skills in ICT in order to work confidently, effectively and independently in life and achieve a qualification.
This course runs on Wednesday 10am – 3pm from 3rd May to 12th July at High Trees Learning Centre. By completing the course, you will demonstrate that you have mastered the use of ICT in everyday life and will make you more attractive to employers. You will gain a Functional Skills qualification in ICT which will cover – email and file management – presenting information in the correct format – designing professional looking posters – using Excel to make calculations and design charts – maintaining a secure network – taking into account relevance, bias and copyright when using information.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Interact with and use an ICT system and tablet (iPad) to meet given needs e.g. use simple search features to find and select information
Demonstrate understanding of the need to stay safe and respect others when using ICT-based communication
Read, send and receive email
Enter, edit and format information in Word to achieve the required outcome
Produce relevant pieces of work on PowerPoint
Insert data, calculate simple formulas and use basic Excel functions
Interact with and use an ICT system to meet needs and solve problems e.g. to display data in a graph, or organise information
Demonstrate understanding of the need to stay safe when using ICT e.g. minimise the risk of computer viruses
Apply editing, formatting and layout techniques to meet needs using different software applications
Access a search engine and find a recipe of choice
Apply a range of editing, formatting and layout techniques to meet needs, including text, tables, graphics, records, numerical data, charts, graphs or other digital content
Organise electronic messages, attachments and contacts
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