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Further Steps - Increase Your Computing Skills
Funding area Vocational
Check your eligibility
You must meet the entry requirements for the course
- You must be a UK national, or an Irish national, or an EEA national with pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement scheme
- You must have been resident in the UK or an EEA country continuously for the 3 years preceding the start date of your course. For learners living in the Greater London Authority area only you must have valid permission to live in the UK for at least 12 months in duration from the start date of your course.
- You must be aged 19 or over as at the 31st August 2024 for courses in the 2024/25 academic year
- You must agree to commit to and complete an Individual Learning Plan in agreement with your course tutor
Who can join this course
This course is the second step in a series of courses designed to support you in developing your basic
computing skills. Everyone is welcome to join the course, but it could help to have already taken 'The
Basics - First Steps to Using a Computer', which is more suitable for absolute beginners.
Is this course for me
This 'Further Steps - Increase Your Computing Skills' course will introduce some of the main uses of
the computer to build your confidence and skills, including: typing documents in Microsoft® Word,
creating spreadsheets in Microsoft® Excel and surfing and searching on the Internet.