Uplift Associates - Digital for beginners
Course title | Digital for beginners |
The Digital for beginners course is designed to equip adults aged 19+ with essential digital skills for both professional and personal use. This course is perfect for anyone who wants to learn or improve their digital skills. What to expect: - Foundational skills: Learn to use a laptop, mouse, keyboard, and navigate essential programs such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and File Explorer.
- Email and internet basics: Explore how to access and use email, browse the internet, and perform effective web searches.
- Digital safety: Understand how to stay safe online, including tips on password security, protecting personal information, and working safely at a computer.
- Introduction to Microsoft Office: Get hands-on experience with MS package, learning key functions such as opening and closing files, using basic formulas, applying design themes, and navigating the menu ribbon.
- Hardware and software basics: Gain an understanding of common hardware devices, application software, and key functions like switching on devices, using the start menu, and accessing system settings.
Key topics: - Safe computer use
- Password security - tips for strong passwords
- Navigating the internet/understanding webpage symbols
- Using email to read, open, and send messages
- Typing skills, copying, cutting, and pasting text and images
- Maximising/minimising windows, and understanding menus
- Introduction to hardware (input/output devices) and application software
By the end of this course, learners will have the confidence to use a computer and perform everyday digital tasks efficiently and safely, with a solid foundation to build upon for future learning. |
Contact | [email protected] 0191 500 1233 |
