Basic Computer Skills Course

Training Course

The aim of this course is to improve your basic digital skills for life or for work.

Get the basic skills to get started using a PC!

The following topics are covered on the course:

basic Windows skills (eg start/close programs)
basic Internet skills (eg search, find and print information)
basic E-mail skills (eg send e-mail, reply, attach files)

Face-to-Face Learning

Learn at our Aberdeen training centre!

Covid-19

The course is delivered in line with our Covid-19 Procedures.

Duration

The course is delivered over 4 mornings / afternoons (each session lasts 2.5 hours). A flexible customised version of the course can be delivered on a 1-to-1 basis over 5 hours, eg 1 hour a week for 5 weeks.

Course Notes

Learners will receive a printed manual.

Certification

Learners who complete the course will receive a digital EC-PC Certificate.

The course will cover the below topics:

Basic Windows Skills

Start a program using the taskbar
Close a program
Start a program using a desktop shortcut
Use the Restore Down tool
Use the Maximse tool
Use the Minimise tool
Use the taskbar to maximise and minimse

Basic Keyboard Skills

Use the mouse to insert the cursor
Use the Backspace key to delete text
Use the Backspace key to delete space
Use the Arrow keys to move the cursor
Use the Space key to insert space
Use the Shift key to insert capital letters
Use the Shift key to insert the @ sign

Basic Internet Skills

Start Google Chrome using the taskbar
Close Google Chrome
Start Google Chrome using a desktop shortcut
Use hyperlinks
Use the Back tool
Use the scroll wheel to scroll down / up a web page
Close a tab
Open a tab
Use a basic online form
Use a search box
Use a drop-down menu
Visit a website by using the address bar
Use keywords to search for a website
Identify adverts within search results
Identify secure web pages

Basic Webmail Skills

Sign in to a webmail account
Sign out of a webmail account
Send an e-mail
Read an e-mail
Delete an e-mail
Reply to an e-mail

Funding Opportunities

You may be eligible to apply for funding to pay for this course.

I live in Aberdeen, I am not working and face barriers to employment.

What did others think of this course…

"The course was very good, I would recommend it to anyone. I gained a lot of confidence in learning how to use a computer."

Linda Richardson