EC-PC Digital Skills for Work

Training Course

This course is for you if you have limited or no experience using IT in the workplace!

This basic course will give you an introduction to using the following 'Office for the Web' apps - Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and OneDrive!

Watch short step-by-step video lessons!

Complete practice exercises to reinforce learning!

Get user-friendly help from an EC-PC Tutor!

Learn online using your laptop or a Library PC

Learn online with support from an EC-PC Tutor!

Course Requirements

You’ll need to have some basic Internet skills, ie be able to search for a website and send email.

You'll need a Windows PC or Chromebook, with a reliable broadband connection. You may be able to access the course at your local library (you may need headphones, please contact us for more details).

We recommend using Google Chrome to view the course. The free online versions of Microsoft Excel and Word are used during the course. To use the free online apps you'll need to be able to login to www.outlook.com , ie have an email address ending with @outlook.com , @hotmail.com or @hotmail.co.uk

Tutor Support

Tutor support is available via email to answer any questions. If necessary we can also provide additional support via telephone.

Certification

Complete the course and you'll receive the EC-PC Digital Skills for Work Certificate.

Online Resources

You’ll get 12 months of access to the course lessons to practice what you have learned.

* Course lessons will be released in small bite sized chunks – 5 lessons each week! *

By the end of the course learners will be able to:

Getting Started with Files
Getting Started with Word
Use Font Formatting Tools in Word
Use Paragraph Formatting Tools in Word
Use Tools to Work with Documents
Work with OneDrive
Work with Favourites
Getting Started with Excel
Change Sheet Settings in Excel
Use Font Formatting Tools in Excel
Use Tools to Work with Cells in Excel
Insert Basic Formula in Excel
Use the Excel Fill Handle

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Funding Opportunities

If you live in Scotland you could be eligible to apply for funding to pay for the course with an SDS Individual Training Account (ITA) from Skills Development Scotland.

You can apply for ITA funding if you are 16 or over and you are:

– unemployed and on benefits

– not working and have no income

– employed with an annual income less than £22,000

– self-employed with an annual income less than £22,000

You will not be eligible to apply for ITA funding if you are in education or involved in any other SDS funded programme.

FAQs

Q: I am currently on benefits, will I be able to apply for ITA funding?

A: Yes

Q: I have no income but my partner/husband/wife works, will I be able to apply for ITA funding?

A: Yes

Q: I am self-employed and earn less than £22,000 per annum, will I be able to apply for ITA funding?

A: Yes

Q: I am employed and earn less than £22,000 per annum, will I be able to apply for ITA funding?

A: Yes

Q: How do I apply for ITA funding?

A: Complete an online application on the My World of Work website.

Apply Online

EC-PC Digital Skills for Work

Training Course

This course is for you if you have limited or no experience using IT in the workplace!

Watch short step-by-step video lessons!

Complete practice exercises to reinforce learning!

Get user-friendly help from an EC-PC Tutor!

Learn online with support from an EC-PC Tutor!

Course Requirements

You’ll need to have some basic Internet skills, ie be able to search for a website and send email.

You'll need a Windows PC or Chromebook, with a reliable broadband connection. You may be able to access the course at your local library (you may need headphones, please contact us for more details).

We recommend using Google Chrome to view the course. The free online versions of Microsoft Excel and Word are used during the course. To use the free online apps you'll need to be able to login to www.outlook.com , ie have an email address ending with @outlook.com , @hotmail.com or @hotmail.co.uk

Tutor Support

Tutor support is available via email to answer any questions. If necessary we can also provide additional support via telephone.

Certification

Complete the course and you'll receive the EC-PC Digital Skills for Work Certificate.

Online Resources

You’ll get 12 months of access to the course lessons to practice what you have learned.

*** Course lessons will be released in small bite sized chunks – 5 lessons each week! ***

Funding Opportunities

If you live in Scotland you could be eligible to apply for funding to pay for the course with an SDS Individual Training Account (ITA) from Skills Development Scotland.

You can apply for ITA funding if you are 16 or over and you are:

– unemployed and on benefits

– not working and have no income

– employed with an annual income less than £22,000

– self-employed with an annual income less than £22,000

You will not be eligible to apply for ITA funding if you are in education or involved in any other SDS funded programme.

FAQs

Q: I am currently on benefits, will I be able to apply for ITA funding?

A: Yes

Q: I have no income but my partner/husband/wife works, will I be able to apply for ITA funding?

A: Yes

Q: I am self-employed and earn less than £22,000 per annum, will I be able to apply for ITA funding?

A: Yes

Q: I am employed and earn less than £22,000 per annum, will I be able to apply for ITA funding?

A: Yes

Q: How do I apply for ITA funding?

A: Complete an online application on the My World of Work website.

Apply Online

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* Course lessons will be released in small bite sized chunks – 5 lessons each week! *