Essential Digital Skills Entry 3

About this course

This course develops digital skills across five areas: using devices and handling information, creating and editing, communication, transacting, and staying safe and responsible online. Learners practise adjusting device settings, resolving basic technical issues, searching online, managing files and media, using video calls, completing online forms and protecting personal information. Teaching combines classroom demonstrations, video tutorials, independent online work and homework. Assessment is continuous, followed by task-based, written and observation assessments for the Entry Level Essential Digital Skills qualification.

What you'll learn

• Apply device settings and resolve basic technical problems.
• Search effectively for information online.
• Capture, format and save images, sound and video.
• Send and receive online messages, set up video calls and manage an online identity.
• Complete online forms, make safe online purchases and manage account settings.
• Protect personal information, respond to online risks and behave appropriately online.

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for learners developing foundational digital skills at Entry 3. Learners should either have completed Introduction to Essential Digital Skills or be able to perform basic tasks such as opening apps and connecting a device to the internet. Literacy and numeracy skills at minimum Entry Level 3 are required. Participation includes classroom learning, independent online practice and homework.

• Around two hours of weekly practice and homework are expected.
• Learning takes place mainly in an onsite classroom, with some online work from home.
• Learners are expected to take part in continuous assessment and final qualification assessments.

Before you go

• Additional Learning Support may be available through in-class support, small groups, workshops or one-to-one specialist tuition, subject to an interview.
• Reasonable adjustments, including assistive equipment and access support, may be arranged through the Disability Officer.
• Digital Learning support is available in the Learning Centre.