Essential digital skills for the workplace: Word, Excel and PowerPoint (foundation-level 1)

About this course

The course develops core office software skills through guided, step-by-step tasks and regular practice. Participants create and format workplace documents, work with templates and tables, organise files, and edit multi-page content in Word. They also enter, sort and filter data in Excel, carry out calculations and produce simple charts. In PowerPoint, they create readable slide shows using text, images and notes. Learning includes individual work alongside pair and group activities, with guidance on both completing tasks and understanding the functions involved.

What you'll learn

• Create and format office documents using templates, tables and multi-page layouts
• Organise files and maintain file security
• Enter, sort and filter spreadsheet data efficiently
• Use Excel for basic calculations and convert data into simple charts
• Create clear PowerPoint slide shows using text, images and notes
• Identify suitable uses and key features of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Is this course right for you?

This Beginner course is intended for learners who already have some basic familiarity with Word, Excel and PowerPoint and want to develop these skills for office tasks. Complete beginners in the three programmes are directed to take an introductory course first. Participation includes working independently, in pairs and in groups.

• Some basic familiarity with all three Microsoft Office programmes is expected
• The course includes individual, paired and group activities

Before you go

• Participants need to bring a pen, lined A4 paper and a file for keeping their work.
• Handouts and a Google Classroom link for accessing online materials and videos are provided.
• Work outside the classroom is required, using Google Classroom.