Essential Digital Skills - Improvers 2

About this course

The course combines tutor-led demonstrations and guided walkthroughs with practical digital activities. Participants work with documents, learning how to create, save, print, edit and format them using Microsoft Office 365 tools. Topics include spellcheck, cut, copy and paste, inserting images, and applying colour, fonts and other design features. Spreadsheet activities, templates and digital resources support the learning, while portfolio development, feedback, group collaboration and peer support are included in the course approach.

What you'll learn

• Create, save and print digital documents
• Use basic Microsoft Office 365 tools
• Edit text with spellcheck, cut, copy and paste
• Format documents using fonts, colour, images and other design tools
• Complete basic spreadsheet activities

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for improvers and people returning to learning. Some basic digital experience will be beneficial, while basic literacy and numeracy are recommended. Teaching includes tutor demonstrations, group collaboration and peer support.

• Suitable for learners returning to education
• Basic literacy and numeracy are recommended
• Includes group collaboration and peer support

Before you go

• Bring a mobile phone to support setting up multi-factor authentication for access to the college computers.