Uplift Associates - Digital for beginners

Course Title

Digital - for beginners

The Digital for Beginnerscourse is designed to equip adults aged 19+ with essential digital skills for both professional and personal use. This course is perfect for anyone who wants to learn or improve their digital skills.

What to expect:

·         Foundational Skills: Learn to use a laptop, mouse, keyboard, and navigate essential programs such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and File Explorer.

·         Email and Internet Basics: Explore how to access and use email, browse the internet, and perform effective web searches.

·         Digital Safety: Understand how to stay safe online, including tips on password security, protecting personal information, and working safely at a computer.

·         Introduction to Microsoft Office: Get hands-on experience with MS package, learning key functions such as opening and closing files, using basic formulas, applying design themes, and navigating the menu ribbon.

·         Hardware and Software Basics: Gain an understanding of common hardware devices, application software, and key functions like switching on devices, using the start menu, and accessing system settings.

·         3 days: face to face delivery

Key topics:

·         Safe computer use

·         Password security - tips for strong passwords

·         Navigating the internet/understanding webpage symbols

·         Using email to read, open, and send messages

·         Typing skills, copying, cutting, and pasting text and images

·         Maximising/minimising windows, and understanding menus

·         Introduction to hardware (input/output devices) and application software

By the end of this course, learners will have the confidence to use a computer and perform everyday digital tasks efficiently and safely, with a solid foundation to build upon for future learning.

Contact

Contact@upliftassociates.co.uk

0191 500 1233