Level 2 Certificate in IT User Skills

Course content

What will I learn?

A recent Skills Survey carried out by the college shows that employers are looking for staff to have better IT and digital Skills. This course is for those who work with IT within their current role or are familiar with the Microsoft Office Suite but want to learn more skills.

This course will assist you with using IT in everyday life and introduce you to new methods, increasing your productivity and efficiency. The course will also increase your knowledge and requirement for IT Security.

Units within the course are:

Using IT to increase productivity
IT Software fundamentals
IT Security for users
Presentation software
Spreadsheet software

This is a marked course which requires short essay style answers, screenshots and viewing of datafiles to allow your assigned marker to be able to identify that you have understood the skills and knowledge to meet the awarding body standards.

This is a fully online course and access to the materials and Assessments will be emailed to you.

What qualifications do I need?

Be familiar with Microsoft Office Suite. As this course is delivered online it would be beneficial if the candidate had basic competence in IT and the internet. You will also need access to a computer with Microsoft Office Suite.

This course does not require a personal statement

What can I do after?

This course provides progression onto Microsoft Office Specialist. It is also a good course for those all sectors due to the increasing requirements to have computer skills.

Programme Information

Course Hours – 160

No of Weeks – 20

You could complete in 10 weeks or use the full 20 weeks- it's up to you.

Please be aware that you could be withdrawn from your course if submission dates are vastly overdue. If at any point you are struggling with deadlines you should contact us for an extension which we will assign where possible.

On successful completion and confirmation from the awarding body you will receive your qualification e-certificate online which you can print and/or save for your records. Please note a fee may be required if a hard copy certificate is requested.