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Digital Skills for the Over 55s

Boost your digital confidence! This program is tailored for over 55s, guiding you through the essentials of MS Windows, MS Word, email, and personal cyber security. Gain practical skills, stay connected, and learn to navigate the digital world safely. Units Studied FSKDIG001 Use digital technology for short and basic work place skills BSBTEC301 Design and produce business documents; FSKRDG007 Read and respond to simple work place information BSBXCS301 Protect own personal online... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency from the Foundation skills Digital Skills for Over 55's SG00010921.
  • Read and respond to simple workplace information (FSKRDG007)
  • Design and produce business documents (BSBTEC301)
  • Use digital technology for short and basic workplace tasks (FSKDIG001)
  • Protect own personal online profile from cyber security threats (BSBXCS301)

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Digital Skills Workplace Essentials

Enhance your workplace readiness with essential digital skills! This program covers MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook, equipping you with the tools to communicate effectively, organise tasks, and boost productivity in a work setting. Units Studied BSBOPS303 Organise schedules BSBTEC301 Design and produce business documents FSKDIG001 Use digital technology for short and basic work place skills FSKDIG003 Use digital technology for non routine workplace tasks How will I... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency from the Foundation Skills Digital Skills Workplace Essentials SG00010922.
  • Use digital technology for short and basic workplace tasks (FSKDIG001)
  • Design and produce business documents (BSBTEC301)
  • Use digital technology for non-routine workplace tasks (FSKDIG003)
  • Organise schedules (BSBOPS303)

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

French Beginners Stage 2 (Dominique Partridge)

Course Outline: For class with Dominique Partridge This course is designed for students with prior knowledge of the French language at beginner level or at the A1.2 level on the CEFR scale. The goal of the course is to strengthen listening comprehension, speaking, writing and reading skills, as well as phonetics, all in a social and interactive environment. This course is recommended for those who are familiar with verb conjugations in the present, past perfect, future and... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Hosting Zoom Meetings for Business/Training

Course Outline You’ve been attending meetings on Zoom, but now it’s your turn to host the meeting! During this course you’ll learn: The Zoom settings you need to in order to secure your meeting and make all the features you need available to you What you need to consider before hosting your Zoom meetings – technical requirements, security, policies and procedures How to use all of Zoom’s in-meeting tools Prerequisites: Must be familiar with attending Zoom meetings.  What you need... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency.
  • Use digital technologies to communicate in a work environment (BSBTEC202)

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Word Introduction

Course Outline This course aims to give the learner a very good basic grounding in the use of Microsoft Word 2019 to create everyday documents required either at work or at home. The course begins by showing the user how to navigate around Microsoft Word 2019. It quickly gets the user to create a new document before getting into features such as formatting and printing. This course provides training to meet the requirements of BSBWRT311 Write simple documents from Certificate II in... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate III in Business BSB30120.

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Excel 2019 for Business Introduction

Excel is one of the most commonly used software applications especially in the workplace. You can use Excel to enter all sorts of data and perform financial, mathematical or statistical calculations. This comprehensive course covers the essentials of working with Excel 2019. This course covers creating simple spreadsheets and charts using MS Excel. You will learn how to create, edit and save spreadsheets, format data and worksheets, perform calculations using formulae and simple... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate III in Business BSB30120.
  • Design and produce spreadsheets (BSBTEC302)

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Touch Typing for Adults

Are your keyboard skills slowing you down? In this accredited course you will learn how to touch type and become more efficient. Speed tests are included in this course. With a final speed test to determine your words per minute. Course Outline During this course the following topics will be covered: Become familiar with the keyboard Tips on breaking existing habits Type without looking at the keyboard Increase your speed Understand the importance of safety issues regarding the use... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate I in Skills for Vocational Pathways FSK10219.
  • Use digital technology for short and basic workplace tasks (FSKDIG001)

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Essential Computer Skills (Certificate I in Skills for Vocational Pathways FSK10219)

Essential Computer Skills (Certificate I in Skills for Vocational Pathways) is an entry level course providing core computer skills. It will introduce students to a range of Windows and other software skills including file management, MS Word, MS Excel, Internet, Email and Zoom to give the student essential IT skills to use in the workplace or in further study. The skills included will support a wide range of industry occupations. (Please note this course is not suitable for Apple... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate I in Skills for Vocational Pathways FSK10219.
  • Use digital technology for non-routine workplace tasks (FSKDIG003)
  • Use digital technology for short and basic workplace tasks (FSKDIG001)
  • Construct simple tables and graphs for work (FSKNUM013)
  • Research using the internet (BSBTEC203)
  • Operate digital devices (BSBTEC101)
  • Collect data and construct routine tables and graphs for work (FSKNUM018)
  • Use digital technology for routine and simple workplace tasks (FSKDIG002)
  • Use simple strategies for work-related learning (FSKLRG008)
  • Write routine workplace texts (FSKWTG009)
  • Use digital technologies to communicate in a work environment (BSBTEC202)
  • Read and respond to simple workplace information (FSKRDG007)

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

French Conversation - Lower Intermediate (Nicole Laugier)

Course Outline:  This course aims to help you actively begin building up confidence to express yourself in French. Using your previously acquired knowledge of the French language which should include the Present tense, the Past tenses (passé composé, imparfait) and the Future tenses (futur proche, futur simple) of verbs, you will interact with the tutor and others in a mixed abilities group, both spontaneously and through non-competitive activities. Topics discussed span current... [More]

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Italian Conversation (Rosa Santi)

Course Outline: For those students who have an advanced knowledge of the Italian language grammar and would like to practice Italian conversation.  Starting from authentic material (a newspaper or magazine article, a video, a song, a topic chosen by the group), the tutor will guide a conversation in Italian together with the students, which will also lead to review key grammar elements and to enhance the knowledge and understanding of Italian culture and habits.  Topics include:... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.