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Course code
Q00014348
Course date
Start: 27/02/24
End: 26/03/24
Number of classes
5 sessions
Timetable
Tue 27th Feb, 10:00 to 12:30
Tue 5th Mar, 10:00 to 12:30
Tue 12th Mar, 10:00 to 12:30
Tue 19th Mar, 10:00 to 12:30
Tue 26th Mar, 10:00 to 12:30
Tutor
Mark Turk
Fee range
Free to £46.25
How you'll learn
You'll join a small group of fellow learners for classes online in video meetings and materials will be provided in our virtual learning environment.
Online
Qualification name & awarding organisation
Intermediate Excel and Spreadsheets: Microsoft 365 Essential Skills : Word and Excel ()
Level of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you’re not confident in your skills, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic skills and knowledge needed for this subject
Level 2: Building on basic knowledge or experience. Similar to Grade 4/ C at GCSE or O level in England or Standards in Scotland.
Level 3: Learn about the topic in-depth and have a broad range of skills. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and skills in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic skills or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and skills you have in this subject, applying your skills and knowledge in a more complex way.
Intermediate
Availability
You can enrol online for this course
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Course overview
What would improved digital skills mean for your career or everyday life? No matter what your job role is, the chances are your day-to-day life would be easier with enhanced computer skills. Did you know you can use spreadsheets to make hundreds of everyday tasks easier? You can use them to efficiently keep track of job applications, birthday lists, inventories of collectible items, or anything else. Never opened a spreadsheet in your life? Don’t worry. This Microsoft 365 Essential Skills Word and Excel course will help you learn the basics of Word and Excel. This knowledge can help you in a wide variety of routine situations. These can include creating CVs, helping your kids with their homework, In Microsoft Word you will learn how to Enter, edit and delete text in a document, save and print your work, select, format and align text, add images and emojis, create a poster and use built in Word Templates to save time creating a document. In Microsoft Excel you will learn how to navigate spreadsheet cells, format data, add currency and change decimal places. Save and Print a worksheet. Add borders and colour to text and cells. Use basic formulas and create charts from selected data.
Course description
This Essential skills course will ease you into the wonderful world of Microsoft 365 Word Documents and Excel Spreadsheets. Ideal for Beginners or learners with some existing knowledge.
Microsoft Word 365 helps you explore the variety of features of this word processing software. Create better-looking CVs, and learn to add tables, lists and images into documents. Learn how the integrated tools can help you improve your documents. Use a variety of built in templates to add design and colour and save time creating a document.
Use Microsoft Excel 365 to enter and edit data and use basic formulae and auto-functions in a worksheet. This will help you do calculations automatically instead of wasting time adding things up manually. This is useful for creating budgets or knowing how much money you spend on certain items. Create pie, column and line charts. Apply filters to find the information you need and sort data.
When you complete this course, you can go on to study higher-level Excel courses. The next step in this series is the Microsoft 365 Further Skills: Word and Excel
If you’re not sure which course is right for you, your tutor can help you decide which options fit your preferences.
You’ll need access to the internet to take this course as your tutor will upload useful materials to Canvas, the WEA’s digital learning platform. You’ll also need a digital device such as a laptop, tablet, or phone.
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What other support is available?
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All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.
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