Level 2 Digital Technologies With Microsoft Excel Level 1 or 2!

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Course Eligibility

  • Must be unemployed or on a low income (less than £20,319)
  • Can be in receipt of a benefit or not (UC/JSA/ESA)
  • A UK resident for 3 years or more
  • Aged 19 or older on or before 31 August 2024
  • Must not be in any other form of education or training course 
  • Must have access to internet and either a laptop or PC
  • The programme is NOT available in the following regions: Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool, West and South Yorkshire, North of Tyne, Tees Valley, Cambridge and Peterborough, Bristol, Bath, Birmingham, The Black Country & Coventry. 

Course Description

This is a 2 week remote course. You will learn from home with guidance from a tutor via a Microsoft Teams meeting.

You must have access to a laptop or computer.

You will have a live session with a tutor (10am – 4pm) We do have some flexibility for school runs.

Units Covered:

  • Exploring new and emerging technologies.
  • How technology impacts society and how to create it.
  • Cybersecurity and how to maintain it.
  • Digital Skills career progression, how it’s valued by employers

Once you have completed the Digital Technologies side of the course, we will issue a voucher code via email which allows you to log in anytime to complete the Excel section of the course at your own pace.

You must complete the Level 2 Digital course first.

Microsoft Excel Units:

Microsoft Excel Level 1 Units:

Has never used Excel before;
Has only a basic understanding of the software;
Wishes to update their skills to the latest version of the software.

This is also the ideal starting point for those who wish to go on to use Excel for more advanced applications, such as functions and formulae. The course covers all the basics, such as calculations of sums, averages and totals. The team member will learn some of the basic functions, such as IF, COUNTIF, SUMIF and AVERAGEIF, as well as the use of pivot tables, creating graphs and charts and using hyperlinks.

Microsoft Excel Level 2 Units:

Learners who would like to take this course, will need to ensure that they are equipped with at least intermediate (Level 2) Excel skills. Before starting the Level 2 MS Excel course, the learners should have a good grasp of the Level 1 Excel functions.

The course teaches team members how to use functions, including AVERAGEA, AVERAGEIF, AVERAGEIFS and ABS. They will also learn data validation information, focusing on the type of data validation, such as date, list and time, as well as more information on specific functions, including CHAR, CODE, MEDIAN, MODE and ROUND and how to utilise these functions, in order to meet the organisation’s needs. Other information in the Level 2 course includes how to change text in Excel, e.g., changing text to all upper case or lower case. Team members will also learn how to change the background and add a custom image, how to use AutoFill and how to insert special characters. Upon completing the course, employees will know about most of the functions that Excel has and how to use the software at an intermediate level, which is sufficient to be able to use Excel in most business environments.

You must complete an enrolment before you can start the course. This will be booked with you upon a successful booking of the course. 

Course Overview

Course Start Date:
02/12/2024
Start Time:
10:00 AM
End Time:
04:00 PM
Course Duration:
2 Weeks
Difficulty Level:
intermediate
Registration Deadline:
27/11/2024
Induction Date:
Course Location:
Online Event

Registration has passed – if you cannot find a course currently, feel free to contact us

Course Location:
Online
Course ID:
Course Tags:
Digital Skills, Non Dev

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