Basic Computer Skills

Basic Computer Skills Course

This 4 week course is designed to offer basic computer skills to those wishing to start using a Computer or Laptop.  

This course will highlight the importance of computer use and encourage and support individuals of all ages in developing these basic everyday computer skills.  To further your use and productivity of using a computer/laptop, we first need to build a strong foundation of the basic skills to which you can grow.

Candidates will learn to navigate and work on their own laptops OR a laptop can be provided for class training purposes.

By the end of the 4 weeks, you will be able to:

• Turn on and Shut down your laptop properly
• Use a Mouse or a laptops Mouse Pad 
• Learn the Keyboard and recognise various keys and their uses
• Understand various Settings 
• Open, Close and Find Applications or Programs
• Create simple documents and use formatting tools to format & edit text
• Save documents and files
• Create Folders and distinguish where you are saving files on your laptop
• Understand how to send an email with an attached document
• Understand how to download and save an attachment you have been sent by email

Once you have completed this Basic Computer Skills course, you will become more confident in using technology and understand how to navigate your way around the laptop screen and applications.