Become the one they pick

Build the skills to succeed: Real computer skills. A real certificate. At your own pace, from home or at a centre near you.

SkillWise builds your confidence with the office tools you will use every day: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and the internet. It works for everyone, whether you are touching a computer for the first time or brushing up skills you already have.

You learn by doing, not just reading. Every module ends with a quick test, and if you do not hit the mark, you try again as many times as you like, at no extra cost. Nobody gets left behind. That is the SkillWise secret: everyone can succeed.

When you finish, your MICT SETA accredited certificate shows the world exactly what you achieved.

Two ways to learn:

  • SkillWise Go, from home
  • SkillWise Connect, at a centre near you

Same course, same quality, either way.

 

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What will I learn?

Module 1: Basic Concepts of Information Technology

Getting started (9.5hrs):

  • Types of Computers
  • The PC
  • Hardware: The CPU, Input and Output Devices
  • Memory and storage: RAM, ROM, Flash Drives, Cloud Storage
  • Software: Operating Systems, Applications, Web AuthoringNetworks: LAN, WAN, ADSL, Satellite, Email & Internet
  • Computers and Life: Games, Banking, Education, Office Suites
  • IT and Society: Information Society, E-Commerce, 4th Industrial Revolution
  • Security: Backups. Viruses, Copyright, Personal Data

Module 2: Using Computers and File Management
  • Basic Techniques: Using the Mouse, the Desktop
  • Windows System: Dialogue boxes, the Taskbar,
  • Organising Files: Copying, Moving, Deleting, Searching
  • Simple Editing: Text editors, Copy and Paste
  • Print Management: Physical Printers and Virtual Printers
Module 3: Word Processing
  • Word Basics: The Home tab
  • The Insert Tab: Styles, Tables, Illustrations, Mail Merge
  • Design, Layout and View: Themes, Columns, Macros
  • Advanced Features: Table of Contents, Footnotes, Index
  • The File Tab: Backstage View, Printing, Sharing and Exporting
Module 4: Spreadsheets

  • Getting started: Excel Environment, Number, Styles, Workbooks
  • Working with Data: Formulas, Data, Tables & Charts
  • File Management: Xfiles, Different Versions, Printing, Exporting
Module 5: Presentations

8 hours

  • Getting Started: Power Point Environment, Screen, Slides
  • More Tools: Slide Master, Zoom, Links, Text Objects
  • Power Point in Action: Transitions, Animations, Slide Show
  • Backstage View: Xfiles, Templates, Printing
Module 6: Internet and e-Mail

Module 6: Information / Communication (8.5 hours)

  • Starting with Email: Outlook, email messages, Attachments
  • Message Management: Folders, Sorting, Deleting, Getting Help
  • Other Outlook Features: Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes
  • Backstage View: Your Account, Address Book, Signature
  • Starting with Internet: Browsers, Hyperlinks, Fake News, Search Engines
  • Websites: Popular Websites, Electronic Communication, Plug-ins & Pop-ups
  • Saving Web Results: Saving and Printing info from the Web
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