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Pull up a chair,
make yourself comfortable, and switch on! We offer basic Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) training on the Learning Bus. Find out about the
essentials of how to use a computer from switching on and using the mouse, to
how to create desktop published newsletters for your union branch.
Click
HERE to read about some of your SUCCESS STORIES!
Beginners ICT
Introduction to
Windows
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
& Databases
Internet
& Email
lThe Use of IT in a
Trade Union Setting
When & where are the
Courses?
What Credits can I
get?
Introduction to Windows
Ideal for
absolute beginners, the Introduction to Windows element introduces learners to
the basic components of the computer hardware and software. They will be able
to:
Switch on and shut down the computer
Use the mouse & Keyboard
Understand the concept of working with Windows
Produce simple documents
Introduction to Word Processing
 The word
processing element of the ICT for beginners course comprises the most essential
component of the training. Use of the word processor, using Microsoft Word 2000,
introduces learners to basic typing, and the concept of opening, creating and
saving documents. Our courses aim to encourage participants to develop a greater
interest in their trade union through the use and increased knowledge of word
processing.. Users of the Learning Bus are increasingly using the computers to
help them manage their household and leisure activities.
Using Word,
participants can produce:
Letters
Reports
Minutes of meetings
Tables
Mail Merged documents
Leaflets
Posters
Newsletters
Introduction to Spreadsheets
 The Spreadsheet
element of the ICT for beginners course introduces participants to basic
accounting techniques using Microsoft Excel 2000, as well as creating graphs and
charts, and providing a simplistic database to store lists of information. Our
courses aim to encourage participants to develop a greater interest in their
trade union through the use and increased knowledge of Excel. Users of the
Learning Bus are increasingly using the computers to help them manage their
household and leisure activities.
Using Excel,
participants can produce:
Accountancy spreadsheets
Automatically calculating sums
Graphs & Charts
Tables
Databases
Introduction to Database Design
 The Database
element of the ICT for beginners course introduces participants to basic data
storage and retrieval techniques using Microsoft Access 2000. Our courses aim to
encourage participants to develop a greater interest in their trade union
through the use and increased knowledge of Access. Users of the Learning Bus are
increasingly using the computers to help them manage their household and leisure
activities.
Using Access,
participants can produce:
Data Tables
Queries
Reports
Forms
Mail Merges
Internet & Email
Participants will have the opportunity to surf the web to investigate trade
union issues, as well as conducting basic searches in chosen subjects such as
sport, shopping and news. Learners will also have the opportunity to set up free
web-based email which they can use from any computer with an internet
connection, globally.
The Use of IT in the Trade Union Setting
 All our training is supported by the TUC and is
geared towards the encouragement of trade union activity by its members. As our
courses are provided by the Trade Union Education Department of the College of North
East London, we actively involve participants in working towards health and
safety issues associated with the use of IT, as well as investigating how IT can
be, and is used by their trade union. We have classroom discussions which are
then written up as reports using Word. It is hoped that as the Learning Bus gets
online for the Internet, participants will be able to use the World Wide Web to
conduct searches on relevant trade union issues.
Can I get Accreditation?
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