Level 2 Certificate in Digital and IT User Skills

The Level 2 Certificate in Digital and IT User Skills focusses on developing your office based skills, using Office365 and applications such as Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. This course will help develop these skills to a high level and give you career planning tools for the future.

The Level 2 Certificate will cover several modules focussing on office based skills: Database Software, Spreadsheet Software, Presentation Software, Word Processing Software, and Digital Skills Career Progression. You will learn how to use the Microsoft Office Suite, develop an understanding of digital skills in the workplace and develop a plan for your own career goals.

The Level 2 Certificate will take place in one of the digital suites at Leicester Adult Education. You will work through various activities and class discussions to help build your skills across the 5 modules. Throughout the course your tutor will assess your understanding and guide you as you build a portfolio of work. You will be given tasks and activities to help develop your skills and work towards the outcomes related to the 5 modules. There are no exams in this qualification, instead you will build up a portfolio of work to demonstrate your skills. This course will use Office applications: Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. To help you develop your skills you will be given an account with Office365 which will enable to you effectively practice your digital skills outside of the lesson.

You will be expected to have completed Essential Digital Skills - Level 1 to this qualification. You will also need to demonstrate a minimum of Entry 3 English skills.

This course will take your Office skills to the next level, help you identify your own career goals and create a plan for how to move forward. You may also consider the Microsoft Skills - Advanced course to further improve your skills.