Digital Functional Skills - Level 1 - Beeston Library - Adult Learning

This accredited course is for adults who want to develop their everyday digital skills further but already have some very basic skills.
You will learn how to use a computer safely and complete common digital tasks that can support work learning and daily life.
The course is taught in a friendly and practical way with plenty of time to practise. You do not need advanced knowledge before starting but you should be able to use a mouse and keyboard and read basic instructions on screen. You will learn and practice along the way and take an exam at the end to gain the qualification and certificate.

Units covered will be:
Using devices and handling information
Creating and editing
Communicating
Transacting
Being safe and responsible online

Entry requirements:
There are no previous formal qualifications are required for entry to this qualification but an interest in IT learning is needed and any other computing qualifications would be beneficial. If you have completed the entry level qualification this is helpful and any prior IT knowledge would be useful.

What you will need to bring to the course:
Please bring a notebook a pen and any login details you already use at home such as email or online accounts. If you have your own device, you may bring it but this is not essential, there are laptops you can borrow.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.