Microsoft Office - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

This beginner-friendly course is a great introduction to the essential tools in Microsoft Office, with two hands-on sessions designed to help you feel more confident using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other key features. Whether you're writing documents, organising information, or exploring spreadsheets for the first time, you’ll gain practical skills that are useful at home, at work, or in study.

You’ll learn how to create and format professional-looking documents with this gentle introduction to Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

With step-by-step guidance and plenty of support, this course is ideal for adults with little or no experience who want to build their digital confidence.

Laptops and mice will be provided for use during the sessions, and all learning takes place in a relaxed and supportive environment.

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.