Using Excel Spreadsheets for Beginners - Level 1 - Mansfield Central Library - Adult Learning

This course is for adults who want to gain confidence using Microsoft Excel to support job searching and workplace tasks.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet software programme developed by Microsoft. It is used for organising data, performing calculations, and creating charts.
You will learn the basic skills needed to create simple spreadsheets that help you organise information clearly.
The course is friendly and practical and is suitable for beginners who may not have used Excel before. You will explore how to enter data, use simple formulas and present information in a tidy way. You will also learn how Excel can be used in everyday work situations such as tracking tasks, recording information and making simple lists.

By the end of the course, you will feel more confident using Excel to support both job applications and future employment. You will complete a portfolio within the sessions which will be submitted to gain a qualification and a certificate.

Learning outcomes
• Enter data into a spreadsheet and format it clearly
• Use simple formulas such as addition and totals
• Save, open and organise spreadsheets on a computer

Entry requirements:
You should have basic computer skills such as using a mouse and keyboard. No previous experience with Excel is needed.
This is an official level 1 qualification that you will create work for throughout the course, and you will receive a certificate. If you do not wish to apply for the qualification you can just take the course to learn new skills.

What to bring:
Please bring a notebook, a pen and your willingness to learn about spreadsheets. Laptops are provided; you do not need to have your own device.

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.