Essential Digital Skills Entry 3

This course will develop your digital skills for work with a secondary focus on digital skills for life.

On this course, you will cover:

Using devices and handling information
- Keep operating systems and applications up to date
- Use appropriate techniques to carry out and refine searches
- Organise and store information using files, folders, hierarchy and tagging
- Identify and apply solutions to common technical problems, using online tutorials, FAQs and help facilities
- Identify and use appropriate online learning resources to maintain and improve digital skills
- Use applications to enter, edit, format, layout information (including text, tables, graphics and charts)

Creating and Editing
- Edit and enhance an image
- Enter, edit, sort, process, format, and chart numeric data

Communicating
- Identify and use appropriate modes of online communication
- Take steps to manage online identity

Transacting (Buying things online)
- Interact with online transactional services and manage account settings
- Compare online buying options for an item/service and identify the best option
- Being safe and responsible online
- Protect personal information and privacy
- Protect devices and data from online risks and threats
- Configure and use multifactor authentication to access and use online services
- Backup data locally and using a cloud provider
- Use appropriate language and behaviour online
- Apply simple methods to avoid physical and psychological health risks while using devices

There is an expectation that you will complete 1.5 to 2 hours of home study a week.

You will need access to a PC/laptop and connection to the internet.

If you do not have access to a PC or laptop, Sutton College may be able to provide one depending on your personal circumstances.

You will also be expected to sit two short (45 minute) online exams at the end of the course to assess the Knowledge and Skills acquired during the course.
If you pass, you will receive a nationally recognised BCS Certificate in EDSQ Level 1.

This course also covers an introduction to British Values (learning aim 60333984)