BCS International Certification of Digital Literacy (ICDL)

This BCS International Certification of Digital Literacy course builds on a learner's basic knowledge and experience to improve their understanding of computer applications including improving productivity using IT, word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software.

You’ll learn to work with presentations and save them in different file formats, locally or in the cloud.

You’ll also learn how to:

• Use available help resources to enhance productivity.
• Understand different presentation views and when to use them, choose different built-in slide layouts, designs and themes.
• Enter, edit and format text and tables in presentations.
• Recognise good practise in applying unique titles to slides and creating consistent slide content by using the master slide.
• Choose, create and format charts to communicate information meaningfully.
• Insert, edit and align pictures and drawn objects.
• Apply animation and transition effects to presentations, and check and correct presentation content before printing and presenting.
• Work with spreadsheets and save them in different file formats, locally or in the cloud.
• Use available help resources, shortcuts and the go to tool to enhance productivity.
• Enter data into cells and use good practice in creating lists.
• Select, sort and copy, move and delete data.
• Edit rows and columns in a worksheet.
• Copy, move, delete and appropriately rename worksheets.
• Create mathematical and logical formulas using standard spreadsheet functions.
• Use good practice in formula creation and recognize error values in formulas.
• Format numbers and text content in a spreadsheet and use available autoformat/table styles.
• Choose suitable charts and create and format charts to communicate information meaningfully.
• Adjust spreadsheet page settings and check and correct spreadsheet content before printing.
• Work with documents and save them in different file formats, locally or in the cloud.
• Use available help resources, shortcuts and the go to tool to enhance productivity.
• Create and edit word processing documents that will be ready to share and distribute.
• Apply different formats and styles to enhance documents and recognise good practice in choosing the appropriate formatting options.
• Insert tables, pictures and drawn objects into documents.
• Prepare documents for mail merge operations.
• Adjust document page settings and check and correct spelling before printing

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the BCS exam, and achieve your International Certification of Digital Literacy certification.

At Firebrand, we're proud to be a BCS Accredited Training Partner. Through our Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for competent IT users who wish to develop their skills and knowledge to a more advanced level.

Module 1:

• Using the Application
• Developing a Presentation
• Text
• Charts
• Graphical Objects
• Prepare Outputs

Module 2

• Using the Application
• Cells
• Managing Worksheets
• Formulas and Functions
• Formatting
• Charts
• Prepare Outputs

Module 3:

• Using the Application
• Document Creation
• Formatting
• Objects
• Mail Merge
• Prepare Outputs

BCS Level 2 Certificate in IT Users Skills (ICDL Extra) is made up of 4 practical exams. Delegates must pass all 4 in order to obtain the ICDL certification:

• Improving Productivity using IT - 30 Minutes
• Word Processing Practical Assessment - 120 Minutes
• Presentation Software Practical Assessment - 120 Minutes
• Spreadsheet Software Practical Assessment - 135 Minutes

This course is for entry level applicants, but basic IT literacy is recommended.

Individuals who successfully complete their first examination of any BCS qualification will qualify for a free one-year Professional BCS Membership.

Your course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Six reasons to sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Three training options. Choose between residential classroom-based, live online, or city-centre courses
• All-inclusive course. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. Our expert instructors cover exclusive additional materials not taught through the official curriculum
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style compared to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 145,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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