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BCS International Certification of Digital Literacy (ICDL)

What you'll learn

This accelerated 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.

In just 5 days, 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.

Through Firebrand's Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you'll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

  • This qualification is for competent IT users who wish to develop their skills and knowledge to a more advanced level

Curriculum

19 modules

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

Prerequisites

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

Exam info

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

Course Dates

Sorry, there are currently no dates available for this course. Please submit an enquiry and one of our team will contact you about potential future dates or alternative options.

FAQs

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Yes, we do provide courses suitable for beginners. However, Firebrand's accelerated courses aren't easy and it's essential that you are interested and actively pursuing a career in IT.

Traditional training providers usually run their courses from 9am to 5pm. At Firebrand Training we maximise the number of learning hours to minimise the number of training days, so you’ll be back to your job as quickly as possible. You don’t waste time travelling to several courses and finding an exam centre after that.

Firebrand's accelerated courses are constantly reviewed. We ask our delegates for feedback after every course. We are official partners with leading vendors and therefore, we're provided with certification changes and updates, which we can then implement in our course delivery at a very early stage. This feedback is then analysed in view of changes or discrepancies. We will then address the topics mentioned and have a panel of subject matter experts provide us with valuable suggestions for improvement and solutions.

If you need to learn new skills and you want to be able to put them into practice quickly, then Firebrand is the right training company for you.

Our unique accelerated training method means that we are your fastest way to learn. By delivering training for up to 12 hours per day, seven days per week, with exam centres on-site, we ensure that you are trained and certified quicker than anywhere else, having spent less time out of the office away from the day job.

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