Training Newsletter

Welcome to our monthly training newsletter.

This month's highlights include a look at the latest Clearance Bargains & Special Offers and focuses on Basic Computer Skills.

We explain the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) and run through the courses that we have available for improving basic computer skills.

A survey of small businesses has shown that they would really like to improve the IT skills of their workforces, but find it difficult to release staff for traditional courses. Our highly regarded self-study courses enable your staff to train at their own pace, where you want them to, when you want them to.

We also continue our regular Certification Focus.

Clearance Bargains

We still have some knock-down prices for a limited number of Thomson NETG courses, but hurry as stocks are now getting very low:

Prices include free delivery in the UK.

For more details about these courses see the
Clearance section of our online catalogue
 

Special Offers

For more details and the latest offers see
Special Offers and Discounts
 

Basic Computer Skills - ECDL

The European Computer Driving licence (ECDL) is the internationally recognised certificate of IT competence in the use of computer skills. It is the world’s leading credential for getting a job or improving job performance and promotion opportunities where IT skills make a difference. It is also known as the International Computer Driving licence (ICDL).

The ECDL was introduced in May 1998 and is a comprehensive, and thorough, computer training programme that aims to provide individuals with a formal qualification that is recognised throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.

Its aims are:

• to raise the general level of competency in IT
• to improve productivity at work
• to enable employers to invest more efficiently in IT
• and to ensure that best practice & quality issues are understood & implemented

The syllabus for ECDL has been created to cover key concepts and their application in the workplace. It consists of seven modules, all of which must be passed before the ECDL certificate can be awarded:

• Module 1 - Basic Concepts of IT
• Module 2 - Using the Computer and Managing Files
• Module 3 - Word Processing
• Module 4 – Spreadsheets
• Module 5 - Database/Filing Systems
• Module 6 - Presentation and Drawing
• Module 7 - Information Network Services

The British Computer Society - BCS, manages the ECDL certification in the UK.

Our ECDL course gives you the foundations necessary to pass all of the ICDL/ECDL exams - see below...

Once training is completed, a test is conducted at an Accredited Testing Centre for each of the seven modules. Exams typically cost from £10 to £20 for each module, (while there is a one-off cost for the log book of £25). These modules can be taken in any order at any time, or all at once. As candidates pass each Test, their success will be registered in their Log Book, which forms a record of their progress towards attaining the licence. On successful completion of all seven tests, their log book is exchanged for an ECDL Licence.

You can find your local ECDL Test Centre at http://www.wise.co.uk/support/testcentres.htm

more information...
 

Courses for improving computer skills

LearnKey courses let you move along at your own pace and gain new skills in a useful, productive manner

We can also provide any self-study courses from the LearnKey range. So please click here to see the entire range of available LearnKey courses.

You can see our featured courses in our online catalogue...
 

Certification Focus

Contact us if you would like any further information about the items in this newsletter.

Please let us have any feedback you might have, and also let us know if there are any articles you would like to see covered in future issues by sending an email to sales@wise.co.uk.

Best regards,

Tim Weaver