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Essential Digital Skills for Work (Level 1)
This course forms part of our Essential Digital Skills for Work programme, helping you to develop the digital skills needed for modern day-to-day life, learning and the workplace.

It is designed for adults with some experience of using digital devices and the internet but who do not yet have secure basic digital skills, and want to gain a recognised qualification to show employers they have the digital skills that are required for the workplace.

Throughout the course you will build upon your existing knowledge to learn more about using a range of devices and handling information, creating and editing for a range of purposes, communicating effectively with a range of people, transacting and being safe and responsible online.

Upon successful completion of this course you will achieve an Essential Digital Skills Qualification at Level 1.

Open Course Fees

B1: £00.00 (In London Resident)
B2: £00.00 (London Concessionary)
B3: £0.00 (Concessionary)
B4: £00.00 (Out of London Resident
Prosp User 2

Open What will I learn?

By the end of the course you should be able to:
• Use devices effectively to handle information, identify and solve technical problems
• Create, edit and format documents, presentations, digital media and numerical data for a range of audiences and purposes
• Communicate effectively for a range of audiences and purposes
• Interact with online transactional services and compare buying options
• Identify and use techniques to maintain privacy, data and wellbeing
Prosp User 3

Open How will I be assessed?

Throughout the course your tutor will assess your progress through a range of activities and you will record your progress through your Individual Learning Plan (ILP), where your tutor will provide you with ongoing feedback to support you.

Outside of class, you will need to dedicate time on a weekly basis to complete tasks set by your tutor, as well to practise in order to build your confidence and skills.

This is a qualification course, which will be awarded upon successful completion of a mandatory exam.
Prosp User 4

Open What experience or qualifications do I need to start this course?

Before enrolling you on this course, you will need to complete a skills assessment to ensure that this is the correct level for you.
You will need:
• Entry Level 3 English skills
• Entry Level 3 digital skills

If you don’t yet meet the pre-course requirements, we may recommend other courses which will support you to progress and achieve your goal.

Your course will start with a two-week introduction which will develop your digital study skills and assess your suitability to study towards an exam-based qualification.
Prosp User 5

Open Important Information

• You will be expected to be punctual and attend 100% of this course. Please do not book holidays in term time and let us know of any planned absences before you start the course. If you do not attend for 2 consecutive sessions, without prior notice you may be withdrawn, and this will reduce your chances of joining another course in the future.

• Learners may complete an Emotional Health and Wellbeing survey to help us identify and support these needs appropriately.

• We use a mixture of classroom based and online learning for classwork and homework.
Prosp User 14

Open Is there anything I need to bring? Are there any other costs?

No additional resources are required to attend this course.

Open Can I get extra help?

Yes. There are various ways to support your learning, subject to your individual circumstance and type of programme, please ask your tutor or the centre staff for more information on the following:

Additional funding to pay for resources.

Laptop, Loan and Learn scheme

Homework Club

Additional support within the classroom
Prosp User 6

Open After the course….

After completing this course you could progress to:
• our Working in an Office Environment (Level 1) or Cybersecurity (Level 1) courses
• volunteering with Learn Hillingdon Adult Community Education or another community organisation.

Your tutor will be able to provide you with information about the most appropriate next steps for you.
Prosp User 7

Open What job opportunities could this lead to?

This course is designed to improve digital skills for employment and could form part of your pathway to develop your digital skills for work.

Gaining this qualification can demonstrate to employers that you have a good level of digital skills. You can further develop your knowledge and skills through further study if you would like to work in a specific sector.
Prosp User 8

Open How will I be able to give my views on the course?

• You can give your views through your ILP, course evaluation forms, surveys and our Compliments, Comments and Complaints forms which can be found in Centre offices.
• You may also choose to become a course representative for your class. Course Representatives can then stand for election onto our Learner Council
Prosp User 9

Open Safe learning

• We want you to enjoy your learning experience and feel safe, equal and respected while you are here with us. If you have any concerns, please report it to a member of staff or directly to a Designated Safeguarding Officer as soon as possible.

• To ensure that our learners can communicate with each other safely we offer a variety of functions in Google suite. We strongly discourage the use of other social media groups such as Whatsapp, which rely on personal data being shared.
Prosp User 10

Open How to apply/enquire

To apply, you will first need to attend a skills assessment session, please click on the link below to book or call us on 01895 556455
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedNZlK6JciGA2PTGCKqjAC01dR0tGPjTAl89qVXc9RjYqwuw/viewform
Prosp User 11
ITH1020
13/03/2025
17/07/2025
12:15 - 15:15
16 weeks
Harlington ALC
Please note – the course will only go ahead subject to sufficient enrolments.
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