Essential digital skills entry level 3
Newham College
The course covers the following skills areas:
- Using devices and handling information: a basic understanding of hardware, software, operating systems and commonly used applications. Students will develop fundamental digital skills by learning how to manage and store information and identify and solve simple technical issues
- Creating and editing: students first learn to create and edit documents before moving on to creating and editing other types of digital media, such as images, audio files and videos
- Communicating: an understanding of electronic communications, such as email and video calls. Students will gain awareness and be able to use digital communication for a range of contexts and audiences
- Transacting: students learn to complete and submit an online form, comply with digital verification checks, and purchase an item or service online
- Being safe and responsible online: students learn about being responsible online, understanding the importance of digital wellbeing. This will involve privacy and data protection, conducting best practice online behaviour, backing up data, and understanding the psychological health risks of online activity
Newham College
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