Delivered in our training centre these specialist secretarial courses courses provide the benefits of flexible delivery with personal support from our expert tutors to ensure that you make rapid progress through your learning programme. You will work with the live application, allowing you to gain confidence in its operation so that by the end of the course you are fully prepared to use your new skills in the workplace.
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Computer Keyboard Skills |
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Ideal for anyone who expects to use a PC regularly or wishes to learn touch-typing skills for their job. Students require familiarisation with a Windows operating system. The course will take about 20 hours to complete and comprises 25 modular units to introduce and consolidate the alpha-numeric keys. There is a validation test at the end of this course, and a certificate will be issued on successful completion. The course contributes to: NVQ: ‘Using Information Technology’ Level 1, Units IT/US 1.02, Element 1c; Level 2, Unit IT/US 2.02, Element 1d and NVQ: ‘Administration’ Level 1, Unit L1.7, Element 1.7.1; Level 2, Unit L2.7, Element 2.7.2. |
Keyboard Speed Development
Designed for Secretaries and other individuals for whom typing is a major part of their job function. The student requires touch typing experience and a typing speed greater than 25 wpm prior to the course.
The course consists of four 20hour stages ranging from 25-70 wpm, which aim to increase speed, dexterity, accuracy and productivity.
Students complete graded copying exercises to emphasise different points of technique for flexibility and dexterity. Speed tapes are used to provide timed dictation for pacing against targets and a speed test, and a certificate are issued on successful completion
Audio Transcription Level1
Those wishing to learn audio transcription skills. The course is also suitable for students who wish to gain an OCR in Audio Transcription Stage I Part 2. Students are expected to have Word processing skills to proficient level.
The course will take about 15 hours and covers the following topics:
Lesson 1: Effectively operate the transcriber, transcribe sentences, the use of the comma, transcribe paragraphs which include initial capitals.
Lesson 2: Transcribe sentences displayed in double line spacing, transcribe a short report with the heading in capitals, transcribe a business memo and a report displayed in double line spacing.
Lesson 3: Transcribe commonly misspelled words, transcribe two business letters and a business memo.
Lesson 4: Transcribe sentences containing similar sounding words (homophones), transcribe a report and change line spacing as instructed, transcribe a business letter with enclosure.
Lesson 5: Transcribe a short report containing commonly mis-spelt words at increased speeds, transcribe a longer report and change to single line spacing as instructed, transcribe a memo containing measurements.
Lesson 6: Transcribe a memo with emphasised text, transcribe two business letters
Audio Transcription Level2
Designed
anyone wishing to build on
their audio transcription skills using a word processor who wish to take
an OCR examination in Audio Transcription at Level 2
Familiar with a word processing program, ideally Word 2003 is required plus basic audio-transcription skills, ideally you should have completed the Audio Transcription Level 1 course
Objective: To achieve audio transcription skills to the OCR Text Processing Level 2 Audio Transcription (Intermediate) syllabus.
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