Business IT Diploma with Web Design

Designed for: Individuals who wish to gain essential office and computer skills in preparation for a career in Web Design.


Objectives:

To provide you with the vital skills for a successful career as a web support technician leading on to the sought-after and well paid employment opportunities in web design.
 

Course Content


Computer Keyboard Skills – Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique.
OR
Keyboard Speed Development – Develop your typing speed to improve productivity using graded copying exercises and timed dictations. A number of stages are available, taking you up to a speed of 70 wpm.

Effective Business Communication – Learn to communicate effectively in business – by letter, email, telephone and personal presentations.

Microsoft Word – Learn word processing skills to a good business standard.
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Microsoft Word Expert – Learn advanced word processing skills including mail merge, creating and running macros, creating an index, table of contents and more.

Microsoft Excel – Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard.
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Microsoft Excel Expert – Learn advanced spreadsheet skills, covering areas such as importing and exporting data, creating and using templates, linking workbooks, data management, using analysis tools and pivot tables.

Microsoft Outlook – Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically. Covers the use of email, electronic calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments, creating and assigning tasks and creating address lists.

Microsoft Access – Develop database skills from initial design stage to running reports and queries.

Microsoft PowerPoint – Gain competency in creating slide presentations. Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound and hyperlinks, and applying transition and timing effects.

Dreamweaver – Learn to create a website using the most popular industry-standard web design program, inserting text, images, adding backgrounds, creating links and anchors, creating tables and creating frame sets.

Introduction to HTML – Learn to create a website using the programming language HTML (hypertext mark-up language).
 

Please discuss the options with your Course Advisor

Benefits
 Equip you to start a new career
 The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace
 Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training
 The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers


Guideline Learning Time: 6 weeks full-time* (180 hours flexi study) * based on 20-30 hours a week