Business Text Processing Diploma

(leading to an OCR ‘Oxford, Cambridge and Royal Society of Arts’ Text Processing Level 2 Qualification)

 

Designed for:

Individuals who wish to gain competency in essential office and computer skills.

 

Objectives:

To provide you with the vital business skills to enable you to produce business documents to meet the requirements of an organisation.

 

Core Subjects

  1. Computer Keyboard Skills – (OCR Unit 9 Speed Typing) Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique.
    OR
    Keyboard Speed Development – (OCR Unit 9 Speed Typing) 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.
  2. Business Document Production – (OCR Unit 1 Text Production) Develop skills and understanding of routine and complex business documents and the conventions used in their production and presentation.
  3. Microsoft Word – Learn word processing skills to a good business standard. This course will enable you to create professional looking documents, produce tables, insert pictures and much more.

Recommended Electives – choose ONE* or THREE** (depending on OCR qualification required)

  1. Audio Transcription (OCR Unit 2 – Audio Transcription)
  2. Legal Secretarial-An Introduction (OCR Unit 4 – Legal Text Processing)
  3. Medical Audio Transcription (OCR Unit 6 – Medical Audio Transcription )
  4. Microsoft Mailmerge (OCR Unit 5 – Mailmerge)
  5. Microsoft PowerPoint (OCR Unit 3 – Business Presentations)

Benefits

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

Guideline Learning Time: 3 weeks full-time* Certificate Level (80 hours flexi study)*

4 weeks full-time* Diploma Level (110 hours flexi study)*

* based on 20-30 hours a week