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- Get ready for the Dawn ChorusCourse start date: Thu 2 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chantal WoodunInternational Dawn Chorus Day takes place annually on the first Sunday of every May. Join us for this introductory session to explore the significance of the Dawn Chorus and learn to identify different bird songs.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Business administration: how to organise and manage with OneNote, MS Outlook and OneDrive (intermediate)Course start date: Thu 2 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
How do you keep on top of your notes, to do list, tasks, meetings and ideas? Are you still using paper notebooks and post-it notes? Is there too much in your head cluttering your mind? This course will show how to use the digital notebook, OneNote, in conjunction with Outlook, and integrate both apps with OneDrive so you become an organised and self-managing administrator. You will learn how to take notes at any time and arrange them so you can always find what you are looking for. You will practise how to integrate Outlook and OneNote so you can organise meetings and share meeting notes and minutes easily and quickly, record the meetings, relate sections of the audio to tasks and action points for yourself and others, create to do lists, and link these tasks to tasks and emails in Outlook . In addition you will learn other useful tips on how to make the most of OneNote, for example to make calculations, translate text and edit text inside images. By the end of the course you will have clear idea of how to be organised digitally and have developed the necessary skills to put your ideas into practice.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click hereFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £80.00 - Blogging: build your own blog using WordPressCourse start date: Sat 4 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Swati PanditLearn to create your own blog with this beginner’s course using WordPress and raise your online profile.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Business administration: using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access in the office (intermediate-level 2)Course start date: Tue 7 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Do you want to learn the digital skills needed for office and administration work? On this course, you will focus on completing the keys tasks required to be a business administrator. You will learn how to produce high quality and well-presented documents such as minutes, formal letters and flyers using Word. You will develop your skills in producing presentations with PowerPoint that are visually appealing, modern and effective. You will also work in depth on how to use Excel and Access for data handling, processing and analysing, including how to enter and edit data, arrange and present it effectively, make calculations and highlights data trends.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £135.00 - Getting started: becoming confident on Instagram and TikTok (complete beginners)Course start date: Wed 8 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Have you heard of Instagram but never used it? Have you tried it but are still unsure about its features? Is TikTok something you access but never really use? Then this is the course for you. It will start you on your journey towards digital communication in a supportive environment and help you learn the different ways you can connect to friends, family and the wider world and join the one billion users worldwide. And you will learn to do so safely and securely.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click hereFull fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £30.00 - Identifying your Transferable SkillsCourse start date: Fri 10 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lila VeltzeRecognising your transferable skills and natural talents, can help you discover your own unique place in the world of work, increase your employability and allow your career to flourish in this new post covid era.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Becoming confident on PowerPoint 365 (beginner)Course start date: Sun 12 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to learn how to create presentations? Are you completely new to PowerPoint? Can you use some PowerPoint features but want to expand your skills? On this course you will learn the essential elements of how to create an effective and engaging presentation from creating slides and slideshows from scratch, to using templates, to appropriate use of images and text. You will focus not only on the specific functions of PowerPoint but also what makes a presentation successful.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click hereFull fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £60.00 - Build a website with WordPressCourse start date: Sun 12 May 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Swati PanditWordPress is the world's most popular content management system, and it's free! On this intensive, one-day course you'll learn how to use it to build your own website. - Video blogging with YouTube: introductionCourse start date: Mon 13 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolanda De Los Bueis UnanuaLearn how to create a video blog (vlog) in your own YouTube channel. Use YouTube full capabilities as social network, video editor and publisher. Edit and enhance your videos with effects and music using open source software Shotcut. Share and connect your channel with other channels and social networks.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Generative AI: a short introductionCourse start date: Fri 17 May 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate ScottThis is a short introduction to Generative AI for non-technical beginners who want to find out what all the fuss is about over ChatGPT, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Social Media Engagement, Trends & AlgorithmsCourse start date: Fri 17 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeEngagement is an important part of social media. By not engaging on the platform you reduce your visibility and raking with the algorithm. This class will show you how to engage and use trends on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. When you engage with other posts on social media this helps to improve your performance on the algorithm.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Digital skills for the workplace: working with data - inputting, finding, sorting, filtering with Excel (foundation)Course start date: Tue 7 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Working with data inside and outside of work is now an essential skill and Excel is one of the main tools you need to use. Whether you want to keep track of your personal finances or make calculations about expenditure, sickness absence or profits at work, you need to know how to use key functions of Excel so you can organise the data and make sense of it. This course will help you learn how to input, find, sort and filter data so you can achieve key tasks needed in the workplace and at home and present the information in a way other people can understand.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click hereFull fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00 - Becoming confident with digital skills: on your computer and online (beginner)Course start date: Fri 17 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you new to computers and the Internet? Do you need to increase your confidence with digital skills? This course will ensure you have a solid foundation in using computers and being online. You will learn the essential features of creating, saving, storing different types of files and documents, including photos and letters in Word. You will develop your internet skills to find information quickly and efficiently, and learn how to transfer this information to different documents and people. You will also learn the basics of how of how to use Zoom to host meetings and communicate effectively online. Finally, you do all of this while learning how to remain safe online and to keep your files secure.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click hereFull fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £35.00
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