Essential digital skills (Level 1)

Overview

This course is for anyone who may wish to improve their existing digital skills, for work and everyday life. You may already have completed an Entry 3 in essential digital skills, or you may wish to brush up your existing digital skills. It will support your progression to a work role where digital literacy skills are required and will boost your career prospects by the achievement of a nationally recognised qualification.

This course focuses on developing core competencies for the workplace, developing skills and knowledge in the following 5 areas: using devices and handling Information, editing and creating, communicating, transacting, and being safe and responsible online. The course covers an understanding of hardware, software, operating systems, and commonly used applications. The focus is primarily on digital skills for work with a secondary focus on digital skills for life.

You will learn with one of our experienced tutors, who will guide you through the course. The course will include classroom-based activities in small groups, it will run for 15 weeks, and you will be expected to commit to the whole course.

Entry requirements

You should be confident with the basics of using digital devices for everyday life or you will need to have successfully completed our Entry Level 3 Essential Digital Skills course to enrol on this course. If not, there will be a short initial assessment to make sure you are on the best course for your needs.

Assessment criteria

You will complete an online assessment at your local Learn Devon centre. You will have up to 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the timed assessment. On successful completion, you will be awarded the Level 1 in Essential digital skills.

What do I need?

Everything you need for the course will be provided. You will also have your own Learn Devon learner account.

You may want to take notes, and therefore a notepad and pen may be useful.

What can I do next?

You can progress on to a Level 1 in Programming with learn Devon or Level 2 Digital Skills course with another provider. Contact your local Learn Devon centre for details.