Radstock Skills Centre: Courses

A User Friendly Computer Course with staff support. This starter course will get you going and give you confidence to use your computer.

• Switch On
• Word Processing
• Internet
• Email



A beginners course that will equip you with a basic range of skills necessary to meet the demands of the modern workplace.

What will I study?
The following units are available. Your options will be discussed and agreed at enrolment

• Improving Productivity (mandatory unit)
• Word Processing and file management
• Spreadsheets and graphs
• Databases
• Desktop Publishing
• Presentations (PowerPoint)
• Internet and Email

Concessions available

For those who already have some IT experience. Candidates can tailor the qualification to suit their own needs.

What will I study?
IThe following units are available. Your options will be discussed and agreed at enrolment.

• Improving Productivity (mandatory unit)
• Integrated document production
• Spreadsheets and graphs
• Databases
• Desktop Publishing
• Presentations (PowerPoint)
• E-Communications

Internationally recognised qualification suitable for students who have basic IT knowledge.

ECDL Essentials (Level 1)
You will gain an initial overview of computer use through studying the following three units:
• IT User Fundamentals
• Using Email and the Internet
• Security for IT Users

ECDL Extra (Level 2)
This Level is designed to give you in-depth knowledge and understanding of computer use through the following four units:
• Word Processing
• Spreadsheets
• Presentations
• Improving Productivity Using IT



Maths 9:30 - 11:30am, English 12 - 2pm on Tuesdays.

Please contact Phil Illsley 07887 772861, Sarah Crowe 01761 433161 ext 369, or Keynsham Learning Centre 0117 986 9768.