CALENDER ACTIVITIES 2006-2007

CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION

CALENDER YEAR 2007

INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER DRIVING LICENCE (ICDL) 

The "The International Computer Driving Licence" is registered trademark of The International Computer driving Licence standard for computer users Foundation Limited by UNECEIF and sponsored by UNESCO
 
This curriculum introduces the leaner to the basic physical make-up of a personal computer and covers some of the concepts of Information Technology (IT). The participants will learn some of the technical, practical, security and legal issues associated with computers and prepare to sit the related exam
 
This curriculum consists of 7 Modules

OBJECTIVES
To equip participants to pass the exams related to

	Basic Concepts of IT
	Using the Computer and Managing Files
	Word Processing
	Spreadsheets
	Database
	Presentation
	Information and Communication

CONTENTS OF 7 MODULES

	Identify the characteristics of hardware, software, and information technology (IT)
	Identify the characteristics of LAN (Local Area Network) and a WAN (Wide Area Network)
	Identify the features of telephone networking in computing
	Identify the features of electronic mail (e-mail)
	Identify the characteristics of the Internet
	View basic system and desktop configuration information
	Recognize the different parts of a desktop and an application window
	Identify ways to manipulate desktop and application windows
	Identify the way to view a folder and file details and attributes
	Create a memo by using a template
	Adjust the page magnification of a document
	Modify the default toolbar display
	Create an Excel workbook
	Edit an existing worksheet
	Open several workbooks
	Formate cells to display different number of styles
	change the text size in selected cells in a worksheets
	Center the cells content in a range
	Identify the available datebase objects and views
	Identify the guidelines for planning a database
	Create a database table with fields and field attributes specified
	Create a simple form
	Find a record based on a given criteria
	Filter data in a form
	Open several existing PowerPoint presentations
	Edit an existing PowerPoint presentation
	Identify the guidelines for differentiating between different output formats
	Identify the features of navigation
	Identify the different search engines and how they can be used to find information
	Identify the features of search operations and keywords
	Identify the process of message communication
	Identify the Help features of the Office Assistant
	Identify the characteristics of the message views in Outlook 2000

METHODS
Lecture-discussions, exercise, case analysis, group work and mock exam.

TARGET AUDIENCE
The intended audience for this series of Modules is the end users (non-IT). The participants/exam/ candidates will be involved in office duties and would like to use a

LANGUAGE
The modules will be conducted in English.

DURATION
39 training hours, evening sessions across the training Year.