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With an emphasis on Life Skills, point.1 learning really brings together all the elements of learning needed in our daily lives.

You can learn about Computers, gain a qualification in Numeracy and Literacy, get Careers advice, join ESOL and EFL classes and partake in leisure courses ranging from beginners French and Spanish to Yoga and Sign Language.

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The Kirkley Centre
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Tel: 01502 586560
Email: point1@lowestoft.ac.uk
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Adult Literacy and Numeracy
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City & Guilds 3792 Certificate in Adult Literacy Level 1 or Level 2 This course is designed to meet the needs of learners wishing to gain a GCSE equivalent qualification in Literacy...
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City & Guilds 3792 Certificate in Adult Numeracy Level 1 or Level 2 This course is designed to meet the needs of learners wishing to gain a GCSE equivalent qualification in Numeracy...
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Information Technology and Computing
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Computers for Absolute Beginners If you want to learn how to use a computer but don’t know where to start, this FREE 3 hour ‘taster’ course will introduce you gently to the basics...
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Creative Computing Find out how to...
  • Get started with MS Publisher
  • Understand the screen and toolbars
  • Create a blank publication for posters and greeting cards
  • Open an existing publication to edit
  • Learn to use text frames, ClipArt and WordArt
  • Explore moving frames, pictures and graphics
  • Insert existing text from a word document
  • Print your work in a variety of layouts
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Databases Part 1 Find out how to...
  • Access a database
  • Understand the keyboard
  • Explore the MS Access screen
  • Use different menus
  • Create a new database structure
  • Open existing databases
  • Create tables of information
  • Data input
  • Use basic functions
  • Use different filters
  • Print your work in different layouts
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Databases Part 2 Find our how to...
  • Table design: Relationships
  • Form design:
    • Automated Forms
    • Custom design Forms
  • Advanced Queries
    • Understand and design action Queries
  • Exploring Reports: Custom design
    • Creating calculations
    • Running sums
  • Importing Data
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Email, The Easy Way Find out how to...
  • Open/close Outlook Express
  • Understand the screen and toolbar
  • Create/compose, send and retrieve emails
  • Delete emails
  • Reply to emails
  • Forward emails
  • Attach files to emails
  • Open/download attached files
  • Print emails and save emails
  • Understand the address Book
  • Email Management
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European Computer Driving Licence ECDL is a Europe-wide qualification that enables people to gain a basic qualification in computing and to help them with their current job, develop their IT skills and enhance their career prospects.
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Get Started With Powerpoint Find out how to...
  • Access MS PowerPoint
  • Understand the keyboard
  • Explore the MS PowerPoint screen
  • Use different menus
  • Create a new slideshow
  • Save a slideshow
  • Open an existing file
  • Insert and enhance text, ClipArt and WordArt
  • Customise the slideshow
  • View a slideshow in different ways
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Information Technology Qualifications (iTQ) A National Vocational Qualification (NVQ). The iTQ is an NVQ for individuals who use IT skills in their day to day work...
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Internet for Beginners Find out how to...
  • Open the Internet browser
  • Use the toolbar functions
  • Perform website searches (surf the web!)
  • Use defined searches
  • Browse popular websites
  • Understand the services available on the Internet
  • Setup the Internet and its other requirements
  • Print web pages
  • Save web pages
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Introduction To Computers Find out about...
  • Word Processing
  • Spreadsheets
  • The Internet
  • Email
  • Create Posters and Greetings Cards
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Making the Most of Your Digital Photographs Find out how to...
  • Download photographs from your camera to your computer
  • Save photos in named folders
  • Sort photos into order required
  • Manipulate photos - enhance
  • Crop your photographs
  • Use special effects
  • Prepare and print personalized greeting cards, calendars and invitations
  • Use your photographs to create a slide show
  • Animate your slide show using sound and special effects
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Spreadsheets Part 1 Find out how to...
  • Access MS Excel
  • Understand the keyboard
  • Use the MS Excel screen
  • Explore the menus
  • Create a new workbook
  • Save a spreadsheet
  • Use existing files
  • Format the data
  • Calculate data and use simple formulae functions
  • Print spreadsheets
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Spreadsheets Part 2 Find out how to...
  • Understand different functions and formulas
    • Sum/Average/Max/Min functions
    • Relative cell referencing
    • Absolute referencing
    • Use IF functions and data validations
  • Format the cells and enhance the data
  • Work with specific data, rows and columns
  • Recognise standard error messages
  • Insert charts and graphs
  • Explore the page setup and how to present your work
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Web Design Using Microsoft Frontpage Find out how to...
  • Explore and understand FrontPage
  • Amend and link prepared web pages
  • Create new web pages
  • Insert text files
  • Insert and place images
  • Use different font sizes and effects
  • Change background colours
  • Insert hyperlinks - external and email
  • Link web pages
  • Manage and print web pages
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Word Processing Part 1 Find out how to...
  • Explore and understand the MS Word window
  • Insert, format and edit text
  • Use cut and paste, delete and restore text
  • Align text and change margins
  • Check documents for accuracy
  • Insert and resize pictures from files and ClipArt
  • Open and save documents
  • Use existing documents
  • Print and Preview documents
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Word Processing Part 2 Find out how to...
  • Use different page layouts
  • Understand fonts and their effects
  • Make use of special symbols and characters
  • Work with paragraphs and text alignment
  • Understand headers and footers
  • Check documents for accuracy
  • Work with tables and text boxes
  • Produce a mail merge for letters
  • Produce a mail merge for labels
  • Learn how to troubleshoot problems
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