Gain confidence with essential workplace skills in our three-day Job Ready course. Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint—key tools used in many workplaces today. With practical, step-by-step guidance, you’ll develop the skills to organise information, create clear documents, and communicate effectively. Whether you’re starting out or returning to work, this course is designed to help you feel capable, prepared, and ready to succeed.

In this course you will learn:

Word:

• How to navigate around Word- Using the ribbon and customising the quick access toolbar
• How to work with text- entering text, cutting, copying, pasting, deleting and formatting text
• Formatting text- Font size, font type, font colour, bold, italics, underline etc
• Formatting a paragraph- changing the line spacing and alignment and creating bulleted and numbered lists
• Changing the page layout- page size, orientation, margins, page colour and page borders
• Inserting and modifying a table
• Printing- changing the print options
• Pictures- insert and edit a picture

Excel:

• Orientation- Learning the elements of the screen, terminology and how to navigate around excel
• Navigation- Working with worksheets and workbooks
• Data Entry- Numbers, text and dates
• Formatting- font, cells, numbers and dates
• Formulas and functions- creating basic formulas and using SUM, MAX, MIN, COUNT and AVERAGE functions
• Printing and document and changing the page layout settings
• Creating and modifying charts

PowerPoint:

• Create a new PowerPoint presentation
• Select and apply a design
• Create multiple new slides and include a table, graph, SmartArt graphic, clipart picture and photo
• Copy a picture from the internet and paste it into a presentation
• Add transitions
• Save the presentation as a slideshow

What to bring;

• Pen
• Paper

Other Information:

• To ensure resources are ready for you at the start of your course, we ask you ideally enrol at least one week before the course commences.
• All courses need a minimum number of students to run ("we try our hardest to get those") . If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled prior to the commencement and you will be informed.