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Level 1

Essential Digital Skills

Duration

10 weeks

Location

Rush Green Campus

Starting

Nov 2024
Nov 2025

Audience

Adult 19+

This course will allow you to demonstrate the understanding of, and competency in the essential digital skills you need for life and work.

It will enable you to engage with digital services and products in everyday life and work.

On this course, you will learn:

  • How to be safe and responsible online and on digital devices
  • How to use digital devices and handling information
  • Creating and editing
  • Digital communication
  • Transacting digitally

You will be assessed through online exams.

You will need to have an initial assessment with a grade of Level 1 or have passed the EL3 Essential Digital Skills course.

On completion of this course, you will be able to progress onto the Level 2 Digital and IT Skills course.

Where it can lead to
You could progress to the following courses
Career progression

There are number of routes you can take following successful completion of a course. Further study can include Higher Education courses or a Higher Apprenticeship where you will expand your skills through study whilst earning a wage. Or you may choose to move directly into employment.

Contact our careers team for further guidance.