Text Processing Certificate Level 3 (Part time)

Code  PTCOM1

Course Title

Text Processing Certificate Level 3

Day

Tuesday

Start Day

13-Sep-2011

Time

6.00pm-8.00pm

Course Fee

£290

Site

7

What subject areas will I study?

These courses consist of hands-on use of word processing Word software, in addition to the revision of basic functions.

• Stage 1 – correct use of keyboard, layout of paragraphs, letters, memos, reports and unruled table using basic word processing functions such as:  inserting/deleting text; indenting text; changing line length; changing margins; justification of text; indenting text; changing line spacing; centering text horizontally/vertically and use of page breaks.

• Stage 2 – building on the above knowledge and increasing speed of production by the use of more advanced functions such as: headers and footers; multi-page documents; sorting of text within an unruled table; glossaries; finding and replacing and the routing of documents.

•  Stage 3 – building on the above knowledge and increasing speed of production by the use of advanced functions such as: footnotes; inserting specified text from other files; text boxes; column work; ruled tables; decimal tabulation and correction of unmarked grammatical errors.

What equipment will I need?

You will be required to provide your own writing materials and folder.

How will I be assessed?

You will undertake varied exercises throughout the course, which will be graded to assess each stage of learning.  You will also take two final examinations at the end of the course.  NB These examinations will be during the day and not in the evening.  You should not book holidays when external assessments are due to take place.  (Please speak to your tutor if in doubt).

What qualifications might I achieve?

Depending on the stage followed, you may achieve:

• Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (OCR) Text Processing Certificate Stage 1 (Basic)
• OCR Text Processing Certificate Stage 2 (Intermediate)
• OCR Text Processing Certificate Stage 3 (Advanced)

PLEASE NOTE – The College can withhold examination certificates if debts are outstanding.

Where can I go from here?

On successful completion of the course you may wish to progress onto a course in audio transcription, shorthand transcription or an IT course at an appropriate level.

Programme Costs

Fee Remission or reduced fees are not available on this full fee payable course.
Please contact the Information Team (details at the bottom of the page) for up to date course fees.

Student Finance 

The College has Access Funds that may assist students with expenses such as travel, books, equipment, and child care.  Applications for assistance should be made to Student Services and will be dealt with on an individual basis.

For further information regarding fee remission and/or financial assistance, contact the Student Services Team on (01226) 216 114.

Support Services

Students in College may have the option of utilising a number of support services such as: Additional Support, Counselling, etc.  Please contact the Learning Support team on (01226) 216 769
 

Still Interested?

To register your interest in this course, please call our friendly Information Team on (01226) 216 123 or email info@barnsley.ac.uk

Disclaimer
Please note that places on courses are limited and courses will only run if there are enough students enrolled. The College reserves the right to change course details without notice.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.