Computing Essentials Certificate

This NZQA Level 2 Certificate is the perfect computing course for students requiring skills for jobs that have a computing element. Learn skills across the most common computing applications, such as Windows, email, the Internet, word processing, and spreadsheets. 

This course is designed for novice computer users or those with limited skills who would like to achieve a nationally recognised standard upon completion.

Microsoft Excel

• Parts of a spreadsheet

• Entering data in a spreadsheet

• Moving around a spreadsheet

• Editing and formatting techniques

• Working with columns

• Lines and borders

• Autosum

• Autofill

• Printing a spreadsheet

• Formulas: subtraction, addition, multiplication, division, sum, and average

• Column charts

• Using chart tools

• Pie charts

Microsoft Word

• Gain an understanding of the basic components of Word

• Creating a document from beginning to end

• Practical examples and practice time

• Formatting word documents

• Understanding page alignment and configuration

• Checking your work and tracking changes

• Printing

• Working with numerical data

Windows Navigation

• Understanding the desktop

• Shortcuts

• Working with folders

• Getting help

• Retrieving a document

• Windows explorer

• Backing up your work

• Closing a programme

Email Communication

• Creating a new mail message

• Receiving an email

• Email inbox

• Replying to an email

• CC and BCC

• Email etiquette

• Working with attachments

• Organizing an email inbox

Internet Navigation

• Internet explorer basics

• Opening and closing internet explorer

• Minimising, maximizing and restoring

• Browsing the web

• Using the internet to do job search

• Tabs

• Links

• Favourites

• Copying text and images

• Internet safety, antivirus