Digital and IT

Digital Functional Skills

Entry 3 - Functional Skill

What is Entry 3?

This course is for adults who want to develop their understanding of, and gain the skills commonly used in the digital world.

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Entry 3

Find out about progression

Course description

The qualification gives you the opportunity to develop an appropriate level of digital skills, to use digital devices and the internet, and to apply this knowledge and these skills in common situations. By improving your digital skills, you could unlock new job opportunities, as well as boost your confidence in using digital devices.

On completion of this course you will achieve an:

Entry Level 3 Functional Digital Skills Qualification

If you are interested in developing your IT skills you can access this course as part of an 11 week programme to give you all the basic skills you will need.

Course content

The five essential areas you will study are:

communicating online
handling information securely
online transacting
creating and editing digital documents
staying safe and legal online

What can this course lead to?

This course will support you to progress onto further short courses with us. Our Student Support Services team will work with you to design a personalised learning journey based on your needs and aspirations.

Course session dates

Tailored Learning Objective

Improving essential skills (English, ESOL, maths, digital)

When does this start and end?

We have 2 different start dates for this course:

24 February 2025 - 25 March 2025
5 June 2025 - 3 July 2025

What are the entry requirements?

Students will need existing basic digital skills or to have completed the First Steps with Computers course.

You will also need to have completed an initial assessment prior to the course start date.

This sector employs over 35,000 people, in-demand skills and qualities that employers are looking for include problem solving, communication skills and creativity.

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