The IT users Certificate level 2 is part of a suite of qualifications in IT user skills offered by OCR who
is the examining board for this qualification.
Level 2
Although it is preferred that applicants should hold Clait (or an alternative level one IT qualification) this is not a pre-requisite of entry to IT users Certificate level 2. This course is intended for those students with some knowledge of computing who wish to extend their existing first level skills and is therefore not suitable for beginners.
36 weeks
3 hours per week
Wed afternoon 1-4pm
Thursdays 5.45-9pm
Word processing and file management- mandatory
completion of a written form based on a final assignment (2nd mandatory unit)
at least 3 optional units from:
Email
Spreadsheets
Database
Presentations
Publications
IT security
website creation
The emphasis of the course is of practical hands-on experience. Students with help and guidance from your tutor, will learn level 2 software skills and work through practice assignments.
Assessment is continual throughout the course. Work is marked week by week and regular feedback given. There will be a final assessment for each unit that the learner has to achieve before moving onto the next unit. A learner can use his/her own notes as well as handbooks during these assessments.
After successful completion of the certificate a student may progress onto level 3 following agreement with the course tutor. Alternatively some students go onto studying computerised accounts using Sage software.
You will need a USB memory stick, a folder and a pen. The college provides handouts, practice tasks, mocks, live assessments and files. Also manuals/library book for each unit.
