Ealing’s Beginner IT classes Autumn 2022 – Summer 2023

All are beginners’ classes are more group sessions than formal classes. Everyone will be using standard computers in the class so everything should be similar to other machines – you are however welcome to bring your own laptop and tablet, etc. You will need a modern smart phone for later in the course in order to access email etc.

The courses cover the essential skills:

• keyboard and mouse, desktop
• accessing and using the internet safely
• registering and logging in to websites
• email is an important topic today and covered extensively
• video conferencing (eg Zoom)
• social media
• over view of office skills (introduction only)
• plus extra appropriate topics suggested by the learners

You will throughout have the opportunity to practise using your own mobile device.

• you need to register with Learn Ealing before you can enrol yourself on a course
  (Learn Ealing and Ealing Adult Education are the same people)
• you will need an email address to register with Learn Ealing

1. Computing, Get Started (First Steps)(E0)

These are essential skills in today’s world, and important that you understand how to be safe as you join today’s digital age.

This 5 week course is designed especially for those completely new to computing. Being new starters, the sessions will be carefully paced to give lots of time to gain the basic skills, working together in group sessions rather than a formal class. You will be using standard computers in the class so everything should be similar to other machines – you are however most welcome to bring your own laptop and tablet, etc.

April 2023

2. Computing, Building Confidence (Next Steps)(E1)

A 10 week beginner’s course progressing from the New Starters (First Steps) courses, this is an opportunity to develop your confidence in the basics and email, before moving on to more advanced skills such as video meetings and social media. Work (office) skills are not covered.

Do you have you some computer skills but not fully confident? Would you like to develop your confidence sending and receiving emails, browsing the internet, online shopping as well as completing online forms/applying for jobs? Then this is the course for you.

September 2022

January 2023

The Getting Started then progresses on to Computer Skills for Life & Work.

3. Computer Skills for Life and Work (L1)

Sometimes called a beginners plus course, this 10 week course will suit people who want to improve their computer skills, and develops the skills learnt in the previous courses to those you could need at work and in life You will cover some basics of computing as well as developing your digital skills by using common office tools such as word processing, spreadsheets and more.

This course will suit people who want to improve their computer skills. You will cover some basics of computing as well as developing new digital skills through exploration of basic word and excel for work and life .

January 2023

You will probably want to progress to specialised courses after this one, such as Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access). You will be able to find these on Ealing’s Adult Learning Website.