Need to learn it fast?
Try our Visual Quickies:
Is this course for you?
Prefer to read less - yet learn more? Are you a visual learner?
Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? After a new job and need to pick up a computer skill for that competitive advantage over the other applicants?
Want to enhance your skills in your current job and move up to a better paid position?
If you can answer yes to any of those questions, then these courses are for you.
Get started and you'll find clear, step-by-step information.
- Full-colour screen shots demonstrate each task
- Succinct explanations walk you through step-by-step
- Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
- Quick snippets that offer practical tips and tricks
What qualifications/equipment do you need?
Basic skills - knowledge to start/stop the computer, mouse familiarity and find your way around the Windows desktop. Included in the course are all study materials, software and even all the computer equipment if you can come to our Palma centre.
What will you gain?
Total mastery of your chosen area gaining the information and skills the fastest way possible.
What will you study?
We have Visual Quickies available for Microsoft Windows XP operating system, Microsoft Office 2003 Word and Excel, web design and many others. Please ask.
For budding webmasters we also have a Macromedia Dreamer Visual Quickie course. Pop over to Web Mastery and to take a look.
How long does it take?
Usually around 10 hours over 5 weeks including one weekly tutored hour.
What can you do after the course:
You will have all-round ability in the major areas of the programme of your choice. You will have reached a level where you are both confident and competent. Normal day to day practice in a business environment will soon make you an expert.
What do you do next?
To get started request a FREE first lesson here.
Computer Wisdom(tips & tricks)
Is this course for you?
You're no longer a complete computer novice but get that sneaking suspicion that there's got to be better and quicker ways of doing things. You'd like to polish and improve on what you already know to gain greater efficiency and enhance your current abilities.
What qualifications/equipment do you need?
Reasonable familiarity with MS Windows and MS Office. Included in the course are all study materials, software and even all the computer equipment if you can come to our Palma centre.
What will you gain?
Good computer practices, productive techniques and a huge fund of hints and tips to improve your IT abilities. You will pick up methods and operating concepts guaranteed to enhance your skills.
What will you study?
The smart use of the Windows desktop and system (Win98/WinNT/Win2000/WinXP). Time and labour saving techniques for all MS-Office/Adobe/Macromedia software plus introduction and use of many essential shareware utilities.
How long does it take?
Usually around 6 hours over 3 weeks including one weekly tutored hour.
What can you do after the course:
A lot more, a great deal faster and easier than you could before you started - guaranteed!
What do you do next?
To get started request a FREE first lesson here.
Microsoft Office Specials
Are these courses for you?
These courses focus in detail on the programme you choose - Word, Excel, Access, Outlook or Power point. They are easy-paced and detailed - nothing is missed. We provided you with a full printed manual which you get to keep on completion at no extra cost.
What qualifications/equipment do you need?
Basic skills - knowledge to start/stop the computer, mouse familiarity and find your way around the Windows desktop. Included in the course are all study materials, software and even all the computer equipment if you can come to our Palma centre.
What will you gain?
When you complete the course you can feel confident you know your chosen subject. Many students wish to have a detailed and thorough knowledge of one of the MS Office suite programs. These courses allow you to do that. You start at any level at which you feel comfortable and progress from there. There is no need to start right at the beginning.
What will you study?
Windows XP, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Power Point
Each at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels
How long does it take?
Each course/programme level is 6 hours over 3 weeks including one weekly tutored hour.
Choose any or several of the programs. and the levels you require and we'll put a package together just to suit you. It is not required you do lower levels first. You can start at any level you feel comfortable.
What can you do after the course:
We will award you a certificate of competency on completion of each course and level. You will be confident that you earned it and feel happy to demonstrate your abilities to an employer or to tackle the task that required you to study the programme.
What do you do next?
To get started request a FREE first lesson here.
Email and the Internet
and the
Information Super-Highway
Is this course for you?
You want to connect and communicate with the rest of the world. Maybe it's just surfing the information super-highway, maybe family communication with those far away at home or abroad. You've heard some pretty off-putting things about the Internet. You feel a bit of professional guidance would be a sensible idea. You're right!
What qualifications/equipment do you need?
Basic computer competency and reasonable familiarity with the Windows desktop environment. Included in the course are all study materials, software and even all the computer equipment if you can come to our Palma centre.
What will you gain?
Safety and security whilst using the Net including latest anti-virus and anti-SPAM techniques. Skilled ability to search and retrieve whatever material you need from the Web. Full competence with eMail both on and offline, forwarders, auto-responders, and rock-solid encryption of sensitive data. internet shopping with safe use of credit cards and other reliable methods of payment. Downloading of freeware and shareware, newsgroups and forums. A broad and safe all round introduction to modern networking.
What will you study?
Simple introductory concepts of networking - basic LANs, WANs, TCP/IP, POP and SMTP. Connecting to the Net, browsers (MS IE6, Netscape 7, Firefox), MS Outlook and off-line eMail, various online eMail systems both free and commercial. Search engines (Yahoo, Google and AltaVista). PGP encryption and simple steganography (hiding text/data in graphics).
How long does it take?
Usually around 10 hours over 5 weeks including one weekly tutored hour.
What can you do after the course:
Just about most things on the Net (as a 'surfer') - in complete safety and with absolute confidence.
What do you do next?
To get started request a FREE first lesson here.
