Transform Your 2023 with FREE* Online Training!

At Skills 365, we offer funded online training. We have a wide range of courses to suit your needs; With our easy-to-use platform, you can access training material anytime, anywhere. So what are you waiting for? Start learning with Skills 365 today!

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Free tutor support 6 days a week online, by phone, email, or live chat.

LEARN BY DOING

Practical tasks in each course to aid your understanding.

Beginner’s Spreadsheets (3 hrs)

Creating spreadsheets doesn’t mean you need to be a Maths genius! Learn how to create spreadsheets for either work or personal use. Once you’ve figured out the foundations with our help and guidance, it’ll open up new opportunities for your data and you will be able to enter data and perform calculations with the end result being presented in a clear and easily digestible way.

Beginner’s Word Processing (3 hrs)

Learn how to create good-looking documents for either work or personal use and along the way the main features of word processing software. All of the functions and procedures taught as you create professional documents will also be transferable to other software.

Beginner’s Presentations (3 hrs)

Presentations are a very important element when working in business or when wanting to show any topic in an informative way! Learn the fundamentals of presentations, and how to create efficient engaging messages by using slides, layout, and transitions.

Advanced Spreadsheets (3 hrs)

We will build on your knowledge of Microsoft Excel and teach you how to construct a clear, concise, and informative expert spreadsheet that can be used in any business, club, or personal use situation. You will be introduced to some of the more complex operations within the program. Follow our step-by-step instructions as we produce a multi-sheet workbook that will be used to record a real-life activity before we look at performing a range of complex analysis actions on the results.

Advanced Word Processing (3 hrs)

Microsoft Word is a complex software program with hundreds of options and uses, we will teach you how to use Microsoft Word to a more professional standard, perfect as a follow-on course from our Beginner’s Word Processing course or if you already have experience in Word. Follow our step-by-step instructions as we produce a course brochure which will be formatted, indexed, and then merged in preparation for a mailshot to be sent.

Advanced Presentations (3 hrs)

Microsoft PowerPoint presentations have long been a staple of office and educational environments and for good reason. A solid PowerPoint presentation can be one of the most useful tools in your arsenal when you need to convey an idea, lesson, or message to an audience. Whilst PowerPoint is a complex presentation program with hundreds of options and uses for presenting any information. Follow our step-by-step instructions as we produce a course offer presentation which will be formatted, media added, and then slides narrated before we turn the whole recording into an mp4 file ready for distribution.

Skills For Work (10 hrs)

Improve your performance at work in your current role or learn the key skills needed at work to gain a job or change career. Learn time management skills to really organise your life both at work and at home, review the communication skills you have and make changes to become an even more effective communicator, take time to look at body language and make small changes to really make a difference day to day, know how to work within a team, what kind of team player you are and how to lead a team and then learn techniques that will allow you to understand and become better in your everyday life.

Money Management & Home Budgeting (2 hrs)

With the current cost of living crisis, this short course will help you look after your money along with hints and tips about everyday activities that can make a real difference in making your money go further.

Job Seeking Skills (6 hrs)

We can help you focus your efforts on finding the perfect job by looking at your current skills and job wishes and then showing your where to start and what to look for. We will then show you how to create an attractive and informative CV, which will be used to persuade an employer or manager to give you an interview along with an effective cover letter to engage the employer’s attention. We will even help you review, create or amend your CV with you if you need. From here we can guide you with the interview skills you will need and also how to accept your new job or role in a professional manner that will leave the employer desperate for you to start.

An Introduction to Self-Employment and Business Startup (3 hrs)

Interested in working for yourself or creating a company? Learn the fundamentals of self-employment and starting up your own business. Find out what’s involved in getting started and what’s needed to make it work, with support from our business owners who started the business in 2002 and are still here, sharing their knowledge in the course!

An Introduction to Working in an Office (3 hrs)

Whilst the mood, atmosphere, and work ethic of an office can change from place to place, within the course, we will teach you the fundamentals that are essential for every work office environment. This course will get you prepared for your future office role and also give you a certificate to put onto your CV and show your future employer you are applying to that you are serious and committed to getting the position.

An Introduction to Working as a Teaching Assistant (3 hrs)

Whether you’re looking to find a permanent position as a teaching assistant, or use it as a stepping stone towards a full-time position in the education sector, our course will give you all the tips you need to stand out from the crowd and give you the best chance of securing your goal. Being a teaching assistant is a key role within schools and this course will give you the basic knowledge needed and also give you a certificate to put onto your CV and show your future employer you are serious and committed to getting the position.

Level 2 Award in Support Work in Schools & Colleges (Teaching Assistant) (90hrs)

This qualification is an introduction to the knowledge and understanding needed to work in a school or college environment. It can apply to the many varied roles that full and part-time support staff may fulfil including: administrative roles, site support roles, technical roles, and volunteers, as well as roles that work directly with children and young people in the learning environment.

An Introduction to Working in Social Care (3 hrs)

Whether you’re looking to find a part-time position in social care, or use it as a stepping stone towards a full-time position in the care sector, our course will give you all the tips you need to stand out from the crowd and give you the best chance of securing your goal. Working in social care is very rewarding, and this course will give you the basic knowledge needed and also give you a certificate to put onto your CV and show your future employer that you are serious and committed to getting the position.

Level 2 Certificate in Health & Social Care Professions (77 hrs)

This qualification will allow you to make an informed and calculated decision about which exact career path you would like to take in Health and Social Care. Through this course, you will develop skills in Health & Social Care combined with increasing self-confidence and development of knowledge surrounding health and social care. Topics such as equality, diversity, and rights will be covered within the course to give the learner a deeper understanding of what it takes to become a Health and Social Care professional.