EWT Trainee: a Work Placement Winner

 

Pictured above : Jeanette Paton, EWT Course Trainee

Edinburgh Women’s Training Course (EWT) trainee Jeanette Paton is halfway through her work placement with Lothian Buses Plc. The placement involves experience of two departments: Accounts and Sales.

Feedback from her supervisors has been excellent and Jeanette states her confidence and IT skills have blossomed during this experience of office work. Like all EWT trainees she will be well placed for seeking employment in July when she leaves the course.

Find out more about the EWT Course.

Low-cost Introduction to ECDL!

In addition to the traditional European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Quaytech Training is offering a new British Computer Society qualification: the BCS Level 1 Certificate. Quaytech will offer BCS 1 in a self-study package, at the introductory cost of £75.00 to voluntary sector employees.

BCS Level 1 Certificate for IT Users is designed to give an initial overview of computer use for candidates wishing to gain a qualification. It is made up of three units:

• Concepts of Information Technology
• Using the Computer and Managing Files
• Information and Communication

These units map directly to the 3 corresponding modules in the original Core ECDL qualification. It is therefore possible for students to upgrade to the Core ECDL at a later date.

Research suggests that the average employee spends 38 minutes a day solving their own and other people’s computer problems. The ECDL addresses nearly 80% of the computer skill gaps people say they waste time on!

If you are interested in gaining BCS1, or the Core and Advanced ECDL qualifications Quaytech offers, please contact Melissa on 0131 554 5656. Alternatively, send an email.