Certificate in Computing (Level 2, 3, and 4)
Business information processing:
- Operate a word processor
- Produce information using word processing functions
- Produce information using advanced word processing functions
Computer support:
- Describe data communications
- Produce a simple electronic training package for organization use
Core generic:
- Protect health and safety in the workplace
- Provide basic life support
Generic computing:
- Operate and maintain a personal computer system
- Manage and protect data in a personal computer system
- Demonstrate knowledge of the components of personal computer systems
- Create and use a simple computer spreadsheet to solve a problem
- Create a computer spreadsheet to provide a solution for organization use
- Create and use a simple computer flat-file database to solve a problem
- Produce a computer flat-file database to provide solutions for organization use
- Produce a simple desktop published document to meet a set brief
- Produce desktop published documents for organization use
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of computer networks
- Produce a presentation using a desktop presentation computer application
- Exchange messages using electronic mail
- Use computer technology to present a computing topic
- Use computer technology to solve a specified problem
- Use computer technology to research and present a computing topic
- Describe the concepts of computer systems development
- Demonstrate an understanding of information systems analysis
- Demonstrate an understanding of project management using a computer application
- Produce a simple design illustration using a computer application
- Discuss the social implications of information technology
- Demonstrate an understanding of ergonomic principles for computer workstations
- Describe types of computer systems
- Describe information systems departments in business organizations
- Create individual web pages as a basis of a website
- Develop and publish an operational website
- Create a website for organization use
Interpersonal communications:
- Participate in a predictable 1-1 interview
- Demonstrate an understanding of documentation for computer applications
- Demonstrate an understanding of creating multimedia computer applications with scripting
Software Development – Programming:
- Create a simple computer program to the specifications of a given brief
- Create a computer program to provide a solution
- Develop a simple online help system to provide a solution for an organization
