This qualification aims to allow you to demonstrate an understanding of, and competency in, the digital skills you need for life and work. It will enable you to engage with digital services and products in the workplace and everyday life.
Benefits
- Achieve a nationally recognised qualification
- enable you to increase your confidence and fluency in your use of digital knowledge and skills, and develop a positive attitude towards the use of digital skills
- enable you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills by applying your new skills to complete tasks and activities
- introduce you to areas of life and work that may be new or unfamiliar, and tasks and activities that you may encounter in the future
- It will enable you to develop an appreciation of the importance of digital skills in the workplace and in life generally
- provide a basis for further study, work, and life
Our courses are completed in class with Tutor support and can be continued at home for additional learning. We ask that you attend classes each week for 3 hours per session.
Assessment is the process of measuring a learner’s skill, knowledge, and understanding against the standards set in a qualification. This qualification is externally set, externally marked, and externally quality assured.
The qualifications are awarded at a Pass or Fail. The result for learners takes up to 10 working days to be released.
If a pass is not achieved the first time, a free resit is available.
On successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate from NCFE, the awarding body, confirming your achievement.
Key Information
Course Level
Level 1
Delivery
Part-Time
Duration
Your qualification usually takes around 6 months to achieve attending once a week for a 3-hour session and some home study. You have 55 GLH to achieve this qualification.
For you to gain your full certificate in Digital functional skills you need to complete the learning materials for all 5 mandatory units and pass the final exam.
The units you will cover are as follows:
- Using devices and handling information
- Creating and editing
- Communicating
- Transacting
- Being safe and responsible online
There is a single controlled assessment for this qualification at the end of your course.
Each of these assessments comprises 2 sections: section A (knowledge) and section B (skills). Controlled assessments are administered under specified assessment conditions, and last for the following durations:
Level 1
Section A (knowledge) 20 minutes
Section B (skills) 1 Hour 25 Minutes
Total time 1 Hour 45 minutes
19+
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.
Learners can progress in several ways:
- developing skills at a higher level by moving up the level of qualification from Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- progressing to employment where they can apply their digital and IT knowledge and skills.
Financial Support
Depending on your situation, you may be able to access a range of financial support available.
Course Fees
UK
This course is Fully Funded.
Apply or enquire about this course
Please use the following links to make an application or enquiry about this course.