1. Digital Skills for Employability
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Digital Skills for Employability

2. Qualification Outline
On completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Use a PC to produce and edit text
Use to send and reply to messages
Save a CV template and create a personal profile and strengths section
Register with a job search website, upload a completed CV and use search criteria to search for a specific job type

3. Section 1: Using a PC Use a PC to produce and edit text
In this section, you will:
Practise keyboarding exercises
Copy-type and save a covering letter for a job application
Open the workbook below and follow the instructions to practise copy typing
Introduction to Word Processing Student Workbook
Return to this course when you have completed the above Workbook

4. Section 1: Using a PC Outcome 1: Assessment
As requested in the Introduction to Word Processing workbook, keep a print out of the Cover Letter you saved in your assessment folder

5. Section 2: Using Email Use your College Email account
Watch the tutorial below on how to use your college account.
Using your college account

6. Section 2: Using Email Student Exercise
Ask your tutor for their college address and send an asking when the next college holidays are
Ask another course member for their college address and send them an asking if they’re enjoying the course
When you have received an from your tutor, reply and thank them for the information
Reply to the course member, thanking them for the information and tell them that:
You find the course informative and hope it helps you to get a job

7. Section 2: Using Email Outcome 2: Assessment
Print out the you sent to your tutor asking about college holidays
Print out the reply you received either from your tutor or other course member
Keep both printouts in your assessment folder

8. Section 3: Create a CV
Open and print this list of CV Personal Profiles
Open and Save this CV template as YourName CV (for example JohnWilsonCV.docx) in your network drive or memory stick for the next section

9. Section 3: Create a CV
The Profile is an important part of any CV. Being at the very top, it is the first thing an employer or any recruiter will look at
To help you create your own Profile, read the List of Profiles you printed earlier and find one that resembles your background and job plans
Open the CV template you recently saved as YourNameCV.docx (this is on your memory stick or your network drive - ask your tutor for help if you are having difficulty finding it
Click in the Personal Profile section of your CV
Copy type the paragraph you chose from the List of Profiles
Fix from here
Insert your own details in the spaces for Name, Address, Town etc

10. Universal Jobmatch Tutorial
How to access and use Universal Jobmatch
Register as a guest etc
Need to tell students how to access course