Overview of The ECDL Advanced

The ECDL Advanced qualification is designed to progress the computer skills benchmark from the internationally successful European Computer Driving Licence® (“ECDL”) to the next level of competence. It is based on the ECDL task-based model, and tests an individual’s competence at a much higher level with particular applications. It is modular and a certificate is awarded for successfully passing the test for each module.

Entry Requirements

·         Participants must have completed the Word Processing and Spreadsheet modules of the Standard ECDL

·         Participants must have a good working knowledge of the following Microsoft applications: MS Word and MS Excel

At Assist Training our trainers have been delivering quality courses to both individuals and to businesses over many years. To ensure that candidates receive maximum individual attention, class sizes are small, typically 6 - 8 students per class.

 
Duration:

·         12 - 14 sessions (one session per week)

·         Classes are held during the mornings, the evenings, or on Saturdays.

Courses are now booking

A limited number of places are available. 

Course Programmes are available by choosing the required link, or read the brief course outlines below

    Module AM3 - Word Processing - Advanced

    Module AM4 - Spreadsheets - Advanced

    Module AM5 - Database - Advanced

    Module AM6 - Presentations - Advanced

ECDL Advanced Course Outline

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, students will have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of each package and be able to become an expert user

Module AM3: Word Processing

Advanced ECDL Module AM3 requires the candidate to produce high quality word-processed output on a personal computer that includes:

• Sophisticated typographical text presentation and alignment
• Tables, pictures, graphs and other objects
• Advanced pagination. 

The candidate shall be able to produce complete, large documents, and be able to use advanced mail merge tools.

Module AM4: Spreadsheets

Advanced ECDL Module AM4 requires the candidate to:

• Produce high quality spreadsheet output on a personal computer
• Use the mathematical, logical, data organisation, information extraction and presentation functionality
• Manipulate numeric, text and graphical data

The candidate shall be able to produce outputs from multiple workbooks, produce charts, develop macros, sort data and use the functionality offered for optimisation calculations.

Module AM5: Databases

Advanced ECDL Module AM5 requires the candidate to:

• be able to realise much of the potential of database application
• be able to organise, extract, view and report on data using advanced management skills
• understand the variety of ways that data can be related and organised
• be able to run and record simple macros, and import, export and link data

Module AM6: Presentations

Advanced ECDL Module AM6 requires the candidate to:

• understand the principle areas to consider in planning and designing a presentation
• produce advanced presentation outputs, using advanced formatting and layout techniques, with the use of multimedia effects
• create advanced charts/graphs and enhance the presentation by using drawing and image tools to modify drawn objects and images
• be able to create and use macros in the application

Who should attend

• Those who have completed their ECDL and wish to take the next step

• Those interested in improving their knowledge of MS Word,  MS Excel, MS Access and MS Powerpoint

  Module AM3 - Word    Processing - Advanced

    Module AM4 - Spreadsheets - Advanced

    Module AM5 - Database - Advanced

    Module AM6 - Presentations - Advanced

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