Introduction to Microsoft Office - Part-time

Key details

Course areas: Computing, IT and EsportsEmployability
Student type: Courses for 19+ students
Course type: Part-time Further Education course
Course level: Entry Level

Available dates

Course introduction

This course is for those who wish to learn the basics of Word and Excel. The course is split to cover the Microsoft Word content first, followed by the Microsoft Excel. 

General aims of course:

Develop skills and confidence in using Microsoft Word to produce a variety of documents
Be able to format and edit text in Microsoft Word to aid meaning
Be able to insert and edit tables
Be able to use basic file management techniques and understand best practice in storage and sharing files
Understand and use basic keyboard shortcuts to improve efficiency  
Open Microsoft Excel and input text to create basic spreadsheets
Be able to edit and format data in Microsoft Excel
Be able to add simple formula to Excel 
Be able to create simple graphs and charts in Excel

Word:

Understand the ribbons in word 
Enter data to create a range of word documents 
Format and edit text and use the spellcheck functions
Use cut / copy and paste
Adjust paragraph alignment and line spacing 
Create and manipulate data in tables 
Print documents 
Save/open files into specified drives and folders

Excel:

Identify and use Cells, Columns, Rows, Workbooks to enter and manage data 
Enter data, numbers and symbols 
Understand the different mouse shapes 
Edit and format text and adjust text alignment
Insert basic formulas including SUM and AVERAGE 
Use Autosum and Autofill 
Print documents 
Save/open file into specified drives and folders 
Use Page Setup – fit data to print on one page, use of margins and headers/footers 
Create and edit charts (Column, Bar and Pie)

2 Course options

Start Date:

Thursday 5th November 2026

End Date:

Thursday 14th January 2027

Time:

12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Location:

Adams Building Stoney Street, Nottingham, NG1 1NG

Fees:

£112.50

Course Code:

Parent course code:C061527 Child course code: Q061528

Please email joanne.hemsley@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk to register your interest on this course. Please include which course you are interested in.

Start Date:

Tuesday 1st December 2026

End Date:

Tuesday 9th February 2027

Time:

12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Location:

Adams Building Stoney Street, Nottingham, NG1 1NG

Fees:

£112.50

Course Code:

Parent course code:C053246 Child course code: Q053247

Please email joanne.hemsley@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk to register your interest on this course. Please include which course you are interested in.

Course information

Qualification

Non-accredited

Entry Requirements

No formal qualifications are required.

You should attend regularly and be punctual and have a good standard of written and spoken English.  

You will be required to complete a mandatory course workbook (Unique Learning Programme) each week, with the support of your course tutor.

Teaching & Assessment

Tutors will give regular verbal and written feedback. You will be required to complete a short workbook and encouraged to set your own personal targets as part of this course.

Progression

The course tutor can discuss appropriate opportunities if you wish to further their learning in this subject area. Information will be made available about other course opportunities at Nottingham College. You will have the opportunity to access external careers guidance to aid your next steps.