"that's computers to you and me!"
The general open IT classes are now running on all day Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Timetabled sessions that follow a more formal syllabus are run in the afternoons.
The centre realises that people's lives can go through transitional periods and these sessions allow members who might find it difficult to attend regular formal courses to drop in a learn or refresh basic computer skills when and as often as it suits them.
We are also keen for members that are ready for the challenge to attend regular courses in the afternoons to gain qualifications in different aspects of IT.
New Courses
Word Processing
There will be a new Word Processing course starting at Dragon Arts and Learning on
Tuesday 3rd November from 2pm-4pm.
This course is an OCN accredited Level One course and will run every Tuesday at the same time until Christmas. New students welcome but there are only limited spaces still available so please ring the Centre if you are interested in joining.
Web Design Classes
Also up until Christmas there will be a Web Design Open Session from 10.30 - 11.30am on Monday Mornings.
New Web Design classes will be start on Mondays in the new year. These will include Web Design and using Dreamwever Levels 1 and 2 and Creating Graphics for the Web Levels 1 and 2. They will last about 10 weeks each and will have space for up to 8 students. Please contact Dragon Arts if you are interested.
We offer modules through the Open College Network accredition scheme. Within each level, individual modules will gain you credits, which will build up to create a nationally accepted qualification. The units range from
- Absolute Beginners (Entry Level)
Windows Based Operating Systems
Basic Word Processing
Internet Use
to
- Advanced Business Applications (Level Two/Three)
Advanced Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
Internet and email
Presentations
and can also include topics as varied as web design and the use of graphics software in art.
Carol Morgan with her Level one certificate - an ICT certificate under
the ILA Wales scheme.
See also Digital Photography
Members were involved in the design of this web-site and
we intend to enable members to develop their own web-sites in the future.
These topics are offered through the medium of English and Welsh. Although not all topics will have Welsh medium reference materials.
The IT resources are there for the use of all the members and other classes - the Photography classes already uses the scanning facilities ( a state of the art negative and slide scanner, a high resolution Flatbed Photo scanner and a Laser Colour Printer.