Course Overview

Digital Numeracy Skills

Name: Digital Numeracy Skills
Start: 2025-01-06 09:00:00
End: 2025-02-14 15:00:00

The programme provides tailored support and training to help individuals overcome barriers and develop the digital numeracy skills needed to enhance their employability prospects and succeed in the digital workplace.

Learners will develop numeracy skills for everyday life, including basic banking, shopping, and budgeting. These numeracy skills can help individuals make informed decisions, manage their daily lives, and navigate various situations with confidence.

The programme also includes basic IT skills training, equipping learners with the relevant skills to find IT accessible. Learners will be able to use digital devices more confidently, interact with digital devices, create various documents, write and send emails, and be able to interact with various programmes.

By mastering these essential skills, participants will gain the confidence and competence needed to progress towards further education and employment opportunities.

The course covers digital and numeracy skills for everyday life, including:

Ability to use digital devices more confidently

Ability to interact with digital devices

Ability to create various documents

Ability to write and send professional emails

Familiarity with Microsoft Office

Ability to develop word-processed documents, PowerPoint presentations, and Excel spreadsheets

Understanding of how to use digital tools to write an effective cover letter and CV

Banking (understanding financial transactions, budgeting, and managing money)

Shopping (understanding prices, discounts, and sales tax)

Budgeting (creating a budget plan for personal finance management)

Time management (understanding schedules and timetables, managing daily routines and appointments)

Measurement (understanding units of measurement, converting between units, understanding weight and capacity measurements)

Financial literacy (understanding interest rates and compound interest, calculating percentages and discounts, understanding credit scores and credit limits)

Health and wellness (understanding nutrition labels and calorie counting, measuring body mass index (BMI), tracking physical activity and exercise goals)

Household management (budgeting for household expenses, managing inventory and stock levels in the home, understanding energy efficiency and conservation techniques)

Travel and transportation (understanding distances and routes using maps or GPS, calculating travel times and budgets, understanding transportation costs and schedules)

Education and learning (Understanding academic grading scales, tracking progress towards academic goals, managing study time and schedules

Ticket Information

Digital Numeracy Skills

Free

Event registration closed.

Date And Time

06/01/2025 @ 09:00 to
14/02/2025 @ 15:00

Registration End Date

16/09/2024

Location

Slough

Course Types

Classroom

Course Category

Family & Education

Venue

Regal Court Business Centre

Centrally positioned on High Street close to all the shops, amenities, leisure facilities and eateries, Regal Court is a great venue for courses in Slough and the surrounding area.

The bus and train stations are conveniently located within just 7 minutes walk.

There are many local public car parks available nearby, such as Victoria Street, Slough Brunel Way, The Grove, Queensmere Shopping Centre, and Herschel Car Park.

Address

Regal Court Business Centre
42-44 High Street
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 1EL

Telephone

01753 910 900

Email Address

info@regalcourt.co.uk

Qualification Overview

The aim of this course is for learners to be able to use digital applications involving numeracy more confidently in everyday life.
Learners will learn how to interact with digital devices, create various documents, write and send emails and how to interact with various programmes, as well as develop numeracy skills for everyday life, including basic banking, shopping, and budgeting.

Timetable:
09:00 – 15:00
Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Funding criteria

This course is funded under the Multiply programme for Slough Borough Council.
The eligibility criteria for free funding are the following:

– Aged 19+
– Resident within the boroughs of Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead
– Resident in the UK continuously for 3 years or more (exceptions apply for refugees)
– Unemployed or in receipt of low income (less than £22,308 per year)
– In receipt of Universal Credit (take home pay less than £617 as a single or £988 as couple)

Progression opportunities

Learners can progress into higher qualifications, such as Level 1 and 2 Maths, or secure employment. Additionally, the programme aims to empower parents by improving their digital numeracy skills to better support their children in education.

Qualification Reference Number (QRN)

E2GDNS01

Total qualification time (TQT):

216

Guided learning hours (GLH)

216

Mode of Delivery

Face-to-Face

Entry requirements:

This programme is specifically designed to support individuals with little or no digital skills, particularly those who are unemployed, have limited work experience, or are re-entering the workforce.
All learners must have access to a laptop in order to benefit from the course.

Mandatory Units

UNIT 1: Basic Digital Skills for Everyday Life
UNIT 2: Basic Numeracy Skills for Everyday Life

Assessment

Portfolio of evidence

Real Work Environment (RWE)

Not required

Testimonials

"I found that the classroom environment was very nice and calming because before I started I was very nervous and wary and I felt at ease with you. The opportunities you have given us to share and express our experiences has made it very insightful and I have learnt about different ways of teaching and learning through these conversations. Your input and delivery has been informative and very easy for me to understand. Thank you for making me feel safe and like I'm apart of a team."

"It was a pleasure to be in the teaching assistant course throughout the week, delivered by you. I found it very useful and eye-opening. I learnt a lot about the schools in the UK. Your way of engaging the class and delivering the topics was found welcoming and professional. I thank you for your time and dedication to the class and wish you health and success."

"I like the curriculum being taught, as well as the quantity of information I retained and learned from this cause concerning Childcare and safeguarding. This will be useful in the future for work and other jobs such as teaching and working in schools. The tutor (Victoria) was fantastic, and I appreciated her teaching a lot. She demonstrated passion and excitement, and there was nothing more to be said. I loved the ambiance and her amazing teaching skills, and the facilities and resources were also amazing. I am looking forward for the next week training session, hopefully it will also beneficial for me in my future career."

The teaching was very good and informative whilst also being entertaining at getting the class involved and working as a team to learn the modules. The presentation slides were very good and easy to read and learn from. Rusidha taught us very well, as well as including some real life experiences to help better explain some of the modules. The classroom was air conditioned at a comfortable temperature for learning. Overall, the learning sessions were informative and made interesting for all of us and her teaching style and methods made the modules easy to learn and to pass the quizzes at the end. I very much recommend her as a tutor for future courses.

I found the training very useful and learnt some new skills in Business accounting and refreshed my knowledge in other subjects. Rusidha was very engaging and delivered the training in a professional manner. She was very approachable and included the whole class in any discussions. She was able to answer any questions anyone had and if she was not sure she was able to signpost. I have no suggestions for the way she can improve as I was very happy with her style of teaching.