Accelerated Microsoft Office Specialist - Core

Who Should Attend: This course is ideal for individuals who have good keyboard and mouse skills and have attended introductory level courses and would like to gain four globally recognised qualifications.

Pre-Requisites: Delegates must have attended introductory level courses or have proven skills in the subjects being studied i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access or Outlook. This course assumes you can create documents, presentations, spreadsheets (including basic formulas) and/or basic databases, format information and print them.

Prior to the course, delegates will be required to take and pass a short questionnaire style exam to prove their knowledge. The pass rate is set at 60%.

Course Length: 6 Days Course Timings: Option 1: Monday - Saturday: 9am - 6pm or Option 2: Monday - Friday, Monday: 9am - 6pm

Course Exams: Each package (module) studied has an exam which will be taken at the end of the module. All the exams are tasked based and the results are given by the Computer on completion of the exam. The pass rate for each exam is set between 70% - 80%. Prior to each exam, pre-exam exercises will be set during class time. Accommodation: Accommodation at a local hotel on a half board basis is included in the course cost.

After Class Work: To aid in the learning process, some work will be required in the evenings during the course.

Course Objective: By the end of each module, delegates will have the skills required to successfully sit the Microsoft Office Specialist Expert and Comprehensive exams to MCW Standards, without reference to your notes.

Course Notes: Each module is accompanied by the official Microsoft Step by Step guides. To aid learning all notes will be distributed during registration on the first day.

Course Timetable:

Day 1: MS Word Core Module
Day 2: MS Word Core Exam & MS PowerPoint Module
Day 3: Conclusion of MS PowerPoint Module and Exam
Day 4: MS Excel Core Module
Day 5: MS Excel Core Exam & MS Access or MS Outlook Module
Day 6: Completion of MS Access or MS Outlook Module & Exam

Course Venue:
Course are held at MCW Group Ltd, Chesney Court, Wrexham Technology Park, Wrexham LL13 7YP

Accommodation Details:

Llandir Hall - Padgeant Hotel

This hotel is situated 6 miles from the training centre and 10 minutes from the historic city of Chester.The accommodation is based on Dinner, Bed and Breakfast for five nights. Extra nights can be booked at a cost of £55.

Rooms: Each room is individually decorated and well equipped with every modern convenience and have en-suite bath/shower. All rooms have remote control TV, direct dial telephone, trouser press and hair dryer.

Restaurant & Bar: Redwoods Brasserie and Bar offers a lively and welcoming environment for casual dining, with an extensive range of dishes on the menu, accompanied by a daily specials board and a variety of tempting desserts.

Hotel Facilities:
Spa, Health Suite including Sauna, Jacuzzi and Spa Pool and Swimming Pool. There is also a fully equipment gym.

Check in/Check Out Timings:
You may check in from 14:00 hours onwards.
You must check out by 11:00 hours.