Skills for Change | Professional development

Microsoft Excel 2007 & 2010 - Level 1 | from $100

The Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 course starts with the basics, including orientation to the Excel screen, mouse and keyboard, cut, copy and paste using toolbar, managing workbooks and worksheets, formatting labels and values, and printing. It also covers operators, basic functions, simple formulas, calculating percentages, and creating basic charts. 

Is this for me?

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Windows

Registration and information

For more information, please contact 416-658-3101 x216.

Next sessions

Starts July 28, 2012 | Toronto Central - Saturdays
Saturdays | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (2 weeks, 10 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.

 

Microsoft Word 2010 | From $100

This course covers basic to intermediate functions of Microsoft Word 2010, including opening and editing a document, moving and copying text, basic character and paragraph formatting, header and footer, inserting page numbers, bulleted and numbered lists, adding pictures, working with tables, and using simple formulas. Particular attention is paid to three essential skills—using tabs, tables and mail merging.

Is this for me?

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Windows.

Registration and information

For more information, please contact 416-658-3101 x216.

Next sessions

Starts August 14, 2012 | Peel Region | Brampton - Weekdays
Tuesday to Thursday | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (1 week, 15 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.

Microsoft Office Suite 2010 | $550

Instructor Sujeewa Abeyasinghe provides an introduction to the full suite of Microsoft Office 2010 Suite applications: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook. Expand your knowledge on a wide range of tools commonly used in business and personal communication, including word processing, mail merging, spreadsheets and simple functions, creating charts and slide presentations, document design, and personal e-mail management.

Is this for me?

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Windows.

Registration and information

For more information, please contact 416-658-3101 x216.

Next sessions

Starts September 10, 2012 | Toronto Central - Weekdays
Mondays to Fridays | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (3 weeks, 75 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.

Starts October 13, 2012 | Toronto Central - Saturdays. 
Saturdays | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (8 weeks, 40 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.

Microsoft Excel, Level 1 and 2 | $200

Microsoft Excel, starts with the basics, including orientation to the Excel screen, mouse and keyboard, cut/copy/paste using toolbar, managing workbooks and worksheets, formatting labels and values, and printing. It also covers operators, simple functions and formulas, calculating percentages, and creating basic charts. Microsoft Excel Level 2 builds on topics covered in Level 1, including in depth examination of the IF function, introduction to more complex functions, and practice linking cells, worksheets and workbooks to Word. Database management is covered in detail, including sorting, data forms, subtotal command, filtering and pivot tables.

Is this for me?

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Windows.

Registration and information

For more information, call 416-658-3101 x216.

Next session

Starts September 13, 2012 | Toronto Central - Weekdays
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (1 week, 20 Hours)

Registration continues for up to the second day of class.

Microsoft Access | from $120

Working with real-life business examples, this course offers instruction in Microsoft Access 2007/2010, including relational databases, tables with data, extracting information using queries, designing forms and creating reports, advanced queries including action queries, advanced form and reports including sub forms and sub reports, import/export, and macros. 

Is this for me?

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Word.

Registration and information

For more information, please contact 416-658-3101 x216.

Next sessions

Starts September 19, 2012 | Toronto Central - Weekdays
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (1 week, 20 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.

 

Starts November 10, 2012 | Toronto Central - Saturdays
Saturdays | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (2 weeks, 10 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class. 

Microsoft PowerPoint and Publisher Essentials | From $70

Learn how to create professional presentations and document designs at this intensive workshop. Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 topics include creating a presentation and identifying screen elements, applying and modifying design templates, adding graphics and objects, and building and running a slide show. Microsoft Publisher 2010 content includes designing a new publication layout, working with text and objects, and using tools such as WordArt and tables.

Is this for me?

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Windows

Registration and information

For more information, please contact 416-658-3101 x216.

Next session

Starts September 25, 2012 | Toronto Central - Weekdays
Tuesday and Wednesday | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (1 week, 10 hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.  

Starts November 10, 2012 |  Toronto Central - Saturdays
Saturdays | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (1 week, 5 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.

Microsoft Outlook 2010 | $100

This versatile program is frequently used for managing personal and business communication. Course content includes managing e-mail messages, using the address book, creating and organizing a list of contacts, managing your calendar, scheduling meetings, creating and organizing tasks and notes, using Outlook 2010 with other programs, and collaborating on e-mail documents.

Is this for me?

Prerequisite: Knowledge of Microsoft Word.

Registration and information

For more information, please call 416-658-3101 x216.

Next session

Starts September 27, 2012 | Toronto Central 
Thursday and Friday | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (1 week, 10 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.

Microsoft Project 2010 | $350

Learn to use Microsoft Project 2010, a management tool that can help you plan a project, schedule activities, manage resources and generate reports. Course content includes a review of project management basics, an orientation to Microsoft Project (installation, set up, menu and views), creating a project, setting up calendars, resolving scheduling and resources conflicts, costs and estimates, tracking and updating project status, and reporting.

Is this for me?

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Windows; personal laptop.

Registration and information

For more information, please contact 416-658-3101 x216.

Next session

Starts October 13, 2012 | Toronto Central
Saturdays | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (5 weeks, 25 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.

Microsoft Word and Excel 2010 Essentials | $200

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word and Excel  2010. MS Word topics include the Save As command, opening and editing a document, searching in a document, moving and copying text, and basic character and paragraph formatting. MS Excel topics include navigating the Excel screen, worksheets, tabs, formatting labels and values, simple formulas and functions, creating basic charts and more.

Is this for me?

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Windows.

Registration and information

For more information, download course fact sheet or call 416-658-3101 x216.

Next session

Starts October 13, 2012 | Toronto Central
Saturdays | 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (4 weeks, 20 Hours)

Registration continues up to the second day of class.