Our Computer Literacy Training course offers students the opportunity to learn basic software, including word processing and spreadsheet programmes, Internet and e-mail – as well as how to use either screen-reading or screen-magnification software.
The course runs over five months and two cycles are offered per year for a maximum of 30 students per cycle. Optima College only offers full courses which comprise five modules each. Students will not be allowed to enrol for individual modules. (Should you require shorter training, this can be arranged with the Resource Centre.)
Before the course starts, all students must go through an assessment in order to determine the level of skill they have already achieved. Should a student have acceptable keyboard skills as well as a good typing speed and good typing accuracy, he/she may begin the course with the Windows module. If not, he/she will first have to develop the appropriate keyboard skills, typing speed and typing accuracy - all of which are crucial components in computer training.
Should a student want to skip a module in order to begin the course with one of the more advanced modules, an admission exam, testing the student’s knowledge on the contents of the “skipped over” module, will have to be written beforehand.
Fees
Please contact Optima College for information related to current fees for tuition and hostel accommodation.
Entry criteria
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The minimum admission criteria for acceptance of applicants into any of the above mentioned courses is a Grade 12 (matric) qualification. However, persons with a Grade 10 (std 8) qualification will also be considered on merit. The successful completion of a Computer Literacy course is a prerequisite for Call Centre Training.
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Please note that students will have to function as independently as possible while living at Optima. They will be required to take care of themselves in terms of food preparation, laundry, cleaning of rooms and bathrooms and so forth.
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Only a limited number of students can be admitted for tuition; a selection of candidates will therefore be made.
Financial arrangements
Hostel accommodation is payable each month in advance.
Tuition is payable in full during or at the end of the course, or according to an arrangement between the student and Council’s Finance Department.
Further information and application:
Students are invited to download Optima’s application form from this page, or click here to contact us for further information and forms.
