These courses are part of our flexible learning offer.

Our Digital Skills courses are great for those looking to navigate the online world, improve work and technical skills, and get the guidance you need to feel more comfortable on your device.

Why Learn Microsoft Word?

Microsoft Word is a great programme to learn for many reasons, it can help you both in your career and also while studying and creating documents for personal use. It can be used to create lots of different documents, for example reports, flyers, CVs, letters and newspapers. You can also collaborate with other people while updating the document and track changes.

A Quick Tour of the Interface

To find out more about the Microsoft Word interface hover over the red icons on the image to find out what each thing does.

Why Learn Microsoft PowerPoint?

Microsoft PowerPoint is a very popular programme for creating presentations that can be used for work, study or personal use. It has some brilliant features to help your presentations inspire others. For example, you can add animations and transitions as well as image, shapes, smart art and much more.

A Quick Tour of the Interface

To find out more about the Microsoft PowerPoint interface hover over the red icons on the image to find out what each thing does.

Why Learn Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel is very useful for creating spreadsheets. Spreadsheets can be used for lots of different purposes, for example tracking finances, managing projects, creating calendars and displaying data in graphs. There are lots of different formulas and tools in Excel to help you organise information efficiently.

A Quick Tour of the Interface

To find out more about the Microsoft Excel interface hover over the red icons on the image to find out what each thing does.

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But Why Learn at ACL?

We know we’re not the only provider with these types of courses in Essex but here’s why we think you should choose us:

We Only Teach Adults

We teach a wide range of ages from 19+ come to learn with us, there is no upper age limit!

Our Courses Could Be Free

We have many free digital courses for you at a range of levels, we can also offer funding support if needed for our qualifications.

Centres Across Essex

We have centres all across Essex, so wherever you are there will be a centre close to you. There are also lots of opportunities to learn online if you prefer.

Rated "Good" by Ofsted

We have been rated good by Ofsted and are constantly improving so we know that we can give you the best learning experience.

Progression Opportunities

With our wide range of courses from learning the basic skills such as turning on your device all the way up to learning about cyber security there are a range of ways you can progress.

First Class Tutors & Resources

We only hire the best tutors to give you the best learning experience possible. We make sure all our resources are up to date with the latest information and accessible to everyone.

No Experience Needed

You don’t need any experience using technology to start off on our courses, we will teach you from the very beginning.

Taster Sessions to Try

Not sure if you want to commit to a course with us? Don’t worry you can try it out first with one of our taster sessions.

Very Positive Learner Feedback

We regularly ask our learners for feedback to see what we are doing well and how we can improve, so far we have got some very positive feedback.

Opportunities to Learn Online

If you don’t want to travel to a centre to learn we also have lots of online courses for you to sign up to.

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