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Burton Manor

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Information Technology Courses

New Technology Courses

Burton Manor has teamed up with The New Technology Initiative (NTI) of the University of Chester for a programme of training courses to suit a wide range of IT skills.

INTRODUCTION TO AJAX - a powerful platform for building web applications with extensive client-side interactivity.
PRINCE2 COURSES: - the de-facto system for project management, which is scaleable and can be applied to all types of projects.

  • * Introduction to PRINCE2 - 1 day course
  • * PRINCE2 Conversion Course - 2 day course
  • * PRINCE2 Foundation Course - 3 day course
  • * PRINCE2 Practitioner Course - 5 day course
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY - Short courses on Music IT, at both beginners' and advanced levels.

Details of these courses are: [Available here]


Bespoke Computer Skills Courses

We can tailor courses to suit individual groups from your organsiation. Contact us.

    Bespoke courses (9 people or less) are offered at all Levels in:
  • Basic concepts of IT
  • Using the computer and managing files
  • Word processing (Word)
  • Spreadsheets (Excel)
  • Database (Excel/ Access)
  • Presentation (PowerPoint)
  • Information and Communication (Internet/ Email)

You can hire our IT facilities so you can do your own training.


CREATING HANDOUTS AND POSTERS WITH WORD
date depends on booking
MZ04CHPW
9:30am - 4:30pm
One day course
£45 +VAT pp based on a group of 10
Word has some very powerful features that enable posters, flyers and different layouts to be exploited. Find out the tools that will allow you to do things more professionally.

DIY WEBSITE
date depends on booking
MZ04DIYW
9:30am Day1 - 4:30pm Day2
Two day residential course
£120 +VAT pp based on a group of 10
A full 2-day residential course showing you how to use HTML to create web sites correctly and efficiently. No expensive software is used, and you can have a basic but professional web presence that you can maintain yourself.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING FOR BEGINNERS
date depends on booking
MZ04DPB
9:30am - 4:30pm
One day course
£45 +VAT pp based on a group of 10
Learn the basics of good publishing. Handle images, layouts and text flexibly to produce a range of media such as flyers, leaflets, posters, tickets and programmes

GET YOUR OFFICE IN ORDER
date depends on booking
MZ04GYO
9:30am Day1 - 4:30pm Day2
Two day residential course
£120 +VAT pp based on a group of 10
A full 2-day residential course taking an in-depth look at how to integrate the use of all the Microsoft Office genre of software. Share information between progammes, learn how to use the full power of your desktop.

PRESENTING POWERPOINT
date depends on booking
MZ04PP
9:30am - 4:30pm
One day course
£45 +VAT pp based on a group of 10
An introduction to the tools of Microsoft's Presentation Slide Programme.

STARTING WITH EXCEL (BASIC)
date depends on booking
MZ04XLB
9:30am - 4:30pm
One day course
£45 +VAT pp based on a group of 10
A course designed as a gentle introduction to the wonders of spreadsheets. Covers the basic controls and principles necessary to lay out data correctly.

EXCEL IN EXCEL (INTERMEDIATE)
date depends on booking
MZ04XLI
9:30am - 4:30pm
Two day course
£90 +VAT pp based on a group of 10
A look at the uses to which Microsoft's spreadsheet programme can be put to. Go beyond columns & rows.