Text Processing

Course Duration: 12 x 2 hour classes Commencing Monday 12th September 2011 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm

Course Details: There are two parts to this qualification

1. Text Production. Candidates will be required to:
• Produce text accurately and efficiently from manuscript and typescript drafts
• Key in and print a business letter on pre-printed letterhead or by use of a template from handwritten draft
• Key in and print a menu/notice/advert from handwritten draft
• Key in and print an article or report. Amend text as instructed.

2. Word Processing. Candidates will be required to:
• Produce text accurately and efficiently from handwritten and typewritten drafts and print documents
• Amend text as instructed
• Retrieve a report/article/information sheet, amend and print as instructed
• Recall a poster/advertisement/notice, amend text and print as instructed
• Retrieve a document containing data and key in a table from the handwritten draft, amend and print as instructed
• Retrieve a form and complete details given.

A Centre of Education exclusively for women, FSWC has been a beacon of hope, support, training and Childcare for women in the Dungannon and South Tyrone Area (and further afield, there are no exclusions).

FSWC began in humble settings in 1998 as a place for women from both sides of the community to come together to socialise, talk and to take part in different types of activities. Since then FSWC has developed into a Centre providing 300-350 course placements per year with 110 childcare places per week!

FSWC is a legally registered charity with HM Revenue & Customs and also a legal company, registered with Companies House in Belfast.

We provide training and education in many subjects including Beginners IT, Esential Skills Literacy (Basic English) & Numeracy (Basic Maths), Digital Photography, Clait Certificate, ECDL, Sage accounts, Text Processing and Digital Imaging. Our pass rates are between 75% & 100%.

Since November 2009 we have been offering Health Promotion programmes which includes an introduction to Holistic Therapies, understanding your eating and Stress Management. We have a new project - Menopause 4 Thought - which will be offering various activities in Stress Management, Eat to beat the menopause, Alternative Therapy taster sessions and Exercise and yoga. There will also be information sessions on Homeopathic Therapies and HRT and Conventional Medicines.

Awards
In June 2009 FSWC was the first Women’s Centre in Northern Ireland to attain Investors in People accreditation and later in the same year won the All Ireland Aontas Awards for Adult Learning Organizations.
Also short listed for the third time for the Irish News Best Place to work – Innovative employer award, (2009, 2010 & 2011)
Runner up in CO3 Awards - Leading on Learning & Development in two categories - Leadng people and Leading a smaller organisation.
In February this year FSWC attained Silver Iip Status – putting them in the top one percent of recognized Investors in People companies in the UK. The IiP model has been easily integrated into our existing systems and has given an added value to our work, enabling us to look with greater confidence at our future and has helped the Organisation develop a much greater innovative culture.
In March this year, our student Wilma Graham won the Tyrone Essential Skills Award recognising outstanding achievements in literacy, numeracy and ICT learning.

First Steps Women's Centre courses have a first class, state of the art, on-site Childcare facility which has been rennovated to increase it's daily capacity from 10-16 places.