Pre-accredited Courses

Digital Essentials Level 1 is a pre-accredited program that is designed to help learners understand the basics of various areas of technology, including different digital devices, their functionality and the ways people can use these devices to connect with others and access services over the internet.

Topics Covered:

• Using your smartphone
• Using SMS
• Connecting and working safely
• Navigating the Internet
• Using email
• Using social media
• Using apps and software
• Everyday technology
• Staying safe online

Digital Essentials Level 2 is a pre-accredited program designed to build on the Digital Essentials Level 1 program. This program will extend learners’ understanding of technology, including the use of different digital devices, their functionality and the ways people can use these devices to connect with others and access services over the internet.

Topics Covered:

• Getting started
• Building email skills
• Creating in Word
• Finding information online
• Being social
• Managing information
• Connecting to devices
• Day-to-day technology
• Being safe and secure
• New online experiences

This course is designed to address the issue that many students face; not having a planned career pathway to further education, training at Murray ACE or potential employment that aligns to their interests, skills and aptitudes. This program will assist students to identify their transferable skills and develop the necessary employability skills needed to seek opportunities in today’s ever changing world of work environment.

Leaving home? Going to work for the first time but don’t know what you want to do? Returning to work after a long break? Looking to improve your skills to go back to study? If you answered YES to any of these then this course is for YOU!

This course will help you improve your reading, writing and numeracy skills as well as helping you to develop a personal profile and to identify the career path you are best suited to.

This course is designed to help everyone improve their English language skills through literacy and numeracy activities, including newly arrived migrants and refugees settling into Australia. The total number of hours that the course will run is 100 hours.

The program will lead to a greater understanding on English for people who currently have little or no English skills offering adults the English language skills they need to live and work in the community; get or keep a job (paid or voluntary); gain entry into further study or complete a qualification.

Improving your English language skills can also help you to communicate with others in your community and to build your language and life skills.

This course is designed to identify and provide basic skills and knowledge of studying at Murray ACE. The course will also cover what is involved in the various industries that students have enrolled to study in (e.g. the community services sector or the hair and beauty sector). There will be a focus on key employability skills such as communication, working with others and self-development.

The program is aimed at entry level individuals to provide a first step into further training in community services or hair and beauty. The course is designed to introduce students to the process of studying. This will include safe and successful researching on the internet, paraphrasing, referencing as well as personal development that will help with the study process.