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Entry Level 3 Award Beginners IT

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Overview

This practical, beginner friendly course is designed to help adults build confidence using digital devices for everyday life, personal tasks, and routine work activities.

This course will be delivered at various times throughout the year and delivered at our University Campus North Lincolnshire (UCNL)

How you’ll learn

Introduction to Word, creating saving and organising files, finding information online, editing and formatting documents, ideal for:

  • Adults wanting to build confidence with digital skills
  • Anyone who needs digital skills for work, job searching, or everyday life
  • Learners new to computers, smartphones or the internet
Entry and progression

What you need and where it leads

  1. Entry requirements
  2. This course Entry Level 3
  3. Further study

Learners must:

  • Be aged 19+ as of 31/08/2025
  • Currently live in England
  • Have resided in the EU/UK for 3+ years for purposes other than study

Not be enrolled on an apprenticeship.

Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.

Careers it can lead to

With further study or experience

  • IT Operations Technicians £33,400 a year
  • IT User Support Technicians £30,200 a year
  • IT Project Managers £51,100 a year
  • Computer System and Equipment Installers and Servicers £33,600 a year
See all 6 careers
  • Graphic and Multimedia Designers £26,400 a year
  • Information Technology Trainers £32,700 a year

Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).

Fees and funding

This course is funded for learners who meet the entry requirements.

Financial support

We also have a range of other financial support available.

Questions about fees?

Your next step

Apply now, come and see us first, or ask us anything.

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What happens after you apply

1

You apply

Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.

2

You meet your tutor

We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.

3

You get an offer

We’ll email you an offer, then invite you to enrol.

Read our full guide to applying