Courses
Every one of these can be cut to fit.
These are the packages we teach most often. None of them has to be taken whole – if you only need three of the eight topics, that’s the course we’ll run.
Micro-credential
Computing Essentials
An NZQA Level 2 micro-credential covering the applications most jobs assume you can already use, including online collaboration and Windows.
NZQA Level 2
Microsoft
Word – word processing
Level 2 word processing. Take the full course and the unit standard, or just the parts of Word your work actually needs.
Unit standard available
Microsoft
Excel – spreadsheets
From first formulas through to the functions that data entry, stock and inventory roles are actually tested on.
Unit standard available
Microsoft
PowerPoint – presentations
Produce presentations that hold up in a work setting. Some word processing experience helps before you start.
Everyday digital
Web, search & email
Introductory training that builds real confidence with the internet and email – for work, or just for getting things done.
Everyday digital
Smartphone literacy
Use the device you already own to apply for jobs, manage email and handle documents. Separate iOS and Android versions.
≈ 3 hours
Cloud
Google Workspace & Drive
Docs, Sheets and Presentations – increasingly what a workplace means when it says “send it through”.
≈ 3 hours
Foundation
Keyboarding
Practical typing speed and accuracy for office work, with structured practice between sessions.
Employment
Customer service
The service standards employers hire for, with NZQA unit standards available on completion.
Unit standard available
Employment
Sales
Practical selling skills for retail and business-to-business roles.
Unit standard available
Employment
Office administration
The systems, correspondence and record-keeping that administration roles run on.
Unit standard available
Employment
Bookkeeping with Xero
Day-to-day bookkeeping in the software most New Zealand small businesses actually use.
Unit standard available
Employment
Stock & inventory
Counting, recording and reconciling stock – often paired with Excel training.
Unit standard available
Foundation
Literacy
Reading and writing for the workplace, taught one to one and without an audience.
Unit standard available
Foundation
Numeracy
The practical maths that job assessments and daily work actually ask for.
Unit standard available
Fill in real typical durations before launch – it’s the first question every enquirer asks.
Not sure which of these you need?
That’s what the needs assessment is for. One hour, and you get a written recommendation instead of a guess.