Introduction:

Passing MOS Expert exams in Word or Excel or Access is a way to earn a Microsoft Office Specialist Expert certification. Being certified as an MOS Expert demonstrates that a candidate has advanced skills in key Office Applications.

The new Office 2019 certification has individual Associate level exams for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, as well as Expert Level exams for Word, Excel and Access. If you pass three of the MOS Associate exams, you will be awarded the Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate certification, and if you earn a Microsoft Office Specialist Associate certification and pass two additional Expert exams, you will be awarded the Microsoft Office Specialist. Expert certification is the highest certification in the Microsoft Office Specialist program.

Prerequisites:

To become a Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Office 2019), candidates must earn the Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Office 2019) certification.

Course Objective

It demonstrates that you have the advanced skills needed to get the most out of Office by earning a Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert certification in multiple Office programs such as Word, Excel or Access.

Job Roles/ Career Opportunities:

Learners will be able to advance their career/roles in jobs such as:

1. Financial Analyst
2. Senior Office Administrator
3. Marketing Professional
4. Project Manager
5. HR Professional
6. Operations Manager
7. Business Analyst
8. Data Analyst
9. Data Modeller

Hands on Experience

The features of the course include practical exercises and labs and easy to understand lessons. This course is adequate to provide trainees with the required knowledge and practical skills.

SQA Framework

The Microsoft Office program also offers a number of shorter curricula which are related to SQA standalone HN Units. These are also assessed by means of restricted response questions and practical labs and so can give credit transfer to complete units. Learner can earn up to 32 credits upon passing all exams successfully.

Modes of Course Delivery & Attendance:

ITPT is currently providing different method of learning opportunities to our learners. Many people are looking for learning diversity to enhance their qualifications, but they don’t have the time to take on full-time instructor led study or attending courses regularly at their appropriate venues.

Online, distance and blended learning is a popular solution helping busy people study flexibly around their needs and requirements. We want to be the first choice for those potential online and distance learners so we are introducing variety of different study channels so the people can facilitate themselves accordingly.

We have made available diverse and flexible learning methods to accommodate a wider variety of learners:

Target Audiences:

A: The professional target group,

The Microsoft Office Specialist Expert (Office 2019) Course is designed for candidates who are interested in gaining a more advanced knowledge of the office application and for experienced Excel users who wish to undertake an intensive refresher course

B: The IT training classes which we are currently offering are suitable for a wide range of candidates including:

1. School leavers
2. Adult returnees to education
3. Individuals who intend to leave school and further their career path in a college or equivalent
4. Individuals who are in employment and wish to enhance their career prospects
5. Individuals who wish to start a new career in IT
6. Individuals who wants to get promotion at work
7. Individuals who wants to upgrade in MOS existing skills
8. Individuals who intend to progress their career after the study of either the NQ in Computing, the NQ in Information Systems
9. Individuals who intend to progress their career after the study of the PDA into further study at HN level
10. Individuals who wish to study on a part-time (day or evening) or day-release mode

Course funding: SAAS: Scottish Awards Agency for Scotland (PTFG)

This course is fully SAAS PTFG funded and available to eligible individuals only;

SAAS General funding eligibility requirement:

1. You have to be a resident of Scotland
2. Either employed and earning less than 25k a year or can be unemployed as well
3. Have not used the SAAS funding in this Academic Year.

Other criteria:

1. Students do not need to pay it back as this is a grant not a loan.
2. This Part time funding can be used/applied by someone who previously granted a funding for a degree, postgrad or any other full time studies (HNC/HND) etc.
3. Part time funding cannot be receive in a same session if someone is already receiving any part/full time funding for other courses.
4. Part Time funding can only be utilised for one course in each academic year
5. SAAS part time funding academic year runs from 1^st Aug to 31^st July.

To check your funding eligibility:

Please follow the below link to check if you qualify for the course funding;

https://www.saas.gov.uk/part-time/undergraduate-funding