Microsoft 365 Workplace Productivity
Word, Excel and PowerPoint for the workplace in a planned 12 weeks, ending in one connected business project. Practical skills training; not a Microsoft certification.
Included in NIBS PlusCertificate of Completion on your Skills Passport
- Duration
- 12 weeks, about 67 hours
- Mode
- Online, at your own pace, or at an e-Learning Cafe
- Credential
- Certificate of Completion; Skills Certificates where assessed briefs are Competent
- Assessment
- Quizzes, practice projects, three assessed briefs and an integrated Lab, each marked against a published rubric
- Access
- Included in NIBS Plus
What is this programme?
A planned 12 weeks of practical digital workplace skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, finishing with one connected business project: a report, a sales workbook and a presentation to management.
It is a Skill Pathway: the three application courses can also be taken on their own. This is NIBS training that can help you prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist exams, which are taken separately. NIBS is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft, and this is not an official Microsoft certification.
Who is it for?
Anyone with NIBS Plus who wants the office skills employers ask for. Basic computer confidence is enough.
What will I be able to do?
The pathway is built from three Skill Courses and a Lab:
Week by week:
What will I actually do?
Each week has short lessons with a hands-on step, a quiz and a practice project. Each application ends with an assessed brief, and week 12 is the integrated Lab.
How long does it take?
A planned 12 weeks, about 67 hours of lessons, practice and assessed work in all (an estimate: about 5.6 hours a week). You can go faster or slower.
How will I study?
Online through NIBS Campus, or at a NIBS e-Learning Cafe.
What evidence will I produce?
Four assessed pieces of work are handed in privately: a report and CV, a sales workbook, a management presentation and the Lab. Each is judged against a published rubric.
Every submission moves through the same states:
- Assigned
- In progress
- Submitted
- Under review
- Competent
- Resubmission required
- Closed
What credential do I receive?
A Certificate of Completion for the pathway when every lesson is complete. A Skills Certificate can be issued for each application where an assessor records Competent. Neither is a Microsoft certification; the Microsoft Office Specialist exams are separate and are taken with an authorised testing provider.
Where can this lead?
Take the three application courses first on their own if you prefer, or follow the pathway for the whole 12 weeks.
Skill topics this teaches:
What does it cost?
Included in NIBS Plus, monthly or prepaid.
How do I start?
- Join NIBS Campus freeOne short form.
- Add NIBS PlusMonthly, or prepaid for 3, 6 or 12 months.
- Start week 1It is in your campus as soon as your access is active.