Microsoft 365

You'll learn

• Produce documents to a house standard in Word
• Manage email, calendars and tasks in Outlook
• Share and control files in OneDrive and SharePoint
• Run and record meetings in Teams
• Present clearly in PowerPoint

Free

• Digital Foundations Digital Literacy & Workplace Foundations The free NIBS foundation course: computers, the internet, staying safe, AI tools, Windows, a first look at Word, Excel and PowerPoint, email and meetings, the cloud, working together online and digital habits for a South African workplace. Free, with a Certificate of Completion. 22 modules, about 45 hours · 3 to 5 hours a week · Online or at an e-Learning Cafe Free View course

Skill Courses

• Office Productivity Microsoft Word Essentials A letter, a memo or a report is often the first thing a client, a supplier or a manager sees of your work. Before anyone reads a word, the layout has already said "careful" or "careless". About 6 hours · Online, at your own pace, or at an e-Learning Cafe Included in NIBS Plus View course
• Office Productivity Microsoft Word, Workplace Documents Write professional letters, reports and CVs in Word: formatting, styles, tables, graphics, references and working on a document with other people. About 21 hours · Online, at your own pace, or at an e-Learning Cafe Included in NIBS Plus View course
• Office Productivity Microsoft PowerPoint, Business Presentations Plan, design and deliver clear presentations in PowerPoint: slides, the Slide Master, tables, charts, media, animation and presenting to management. About 16 hours · Online, at your own pace, or at an e-Learning Cafe Included in NIBS Plus View course
• Office Productivity Microsoft 365 Workplace Productivity A planned 12 weeks of practical Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills ending in one connected business project. A NIBS Skill Pathway; not a Microsoft certification. 12 weeks, about 67 hours · 6 hours a week (estimate) · Online, at your own pace, or at an e-Learning Cafe Included in NIBS Plus View course
• Workplace Meeting and Calendar Management Meetings cost an organisation the time of everyone in the room. A well-run meeting has the right people, a clear agenda, a record of what was decided and actions that actually happen. About 5 hours · Online, at your own pace, or at an e-Learning Cafe Included in NIBS Plus View course

Role Pathways

• Digital Digital Office Administration Run a modern digital office: information systems, Microsoft 365, records and POPIA in practice. Every learner starts here. 10 to 12 weeks · 8 to 10 hours a week · Online, at an e-Learning Cafe, or at Katlehong Computer School Included in NIBS Plus View pathway

• Business

  Office Operations Administrator

  Run the everyday systems and administration of a modern workplace.

  Skills you will build: Microsoft 365 · Records and information management · Microsoft Excel

  10 to 12 weeks Entry-level Pathway open now

• Business

  Executive and Management Assistant

  Support managers, meetings, documents, travel and projects.

  Skills you will build: Meetings and diary management · Business communication · Microsoft 365

  Intermediate