Telematics Computer Courses

The Telematics Centre runs computer courses for local people.  All our courses are Free!

The Telematics Centre has 12 computers available for your use and enjoyment on a variety of courses.  When a course is really popular we can sometimes squeeze in 13 or 14 computers!  We pride ourselves on having up to date computers installed with up to date software:

  • Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Plus - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Publisher;
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements v5;
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Internet Explorer 7.

Class at the Telematics CentreEach lesson lasts 2 hours and is at the same time each week, usually one of:

  • Tuesday mornings at 9:30 am;
  • Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 pm;
  • Thursday afternoons at 1:00 pm;
  • Friday mornings at 9:30 am;
  • Friday afternoons at 1:00 pm.

A course will run for 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, or more depending which course it is.  We always take a break for half term and school holidays to help those students who look after children or grandchildren.

See the list below and the block on the right of this website for information about current, future, and past courses.

For more information and to book your place call Nick now on 01928 790228 or call in to the office.

Christmas Mail Merge

It may only be September now but it will soon be December and time to send out all those Christmas cards.  Learn how to use mail merge on the computer to print out labels for all those cards and much, much, more...

Runs: Thursday afternoons at 1.00 pm, starting 22 September 2012.

Twitter Tweets

Learn how to get started using this Social networking technology....

Runs: Friday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 10 June 2012.

Family History for Starters

Our very own "Who do you think you are?" course!

Runs: Tuesday afternoons at 1.00 pm, starting 7 April 2012.

Getting Started on the Computer

Need to start at the beginning?  This is the course for you!

Runs: Friday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 24 February 2012.

Digital Photography

Got a digital camera?  Did Santa deliver?  Want to learn how to use all the features of your digital camera to get the best results?  This short course is for you!

Runs: Monday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 20 February 2012.

Blogging for Beginners

Heard of Blogging?  Want to understand better what it is and how it works?  Then this is the course for you.

Runs: Tuesday afternoons at 1.00 pm, starting 17 January 2012.

Posters & Publications for Starters (afternoons)

Want to create your own posters, greetings cards, or newsletters?  Heard all about something called Desktop Publishing?  Then find out about this course which uses Microsoft Publisher 2010 to produce stunning results from the first week through to the last.

The same course is running mornings and afternoons.

Runs: Thursday afternoons at 1.00 pm, starting 12 January 2012.

Posters & Publications for Starters (mornings)

Want to create your own posters, greetings cards, or newsletters?  Heard all about something called Desktop Publishing?  Then find out about this course which uses Microsoft Publisher 2010 to produce stunning results from the first week through to the last.

The same course is running mornings and afternoons.

Runs: Thursday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 12 January 2012.

Email & the Internet

In this Internet Age everyone is communicating using email, finding information using the World Wide Web, and shopping online. If you would like to join this revolution then sign up now for this course...  The course starts right after the autumn half term.

Runs: Friday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 4 November 2011.

Family History Special Projects

Fantastic Family History!  Make the most of all those old photos and family stories you have collected.  Build a timeline and create a fancy family tree!  All this and more...

Runs: Tuesday afternoons at 1.00 pm, starting 20 September 2011.

Welcome to Windows 7

Windows 7 is the latest and greatest version of Windows running on PCs.  If you have recently moved to using Windows 7 or will be using it at the Telematics Centre then this course will gently introduce you to what you need to know.  Also includes teaching on how Office 2010 is different to Office 2007.

Runs: Tuesday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 20 September 2011.

Picture Perfect

Learn how to quickly create stunning documents using pictures and graphics in Microsoft Word.........

Runs: Thursday afternoons at 1.00 pm, starting 9 June 2011.

Digital Photos for Starters

Got a digital camera?  Got a computer?  Want to learn how to make them work together and have some fun at the same time?  Then this is the course for you...

Runs: Thursday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 23 September 2010.

Digital Photos Special Effects

Feeling creative?  Enjoy working with digital photos on the computer?  Got some experience with Photoshop Elements or other photo editing software?  Then sign up now for this course and become a Special Effects expert...

Runs: Tuesday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 14 September 2010.

Photo Editing Multi-Photo Special Projects

Create a big picture from lots of little pictures!  From Photo Montage to Multi Photo Mosaic this course puts pictures in their place...

Runs: Tuesday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 20 April 2010.

Next Steps - PowerPoint Presentations for Starters

Ever wondered how professional speakers do those clever looking slides they show while making a presentation?  This is your chance to learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and have some real fun on along the way...

Runs: Friday afternoons at 1.00 pm, starting 16 January 2010.

Next Steps - Taming Tables

Tables of information are all around us - football results, timetables, the menu from the takeaway.  Come and join us on this course to discover the power of Tables to organise and display information!

Runs: Tuesday afternoons at 1.00 pm, starting 13 January 2010.

Sharing your Photos

Did you get a digital camera for Christmas?  Do you have friends and family who are not local?  Then you probably want to know how to share your digital photos using the power of Email and the Internet.  This new course for January 2009 will focus on four ways to share your photos with friends and family.

Runs: Tuesday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 13 January 2010.

Next Steps - Christmas Mailmerge

Fed up of hand writing all those Christmas Card envelopes?  Learn how to use stylish printed labels instead and make Christmas Cards a breeze this year!

Runs: Thursday afternoons at 1.00 pm, starting 17 September 2009.

Next Steps - More Website Building

Wonderful Websites!  Want to improve your web building skills?  Then this is the course for you!

Runs: Thursday mornings at 9.30 am, starting 17 September 2009.

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