IT literacy

IT literacy is almost as important as being able to read and write in the computer-driven society we live in.

Almost every job involves working some kind of electronic equipment, most people communicate using some sort of technical gadgetry or the internet, and people take their photographs these days using a mobile phone or a digital camera.

So the School of Computing, Technology and Communications has launched an IT literacy campaign to ensure that every person in the Bay of Plenty area has a chance, to learn basic computing at no cost.

Waiariki offers the National Certificate in Computing Level 2 and ICDL at no charge. These two qualifications teach students how to operate a computer, send emails, use the internet, do basic spreadsheets, use Excel and generally "be in the swim" of computing today. And they are FREE.

Other educational institutions are encouraged to join in and lift the IT literacy level of the rohe as well.

To enquire about doing one or both qualifications contact your local Waiariki campus or feel free to phone us on 07 346 8684 or 0800 924 274 or email CTC-Enquiries@waiariki.ac.nz

You too can be IT literate.....