Training Provided Within CLASP
CLASP's FÁS Community Response Project, which
ran from May 1995 to January 2006, offered a wide range of training and
experience to trainees.
Practical training included:
- Computer Basics and Applications
- Historical Research
- Preparation of text for publications
- Field Trips
- Interview techniques and CV preparation
- Publicity and promotion
- Mail shots and general sales and marketing of publications
- Work Experience
- Training in Microsoft Applications
- Training in Adobe Photoshop
- Training in Quark XPress
- Training in Microsoft Publisher '97
- Hardware & Software Familiarisation
- Trainees are responsible for the production of their
own newsletter, “CLASP NEWS”, which is produced with the
launch of each publication.
The FÁS certification system, the Integrated
Assessment System, which is endorsed by City & Guilds, offers
a wide range of benefits to trainees, trainers and to employers. CLASP
was very successful
in implementing this system which is based on modules.
The Integrated Assessment System modules
are as follows.
- Information Technology
- Computer Applications: Internet
- Computer Applications: File Management
- Computer Applications: Databases
- Computer Applications: DOS
- Computer Applications: Desk Top Publishing
- Computer Applications: Spreadsheets
- Computer Applications: Word Processing
- Introduction to Computers
- Keyboarding
- Office Work
- Reception Skills
- Reprographics
- Telephone Skills
- Typewriting
- Job Seeking
- Job Seeking
- Sourcing Information
Trainee Benefits (on completion of Integrated
Assessment System):
- Enables trainees to gain recognition for a wider
range of skills i.e. attainment in personal skills as well as practical
skills is recorded and certified.
- Prepares trainees to meet the demands of work through
training and assessment exercises, which closely match work requirements.
- It reduces concerns about formal testing by making
assessment more open, informal and ongoing - an integral part of the
training experience.
Employer Benefits:
- It recognises the needs of employers for employees
trained in both personal and practical skills.
- It results in a short, easily interpreted certificate
listing achievements in practical and personal skills.
City & Guilds
City & Guilds certification is offered in the following areas:
- Word Processing (Elementary and Intermediate Level)
- Databases
- Spreadsheets
European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
The European Computer Driving Licence is certificated by ECDL Ireland
Ltd. and has seven modules to offer training in, including:
- Basic Concepts of IT
- Using the Computer and Managing Files
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheets
- Databases
- Presentations & Drawings
- Information Network Services
Advanced European Computer Driving Licence
We offered two modules in the Advanced European Computer Driving Licence
including:
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheets
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