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Macarthur Community College

» Courses  » Tech Savvy Seniors - Computers for Beginners

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Tech Savvy Seniors - Computers for Beginners I

This course is designed for Seniors 55+ (or ATSI 50+) who have little or no experience with computers. You will learn how to tame the mouse, view documents, create folders, copy files and print using Windows and Microsoft Office. The Tech Savvy Seniors program is an initiative of the NSW Ageing Strategy and is funded through a partnership between the NSW Government and Telstra. Because there has been a high incidence of people enrolling and then not attending, we may charge you a nominal fee upon enrolment. If you are unable to attend any session or a whole course, or you decide not to continue, please contact the College Office and advise accordingly.

Course ID:

DA3300-12

Price:

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Status:

Places are available.

Location:

403 Hume Highway Liverpool

Tutor:

Dannii Hudec

Sessions:

8 sessions of 2 hours

Time:

1:00pm-3:00pm

Starts:

Wednesday, 05 August 2026

Finishes:

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

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Tech Savvy Seniors - Computers for Beginners I

This course is designed for Seniors 55+ (or ATSI 50+) who have little or no experience with computers. You will learn how to tame the mouse, view documents, create folders, copy files and print using Windows and Microsoft Office. The Tech Savvy Seniors program is an initiative of the NSW Ageing Strategy and is funded through a partnership between the NSW Government and Telstra. Because there has been a high incidence of people enrolling and then not attending, we may charge you a nominal fee upon enrolment. If you are unable to attend any session or a whole course, or you decide not to continue, please contact the College Office and advise accordingly.

Course ID:

DA3301-12

Price:

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Status:

Places are available.

Location:

403 Hume Highway Liverpool

Tutor:

Dannii Hudec

Sessions:

8 sessions of 2 hours

Time:

1:00pm-3:00pm

Starts:

Thursday, 06 August 2026

Finishes:

Thursday, 24 September 2026

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Agenda

Learning Outcomes:
Identify computer hardware components
Understand the inter-relationship between computer hardware and software
Use appropriate software
Access, retrieve and manipulate data
Access and use help functions within each application
Use keyboard and equipment
Word Processing - MS Word
Spreadsheets - MS Excel

Materials

Bring pen and paper (tea and coffee available).
Because there has been a high incidence of people enrolling and then not attending, we may charge you a nominal fee upon enrolment. If you are unable to attend any session or a whole course, or you decide not to continue, please contact the College Office and advise accordingly.

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