Digital Skills (Learn to use the Internet and Email) MQF 2

Entry Requirements

No specific entry requirements are needed for this level.

Duration

8-week course with 2.5 contact hours per week

Learning Outcomes

“Expected learning outcomes for this course include:

Knowledge

• Understand essential ICT concepts for everyday life.
• Know how web browsers and search engines function.
• Recognise reliable sources of online information and assess their value.
• Understand internet and email etiquette and ethical behaviour.
• Identify and describe the function of key Maltese websites (e.g. e-ID, myHealth, ARMS Ltd, JobsPlus, Malta Airport, etc.).

Skills

• Connect to a public or commercial WiFi hotspot.
• Navigate and use a web browser to search the internet.
• Use search engines to locate specific information.
• Create an email account.
• Send, receive, and manage emails, including those with attachments.
• Use online services such as public transport info, insurance portals, weather updates, and TV platforms.

Competences

• Apply digital skills to access and use everyday online services independently.
• Use the internet to retrieve, evaluate, and apply relevant information.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately via email.
• Demonstrate responsible use of digital technologies and respect for online privacy and ethics.

Delivery Method

Face-to-face lessons

Certification/Award

An award certificate accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority will be presented to learners who attend a minimum of 80% of the course and achieve an overall mark of 45% or higher in their tasks.

Progression to Further Education

After completing this course, learners might be interested to apply for the course “Digital Skills: Learn to communicate online and use social media” and/or “Digital Skills-Learn to use online services and shop online”.

Additional Note

N/A