Get Informed

Course Details

Course category: Employability Skills

Location: Online, self-paced, self-assessed

Duration: 12 months

Cost: £199.99

Qualification: Online Academy Certified Diploma

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About This Course
Have you ever felt daunted by a lengthy form? Confused? Or maybe even frustrated because of the sheer amount of information you need to have on hand? If you have, Get Informed is the course for you. This bitesize online course will guide you through the different types of forms that you’ll face in day to day life, whilst giving you tips and advice on how to fill them in correctly.

Who is this course for?
Get Informed is suitable for anyone who wants to feel more confident when filling in forms and presenting their personal information and details.

What will you get from this course?
Whether you’re filling out your medical history for a new GP surgery or you’re applying for your dream job, Get Informed will give you the confidence to fill in any application form. You’ll understand what a standard type of form looks like after viewing a range of real-life examples and you’ll know to avoid the common application form mistakes. You will also be informed about the personal information you need for each type of form and how to organise this to give you the best chance of success. However, Get Informed will also equip you with a range of skills, such as problem solving and organisation, which shall assist you throughout life, not just with applications.

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:
- Identify situations where you’ll need to give out personal information
- Understand the types of personal information required
- Organise your personal information appropriately
- Fill in various types of form with confidence (job applications, passport documentation etc.)
- Understand the consequences of filling in a form incorrectly
- Recognise and avoid the common mistakes made on application forms
Course features
- Expert tips and advice
- Glossary of useful terms
- Stats section where you can track your progress
- Case studies and real-life examples that bring the material to life
- Questions throughout to test your understanding
Course lessons

Introduction to filling in forms: recognise the areas of life where you’ll have to fill in forms
What you need: understand the pieces of information that you’ll be asked to present
Getting organised: how to successfully fill in forms
Let’s try it: put the knowledge you have learnt into practice
Submit your form: pulling your knowledge together

Accreditation

This course has been accredited by Online Academies. On successful completion of this course you will be able to download or print off a PDF of your Online Academies Certificate (please note: you will also be given the opportunity to have a hard copy of the certificate printed off and posted out to you for a small additional charge). If you would like to view a sample of the certificate, please click here.

Online Academy work with Quality Licence Scheme (Quality Licence Scheme). The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

Assessment

At the conclusion of each module there is a multiple choice question assessment. This will help you remember the main points of the lesson and act as a check that you have retained the essential knowledge and understanding of that particular section. The results can be seen instantaneously and you can correct wrong answers. When the result is satisfactory you can progress to the next module.

Course Outcomes

Once you have successfully completed all the modules for your course you will be awarded:

A Diploma issued by Online Academies

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