TutorTutoring
St Cecilia Career Training Program provides free tutoring and support for students who request assistance with their studies. Students have access to studying in groups, one on one direct personal tutoring; computer-based learning programs and academic resource materials. Students are welcome to drop in or request for a standing appointment. Tutoring services are tailored towards the individual needs of a student.
STEPS TO BECOME AN ONLINE STUDENT
SELF ASSESSMENT:
Prior to registering for an online course, you should assess whether you are ready for online learning by completing the following:
To take full advantage of the interactivity of the courses, the following setup is recommended:
A personal computer with one of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows OS, Windows 8 or above); Apple Mac OS 10.12 or above.
Processor: 1 GHz or faster; RAM: 2GB or higher; Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher.
An Internet connection speed of 1.5 Mbps or higher.
supported browsers: Chrome v63+; Firefox 57+ (Safari 12+ is supported, but not recommended; Microsoft Edge 42+ is supported, but not recommended).
Sound Card and Speakers
Do you have the necessary computer skills to complete an online course?
Word Processor Skills.
- Open a new file.
- Open an existing file.
- Save a file.
- Rename a file (Save As).
- Cut, paste, format text.
- Print a document.
Basic Skills.
- Familiar with the operating system of the computer being used to access the Internet course.
- Understand terms such as mouse, drag, open, select, file, choose, double-click, download, upload, send, etc.
- Save, copy and find files/folders on discs and hard drives.
- Navigate between two or more applications without closing and re-opening (multitasking).
- Minimize/maximize Windows.
Email Skills.
- Send, open, reply to, and forward a message.
- Enter a message subject.
- Send an attachment.
- Open and/or save an attachment.
Web Browser Skills.
- Go to a specific URL.
- Print a page.
- Follow a hypertext link.
- Conduct a basic search using a search engine.
- Download and install plug-ins
