COURSE RESOURCES

Improve your computer skills

The Learning Skills Centre offers free, short online computer skills workshops to help Holmesglen students build confidence in Microsoft Office, Outlook and essential digital safety.

Online mini workshops for students

Welcome to Term 3, 2026.

Build your digital skills with free online computer workshops at Holmesglen. These short, practical sessions help you improve Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook skills, along with essential computer safety knowledge.

Designed for students of all levels, each 30-minute session supports your study success, digital confidence and everyday use of key software tools.

Why attend these workshops?

These sessions are designed to support both new and continuing students who want to improve their digital skills for study and everyday use.

You will gain practical Microsoft Office skills for assignments and assessments, while building confidence using Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. The workshops also introduce helpful shortcuts and time-saving techniques to make your work more efficient.

They are ideal for:

  • new students learning the basics
  • anyone needing help with assignments
  • students wanting to improve digital literacy
  • learners looking for a quick refresher

You’ll also develop better digital organisation skills and improve your understanding of online safety and digital environments.

Workshop schedule

Do you find it hard to locate documents on your computer? Worried that you might lose your work? Come along to this 30-minute workshop and learn how to organise files, install/ uninstall software and back up your files using a USB, hard drive, or the cloud.

For session days/times, please check below:

Session Date

Session Time

Monday

20 July 2026

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Thursday

23 July 2026

12.30 pm – 1.00 pm

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Not sure where to find unit information or assessment tasks on Brightspace? Join this 30-minute workshop and develop confidence to locate important study information, content, and upcoming tasks and activities. Learn how to navigate tabs, menus and icons required to undertake your course.

For session days/times, please check below:

Session Date

Session Time

Monday

27 July 2026

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Thursday

30 July 2026

12.00 pm – 12.30 pm

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Do you use Webex for assessment tasks? Some assessment tasks require students to conduct meetings, role plays or presentations using a virtual meeting room. Will your future job require you to meet online? Join this 30-minute workshop and learn how to schedule, start, and record an online meeting. You will also learn how to download the Webex recording and upload the video to Brightspace. You will also learn tips and hints for positive engagement and interactions for online classes.

For session days/times, please check below:

Session Date

Session Time

Monday

03 August 2026

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Thursday

06 August 2026

12.00 pm – 12.30 pm

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Using Microsoft Word to write your assessment tasks? Will you need to write documents in your future workplace? Come along to this 30-minute workshop you will learn the formatting tools in a Word document which will help you format your documents the way you want, saving time and stress.

For session days/times, please check below:

Session Date

Session Time

Monday

10 August 2026

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Thursday

13 August 2026

12.00 pm – 12.30 pm

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Do you need to add pictures, diagrams, or data into your assessment tasks? This 30-minute workshop will teach students how to locate and use Word functions to insert tables, shapes, textbox, comments, and references into written documents.

For session days/times, please check below:

Session Date

Session Time

Monday

17 August 2026

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Thursday

20 August 2026

12.00 pm – 12.30 pm

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Do you proofread your assessments before submitting? This 30-minute workshop will show you how to do a grammar check and use accessibility functions such as read aloud and dictation. You will also learn about other functions such as when to use Save and Save as, how to save a document as a PDF and navigate Print options and shortcuts.

For session days/times, please check below:

Session Date

Session Time

Monday

24 August 2026

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Thursday

27 August 2026

12.00 pm – 12.30 pm

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New to using Microsoft Excel? Come along to this 30-minute workshop and learn how to create a spreadsheet using Excel tabs and ribbons. You will also understand basic functions such as worksheets, cells, active cells, and range.

For session days/times, please check below:

Session Date

Session Time

Monday

31 August 2026

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Thursday

03 September 2026

12.00 pm – 12.30 pm

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Would you like to make your Excel tables look professional? This 30-minute workshop will teach you the basic Microsoft Excel groups such as Font, alignment, number, and table formatting. .

For session days/times, please check below:

Session Date

Session Time

Monday

07 September 2026

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Thursday

10 September 2026

12.00 pm – 12.30 pm

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This 30-minute workshop will teach you the basic numerical functions used in Microsoft Excel such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You will also become familiar with some more advanced functions such as subtotal, maximum, and minimum, D-SUM and VLOOKUP. Students will also learn useful shortcuts.

For session days/times, please check below:

Session Date

Session Time

Monday

14 September 2026

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Thursday

17 September 2026

12.00 pm – 12.30 pm

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Cannot attend the online mini workshops? Contact the Learning Skills Centre for personalised support:

E: learningskills@holmesglen.edu.au

T: 03 9564 1880