IT certificate courses offered

Welfare group WorkWise is now providing certificate courses in Information Technology on the Peninsula.

From March, there will be two courses running in the evenings at Technology Futures at the Woy Woy campus of Brisbane Water Secondary College.

The first is a Certificate III Networking Course for people who have either completed Certificate II or equivalent, or may have some IT work experience.

The other course is the Certificate IV Client Support for more advanced support personnel who already have Certificate III or equivalent.

Both courses are free to low income participants and an administration fee applies for all other participants.

Existing workers are encouraged to apply.

At Ettalong, Workwise will also run courses for people over 45 who are on benefits and looking for work.

They are offered free basic training in internet and email, word processing, clip art, spreadsheets and data base through a "bytes" courses.

Classes are limited to eight students at a time and run for five weeks, two days a week with all course materials supplied.

They are part of the Australian Government's Basic Information Technology Enabling Skills for Older Workers Program.

To find out more about WorkWise and its programs telephone 4353 2199 or 43239172 or view the WorkWise website at www.workwiseinc.com.au.

Press release, January 6 Anne Coshaw, WorkWise