The JD Approach Newsletter
July 2009
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The JD Approach Team
Website of The Month
We have just created a new website for business coach Dorothy Betts.
Dorothy Betts is an experienced business coach; a Manager for over 20 years, Dorothy has gained extensive experience in traditional manufacturing industries, working with small to medium sized businesses
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Dates for Your Diary
Free IT Surgery
with Forward Ladies
Free technology and computing advice from JD Approach consultants for women in business with any type of IT problem or question..
JD Approach
7th September,
9.30am till 11.30am
Click Here for More Information
OOO
Thinking in 3D
with Andy Hanselman
The Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber, quarterly Women in Business Lunch.
Bring a bloke event.
Tankersley Manor, Barnsley
Wednescay 16th September
11.15am till 2pm
Click Here to Book
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Free Course and Exam Places
IC3 Critical Thinking Qualification
Certiport, in partnership with Educational Testing Service (ETS), is excited to announce a new certification exam entitled IC3Critical Thinking - Powered by ETS.
We will be conducting a beta for this exam from the middle of August to the middle of September.
The IC3 Critical Thinking one-hour exam will cover seven Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Literacy content areas, using tasks at a wide range of difficulty levels. This makes the exam suitable for college students, as well as for working adults. The seven ICT Literacy content areas include:
- Define
- Access
- Evaluate
- Manage
- Integrate
- Create
- Communicate
The IC3 Critical Thinking beta will provide data that will be used to help determine the qualifying scores for this new certification exam. If you meet the qualification criteria listed below, you can be a beta test candidate, giving you the opportunity to take the certification exam for free.
Test Candidate Qualification Criteria:
- Be a native English speaker (or a native-level English speaker).
- Read at a 10th Grade level or above
- No high schools students
- Be somewhat familiar with the following topics:
a) Networks and the Internet
b) Electronic Mail
c) Using the Internet
d) The Impact of Computing and the Internet on Society
e) Computer Hardware
f) Computer Software
g) Using an Operating System
h) Common Program Functions
i) Word Processing Functions
j) Spreadsheet Functions
The IC3Critical Thinking beta exam will be available in limited quantities on a first come, first served basis, and beta test candidates receiving a passing score will receive a score report and printable certificate, documenting their critical skills achievement, which is valued in today’s academic and professional environments.
The beta exam will take about two hours to complete. It is one and a half hours long, with time added for logging in and then completing a quick survey at the end of the exam. The IC3Critical Thinking beta exam must be administered in a Certiport testing centre to ensure exam integrity and security.
JD Approach is a qualifying Certiport centre and has been accepted to run the trial. We will be combining the free exam with a free 1 day training session, however places will be extremely limited. To reserve a place or request more information please send an email to ic3@jdapproach.co.uk
Add ECommerce to Your Website (from only £400)
We've done it again, the latest add-on to JD Manage, our website CMS (Content Management System) is an easy to use E-Commerce system. This provides a simple and easy way to add an online shop to your website.
If you already use the JD Manage CMS system you can add an online shop from only £400.
For customers who do not already have an installation of JD Manage we can add it to any exsting website from only £500 and as a special offer until the end of August if you purchase JD Manage with the ecommerce module together we will install and configure the entire system on your site and give you a half hour online tutorial for only £750 (plus VAT)
Scheduled Training Courses (only £180 per person)
The following dates are available for our scheduled training courses.
Places are limited so book early to reserve your seat.
AUGUST
Wednesday 5th - Microsoft Excel Advanced 2003
Tuesday 12th - Microsoft Access Beginners 2003
Thursday 13th - Microsoft Word Advanced 2003
Monday 17th - Microsoft PowerPoint Basics 2007
Tuesday 18th - Microsoft Excel Beginners 2003
Monday 24th - Microsoft Access Basics 2007
Tuesday 25th - Microsoft Publisher Basics 2003
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 1st - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2003
Thursday 3rd - Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
Monday 7th - Microsoft Excel Basics 2007
Tuesday 8th - Microsoft Visio Basics 2003
Wednesday 9th - Microsoft Outlook 2003
Thursday 10th - Microsoft Access Advanced
Monday 14th - Microsoft Word Intermediate 2007
Tuesday 15th - Microsoft Excel Advanced 2003
Wednesday 16th - Microsoft Word Beginners 2003
Thursday 17th - Microsoft Project Basics 2003
OCTOBER
Monday 5th - Microsoft Access Intermediate 2007
Tuesday 6th - Microsoft Excel Beginners 2003
Tuesday 13th - Microsoft Access Beginners 2003
Wednesday 14th - Microsoft Publisher Basics 2003
Monday 19th - Microsoft Outlook 2007
Thursday 22nd - Microsoft Word Intermediate 2003
Tuesday 27th - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2003
To book a place on any of the above courses or enquire about our other training services, call 0114 2544004 or email training@jdapproach.co.uk