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The row of
buttons below is so you can find out the details of our courses, 
Courses Please note that the courses listed here are for your information only and you will need to check the availability of vacancies in any course by looking at the rosters in the hall at the clubroom or by phoning 49616576 during office hours. Put your name and phone number on the roster ONLY IF THERE IS A BLANK SPACE. Please do not put your name at the bottom if the spaces are already filled. You are not enrolled until we receive payment so send it in as soon as you enrol or you may miss out!
COURSES FOR SESSION 4 - 2009 COMMENCING TUESDAY 2nd June 2009 for 5 weeks
COURSES FOR SESSION 5 - 2009 COMMENCING TUESDAY 28th July 2009 for 5 weeks
COURSES FOR SESSION 6 - 2009 COMMENCING TUESDAY 1st September 2009 for 5 weeks
COURSES FOR SESSION 7 - 2009 COMMENCING TUESDAY 20th October 2009 for 5 weeks
Training Four training sessions of one and a half hours are conducted on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during school terms. That gives us the school vacations free to do those important things like having the grandchildren for holidays. We have special courses running on Fridays. Mondays are devoted to activities such as train-the-trainer sessions and occasional other courses as required. Our
training methods have evolved over the years and will probably change
as our circumstances alter.
Our
Training Courses We have found the notes used in conjunction with the PowerPoint slides on the CD have gained great acceptance. They can be used during the training sessions and then re-used at home, both for the dreaded practice and for reference later when the memory needs a prompt. We have organised for a lead tutor to present the lessons with assistant tutors helping individuals who may encounter problems. This method means that we generally have a tutor for each two people. We are often asked, “What are the best courses for me to do?” The answer is simple, “It all depends on what you are interested in achieving.” Just remember that it is important to build a basis for your learning. You may want to learn to use the Internet, but if you don't understand the basics of your computer, you'll end up totally frustrated. Come along with realistic goals and be prepared to accept advice from the tutors and you'll gain most from being a member of our club. To help you decide, the basic content of each course is detailed on the pages accessed from the COURSES tab at the top of this page. Throughout most courses we will be using Microsoft products which were donated to the club by Microsoft under its Community Assistance Initiative We have
over 30 people as actively involved tutors. Some of these are people who
started as learners only a short time ago - now they are putting their knowledge
to good use (and with their training sessions they're adding to their skills
with the computer so there are advantages to them as well as to the people
they are helping). If you would
like to become involved as a tutor, Generally older
people prefer to be taught by people of a similar age. Our tutors fulfil that
requirement. We have upgraded our computers and have completely new machines running all our software. All our computers are now dual booting with access to either Windows XP or Windows Vista. New courses are being prepared using Windows Vista. As there is increased demand for people using Vista, so the range of courses will develop.
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