Touch Typing and Speed Development

Having professional touch typing skills with a good speed is the hallmark of a quality Secretary or PA.  Being able to operate the keyboard quickly and efficiently is also important for other job roles in Administration, Management, Teaching etc, in fact anyone who uses a computer for a good part of their daily working life.

Graduates and A Level students will also find this a useful skill to have to enable them to complete their course work more quickly and effectively.

Touch typing means you can operate the keyboard without looking at the keys and you use all the correct fingers on the keyboard.  You will also adopt the correct typing techniques, developing a beat and rhythm in your touch typing, the ability to continually type for several minutes which requires concentration, as well as reducing the number of typing errors, which in turn slows down the production of any work.

You will use a combination of drill exercises and a typing program to help develop your technique in the early stages, followed by timed typing exercises to develop concentration and speed.

You will gain either the:

OCR Level 1 in Speedkeying or

OCR Level 2 in Speedkeyingor

OCR Level 3 in Speedkeying

Optional

OCR Level 1 Computer Keyboarding

 

OCR (RSA) is an established exam board providing a range of GCSE, A Level, teaching and vocational qualifications.  

OCR is part of the University of Cambridge which is Europe’s largest assessment board.  They play a leading role in developing and delivering exams/assessments across the world, operating in over 150 countries.

or

 

Lewis Secretarial and Computer College Certificate in Speed Keying at Level 1, 2 or 3

Level 1

This level is for those who just wish to learn how to touch type without the need to develop their speed to a high level.  This level is suitable for those with no prior keyboarding skills.

You will learn the correct techniques in touch typing, learn the correct fingering for each key, develop your concentration through longer passages and completing a range of speed keying exercises.

Exam preparation is included in the course.

Speed Keying exam with a minimum speed of 25 wpm.  This is a 10 minute exam.

Optional Computer Keyboarding exam is also available.  This is a 10 minute exam.

Level 2

This level is for those who wish to learn how to touch type and to develop their speed to a business standard.  This level is suitable for those with some keyboarding skills.

You will learn the correct techniques in touch typing, learn the correct fingering for each key, develop your concentration through longer passages and completing a range of speed keying exercises.

Exam preparation is included in the course.

Speed Keying exam with a minimum speed of 35 wpm.  This is a 10 minute exam.

Optional Computer Keyboarding exam is also available.  This is a 10 minute exam.

Level 3

This level is for those who wish to learn how to touch type and to develop their speed to a high level.  This level is suitable for those with prior keyboarding skills.

You will learn the correct techniques in touch typing, learn the correct fingering for each key, develop your concentration through longer passages and completing a range of speed keying exercises.

Exam preparation is included in the course.

Speed Keying exam with a minimum speed of 50 wpm.  This is a 10 minute exam.

Optional Computer Keyboarding exam is also available.  This is a 10 minute exam.

You can study this course full-time, or part-time – studying the number of hours per week that suits you and fits in with your other commitments.

We recommend that you study at least 5 hours a week, which can be broken up into one hour study slots perhaps, or 2-3 hours on a Saturday and Sunday if you find that easier.

Some students wish to study as quickly as possible – and complete the course in as short a time as possible.

The choice is yours!

For your guidance, if you study regularly these hours per week, you should complete the course within:

5 hours per week on average	2 months
10 hours per week on average	1 month
20 hours per week on average	2 weeks
Over 30 hours per week on average	1 week

 The maximum duration within which a single Level course needs to be completed is 2 months.

The course is put on hold whilst you or the College are on holiday - enabling you to have holiday breaks whilst studying your course.