Digital Functional Skills Level 1

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This Digital Functional Skills programme aims to help you demonstrate your understanding and competency in digital skills needed for real-life applications. It focuses on enabling you to engage with digital services and products in everyday life and provides a foundation for further study or employment.

  • Description

    There are five main themes that you will cover during this programme:

    1. Using devices and handling information: Searching the internet, managing files, and using cloud storage.

    2. Creating and editing: Using applications to create and edit digital content, processing numeric data, and creating charts.

    3. Communicating: Using email and online messaging appropriately, and managing digital footprints.

    4. Transacting: Managing online accounts, completing online forms, and ensuring safe online transactions.

    5. Being safe and responsible online: Understanding data protection laws, protecting personal information, backing up files, avoiding malware, and minimizing health risks from digital device use.
  • Entry Requirements

    There are no specific prior skills or knowledge required for this qualification. However, it may be beneficial for learners to have achieved the NCFE Entry Level 3 Digital Functional Skills. You will have a discussion with the course tutor prior to enrolment to ensure you are capable of achieving the learning outcomes and have the relevant literacy, numeracy, and health and safety requirements.

    You will need to have basic understanding of how to access and navigate digital devices.

  • Qualification

    NCFE Level 1 Digital Functional Skills

  • Progression

    NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Digital Skills for Work

  • Assessment

    The qualification is assessed externally through: A multiple-choice/short-answer question paper (knowledge assessment) and task-based assessments (skills assessment). Both sections are externally set and marked, and the assessments are conducted under invigilated conditions.

  • Home Study

    You will be expected to practice and apply the skills learned in real-life contexts to reinforce your understanding and competency.

  • Fees and Additional Costs

    This is a fully-funded course, subject to eligibility, meaning there are no additional costs linked to this programme. However, you may need to provide your own device for practice outside of class hours.

Code Day Start End Times Fees*
DFSL1 242501 Tuesday 29/04/2025 08/07/2025 09:30 - 15:30 £0

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* Terms and conditions apply. The fees stated on this website are for guidance purposes only and should be checked before enrolment. Unless otherwise stated, fees shown are for tuition only, over one academic year. Where a course is longer than one academic year, the fees stated are for the first year, and the cost of the second or subsequent years will be discussed at interview. For details of fee remission for students over 19 click here. If you think you may be entitled to a concession or fee remission, or you would like more information on the additional costs associated with your chosen course, please contact us on 01635 845000 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Fee information

16 - 18 year olds

In most cases, students aged 16-18 on a full-time study programme (including T Levels) will not be required to pay fees, and the College will fund most course-specific equipment and materials. This excludes stationary, non-curriculum trips and a £15 College Subscription.

19 years and over

Students aged 19 years and over may be required to pay fees. Our Fees, Funding and Financial Support page has details on financial support, fee remissions and loans. Please note that some courses may have additional registration, examination and/or materials fees. Where we have been unable to provide these additional costs in this information, they will be discussed with you before enrolment.

Funded programmes

Where course fees are fully funded (for example Maths, English and Essential Digital Skills), the course is free of charge to students, subject to eligibility.

Skills Bootcamps

Skills Bootcamps are fully funded and free of charge to learners. Employers who want to use Skills Bootcamps to train their existing employees contribute to the cost of training. See the Fees and Additional Costs for more information.

Fee information

Skills Bootcamps

Skills Bootcamps are fully funded and free of charge to learners. Employers who want to use Skills Bootcamps to train their existing employees contribute to the cost of training. See the Fees and Additional Costs for more information.