Education and Training
Sector Space.org provides free educational material and training to voluntary groups, charities and other third sector organisations. Many of our educational materials can be found in our Learning Centre. We also undertake custom research and write articles requested by our groups. Our Training programs include both ICT and Business Training. You can view a list of our courses below.
Please contact us to register for a class or request more information.
Training Workshops and Courses
| Intro to Microsoft Office Professional | This workshop was designed for users of Microsoft Word or Excel who are interested in learning how all the programs included with Microsoft Office Professional work together. You will be introduced to the integration features of Microsoft... |
| Introduction to Microsoft Access | Microsoft Access is a powerful relational database program. This workshop will teach you the skills necessary for creating databases with Access. Topics include: getting started; creating, editing, and working with tables; and setting field... |
| Microsoft Access II | This workshop is designed to introduce you to the more advanced features of Microsoft Access. You will learn to add a combo box, a list box, and an option group to forms; set the tab order on a form; and add a header and footer to a form. Topics... |
| Introduction to Excel | Microsoft Excel is a popular spreadsheet, database, and graphics program that can be purchased separately or as part of Microsoft Office or Microsoft Office Professional. This workshop is designed to provide the essential information for using Excel... |
| Microsoft Excel II | This workshop is designed to take Microsoft Excel users beyond the basics. You will learn to work in a multiple-worksheet environment, including techniques for entering formulas that calculate between worksheets and workbooks. You will gain a... |
| Microsoft Excel Tips & Tricks | This program is ideal for those who need to further develop their abilities with complex spreadsheets. Learn little-known Excel tips and tricks. Examples include: Converting Color to Black and White; Creating Instant Range Names; Working with... |
| Introduction to Microsoft Word | This workshop will teach you to create, edit, save, and print documents. You will learn to work efficiently in a point-and-click graphical environment. Many of Word's editing and formatting features are covered. This introductory workshop covers... |
| Microsoft Word II | This workshop takes beginners beyond a basic understanding of Microsoft Word. Learn how to set up a data file for managing information including how to sort records and how to select records based on specific criteria, such as zip code or... |
| Introduction to Microsoft Powerpoint | Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation graphics program that you can use to create overheads, slides and computer-based multimedia presentations. Topics include beginning a presentation; working with Wizards; getting help; working with slide... |
| Introduction to Microsoft Outlook | Microsoft Outlook is a desktop information management program that you can use to manage meetings, to-do lists, contacts, and appointments. Outlook is an exciting new application because it integrates capabilities that previously existed in... |
| Introduction to Windows | This workshop is designed to provide the essential information for using Microsoft Windows to its fullest. You will learn the basics of how to work with and understand the Windows interface. Techniques for managing files are covered. Leave with... |
| Database, List Processing, Mail Merge: Developing a Contact Database | Did you know you could use Word, Excel, Access or Outlook to keep track of contact databases? This workshop covers the basic concepts necessary to decide which of these software packages is best suited to your needs. Learn how Word’s mail merge... |
| Funding IT | Effective use of ICT is quickly becoming a necessary component of success. In order to make the best choices, organisations need to understand how to cost and fund their ICT initiatives. This course aims to help organisations determine the cost and... |
| Strategic Planning | Do you, your staff, and your Board of Directors have a clear picture of where your organisation is, where it should be going, and how to get there? Strategic Planning is a process that helps to answer these questions. And in today's unstable, ever-... |
| Developing and Managing Volunteers | This session offers new approaches to recruiting and coordinating volunteers in order to respond to the changing profile of today's volunteer. Workshop covers: assessing volunteer needs, identifying sources of volunteers, matching... |
| Building Your Board | We live in a time of rapid, profound change. Faced with shrinking budgets, rapidly changing social needs, a hostile political climate, and ever more intense public scrutiny, organisations are finding that it’s not enough to simply update a... |
| Leadership Skills for the Visionary Board | This workshop is specifically designed for members of boards and executive directors of groups wishing to promote and nurture the development of visionary leadership on the part of the board. This highly interactive session will provide information... |
| Effective Collaboration and Strategic Alliance | A growing number of forward-looking organisations have come to see that the best way to fulfill their mission is to seek and build on collaborations wherever they can. Increasingly as groups become more skilled at self-assessment and strategic... |
| How to be a Learning Organisation | An organisation committed to future growth and effectiveness must become a learning organisation. The rapid increase in new knowledge and the pace of change itself demand that individuals and organisations become continuous learners. Beginning in... |
| Systems Thinking for Third Sector Groups | Systems thinking is a way to see beyond isolated events to the deeper patterns, connections and root causes that explain many of the problems that confront us in organisations and communities. The workshop will provide a practical understanding of... |
