Adobe Acrobat and Data Capturing Essentials Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply Adobe Acrobat tools to create, combine, and convert PDF documents from various sources.
• Implement data capturing techniques using interactive PDF forms to collect and export structured data.
• Analyze document security features to protect sensitive information through passwords and permissions.
• Evaluate and apply optical character recognition (OCR) to convert scanned documents into editable and searchable text.
• Demonstrate proficiency in organizing, annotating, and reviewing PDFs for efficient records management.

Target Audience

Designed for administrative staff, data capturers, records clerks, and any professionals responsible for managing digital documents and data entry in a corporate setting.

Prerequisites

Basic computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are essential for learners to apply form creation and data capturing skills in a hands-on environment. These exercises reinforce theoretical knowledge and build proficiency in using Adobe Acrobat for real-world document and data management tasks.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Basic Form Creation — Learners create a simple fillable PDF form from a scanned document, adding text fields, checkboxes, and radio buttons with proper validation. (4h)
• Practical 2: Advanced Form with Calculations — Learners build a complex form with conditional logic, calculations, and dropdown menus, then export data to CSV. (4h)
• Practical 3: Data Capture and Verification — Learners capture data from multiple completed forms, perform validation and cleaning, and generate a summary report. (4h)
• Practical 4: Integration and Automation Project — Learners complete a capstone project: create a professional form, automate data collection, integrate with Excel, and present results. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.