GUI Environment Functions for Beginners Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the ability to navigate a GUI environment by opening, closing, and resizing windows.
• Apply common GUI functions such as using menus, toolbars, and dialog boxes to perform basic tasks.
• Identify and use icons, shortcuts, and file management features to organize and access files.
• Utilize help functions and system settings to customize the GUI environment.
• Perform basic file operations including creating, saving, and deleting files and folders.
• Demonstrate understanding of GUI concepts such as drag-and-drop, right-click context menus, and task switching.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for new computer users, administrative staff, or any individuals who need to develop basic proficiency in using GUI-based operating systems and applications.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners will perform hands-on exercises to navigate and customise the GUI environment, manage files and windows, and use help features. These practicals reinforce theoretical concepts and build confidence in using a graphical interface.

Practical Activities

• Navigating the Desktop and Windows — Learners practice opening, closing, resizing, and switching between multiple windows, and identify desktop components. (1h)
• File Management and Customisation — Learners create folders, save files, rename items, and customise the desktop background and taskbar settings. (1h)
• Using Help and Support — Learners use the built-in help system to find solutions to common GUI problems and explore accessibility options. (1h)

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.