About the Curricula

Each curriculum is composed of the following modules:

Summary of the Modules

ICT for Apparel Course

Module 1: Computer Fundamentals

1. Part I: Introduction to Computers
   1. Computers and Society
   2. Computer Hardware and Software
2. Part II: Windows XP Operating System
   1. Touring Microsoft Windows® XP Professional
   2. Managing Files and Folders
3. Part III: Word Processing and Microsoft Word
   1. Getting Started with Word
   2. Editing Document
   3. Formatting Text
4. Part IV: Spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel
   1. Learning Worksheet Fundamentals
   2. Editing & Formatting Worksheet
   3. Performing Basic Calculations (Only in the Apparel & Hotel Course)
   4. Changing Print Options (Only in the Apparel & Hotel Course)
   5. Working with Rows, Columns, Worksheets & Workbooks (Only in the Apparel & Hotel Course)
   6. Working with Charts (Only in the Apparel & Hotel Management Course)
   7. Formatting Cells (Only in the Apparel & Hotel Management Course)
   8. Using Basic Financial & Logical Functions (Only in the Apparel & Hotel Management Course)
   9. Using Excel with the Internet (Only in the Apparel & Hotel Management Course)
5. Part V: Presentations and PowerPoint
   1. Creating a Presentation
   2. Working with a Presentation
   3. Printing a Presentation
6. Part VI: Using the Internet and the World Wide Web
   1. Exploring the Web
   2. Finding and Managing Information
   3. Security Issues and the Internet
   4. Introduction to Microsoft Outlook®
   5. Using E-Mail in Outlook
7. Part VII: Database Fundamentals (Only in the Hotel Management Course)
   1. Understanding Databases
   2. Creating Tables
   3. Working with Tables
   4. Creating & Using Queries
   5. Designing a Form
   6. Designing a Report

Module 2: Industry Specific (ICT for Apparel)

1. ICT Applications in the Apparel Industry
   1. Understanding basics of Merchandising
   2. Creating a Purchase Order Contract using Microsoft Word
   3. Creating a Event Schedule using Microsoft Excel
   4. Creating a Cost Sheet using Microsoft Excel
   5. Creating a Production Plan using Microsoft Excel
2. Design & Development
   1. Understanding Creative Design & Illustrations
   2. Understanding Story Boarding
   3. Understanding Technical Design
   4. Creating a Spec Sheet using Microsoft Word
   5. Creating a Bill of Material using Microsoft Excel
3. Production & QC
   1. Creating a Capacity Allocation Schedule using Microsoft Excel
   2. Creating a Line Balance Sheet using Microsoft Excel
   3. Understanding Quality Control
   4. Creating a Inspection Summary Report using Microsoft Excel
   5. Creating a Quality Control Offline Chart using Microsoft Excel
4. Work Study
   1. Understanding Work Study
   2. Developing a Process Chart using Microsoft Visio
   3. Creating a Time Study Sheet using Microsoft Excel
   4. Creating a Operation Breakdown Sheet using Microsoft Excel

Module 3: Career Success Skills

1. Introductions: A Key to Positive Relationships.
   1. Discuss communication; demonstrate listening and non-listening behaviors; identify importance of listening
2. Backgrounds: Respecting Self and Others.
   1. Define respect, demonstrate appreciation toward others, validate self
3. Career Exploration: Goal Setting (part I).
   1. Discuss importance of setting goals; list goals and steps to achieve them; plan how to reach a goal as a group; develop personal goal (possibly as homework)
4. Career Exploration: Goal Setting (part 2) Project of Life.
   1. Set goals for different parts and stages of life: school/job training, job/enterprise, romance, transportation, entertainment, spiritual life, family/friends; create “Action Plan"
5. Acquiring Information: Problem Solving and Decision Making.
   1. Participate in Connect-the-Dots activity to demonstrate problem solving and challenges; learn steps for problem solving: state the problem, think of many ways to solve it, evaluate the ideas, choose your solution, do it, evaluate; practice problem solving in groups"
6. Acquiring Information: Asking Questions to Clarify Situation or Task.
   1. Create confusing situation to demonstrate difficulty of uncertainty; identify benefits of asking questions and types of questions to ask; review listening skills
7. Organizing Information: Preparing your CV Organize your CV.
   1. in a personalized manner and make it fit better the job for which you want to apply
8. Organizing Information: Managing Strong Emotions.
   1. Identify strong emotions and what causes them; role play situations; learn how to manage emotions: think before act, calm down, don’t overreact, detach from situation
9. Discovery and Reflection: Asking Questions to Gain Information about Jobs.
   1. Introduce question words; practice asking and answering job related questions; review letter of invitation to and interview; role play
10. Discovery and Reflection: Developing Confidence in Self and Others.
    1. Discuss confidence; explore ways to build self confidence; individual and group activities
11. Discovery and Reflection: The Power of a Positive Attitude.
    1. Define positive and negative attitudes; identify effects of attitude on thoughts and behavior; explore ways to improve situations and attitudes
12. Interviewing for a Job: Hygiene, Dress and Making a First Impression.
    1. Learn importance of hygiene and dress codes, language, confidence and caring behavior, and preparedness in interviews; appropriate behavior/appearance for various situations
13. Interviewing for a Job: Getting Ready for a Job Interview.
    1. Develop cover letter for a job application; discuss roles of employer and employee in interview; prepare for interview in pairs; review guidelines for successful interview; review list of interview questions
14. On the Job: Being a Good Team Player.
    1. Identify different types of teams; identify 6 “Good Team Habits”: Help others, do you share, be positive, set limits, volunteer to do extra, ask for help; Role play teamwork
15. Interviewing for a Job: Undergoing a Job Interview.
    1. Practice in mock interviews; identify unexpected events; answer in few questions in English; discuss interview follow up protocol; watch a video of successful interviews.
16. On the Job: Time Management.
    1. Make lists of tasks that need to be completed; prioritize tasks by coding importance; decide how to complete the tasks
17. On the Job: Three Keys to Being a Good Employee.
    1. Learn how to keep a job; show up everyday ready to work, be on time, do the work
18. Individual Action Plan.
    1. Develop own action plan for the next 6 months; starting from the day following the end of the course

ICT for Hotel Management Course

Module 1: Computer Fundamentals

Module 2: Industry Specific (ICT for Hotel Management)

1. Front Office
   1. Introduction to Front Office processes
   2. Process Management using Microsoft Access
   3. Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network
2. House Keeping
   1. Introduction to Hose Keeping processes
   2. Process Management using Microsoft Access
3. Food & Beverages
   1. Introduction to Food & Beverage processes
   2. Menu Planning using Microsoft Excel
   3. Meal Plan handling using Microsoft Excel
   4. Event Planning using Microsoft Outlook
4. Banquets
   1. Introduction to Banquet processes
   2. Creating a Floor Plan with Microsoft Visio
5. Marketing
   1. Creating a Website using Microsoft Front Office
   2. Creating a Brochure using Microsoft Publisher
   3. Analyzing marketing data using Microsoft Excel

Module 3: Career Success Skills

ICT for Media & Journalism Course

Module 1: Computer Fundamentals

Module 2: Industry Specific (ICT for Media & Journalism)

1. Introduction
2. Creating a Press Release
   1. Introduction to a Press Release
   2. Creating a Press Release using Microsoft Word
   3. Create and manage text boxes
   4. Create Headers and Footers
   5. Mail Merge using Microsoft Outlook
   6. Learning other advanced features of Microsoft Word
3. Creating a News Letter
   1. Introduction to a News Letter
   2. Creating a News Letter using Microsoft Word
   3. Inserting and manipulating graphics and images
   4. Installing and using Unicode languages: Sinhala & Tamil
4. Security Issues and the Internet
   1. Customizing Internet Explorer’s Security Setting
   2. Setting Content Rating preferences
5. Working with Photos
   1. Working with Microsoft Picture Manager
   2. Editing and adjusting brightness and contrast of a photo
   3. Enhancing the colour of a photo
   4. Cropping a photo
   5. Rotating and cropping a photo
   6. Resizing a photo
   7. Using photo compression techniques
6. Working with Audio
   1. Working with the Audacity program
   2. Editing a audio clip
   3. Introducing effects to audio clips
   4. Downloading audio from tape to computer
   5. Downloading audio recordings from a digital recorder mobile phone to computer
   6. Recording and saving voice using computer
7. Introduction to Microsoft Outlook
   1. Starting Outlook
   2. Navigating within Outlook
   3. Using the Outlook bar
   4. Using the Folder List
   5. Using the Office Assistant
8. Working with Video
   1. Working with Microsoft Movie Maker
   2. Creating a movie
   3. Editing a movie
   4. Inserting photos, videos, texts, sound to a movie
   5. Insert transitions, effects to video clips
   6. Working with titles and credits
   7. Converting mswmm format to wmv format
9. Using Microsoft Outlook
   1. Composing, addressing, and sending messages
   2. Formatting a body of a message
   3. Attaching a file to a message
   4. Checking for messages
   5. Reading, replying, and forwarding messages
   6. Printing, finding, recalling, deleting messages
   7. Saving a draft of a message
10. Blogging
    1. Creating and publishing a blog
    2. Inserting text, graphics, and to a blog
    3. Inserting page elements
    4. Changing the layout of a blog
    5. Creating and managing a blogroll
    6. Configuring a link list
11. What is a Feed?

Module 3: Career Success Skills

ICT for Agriculture Extension Services Course

Module 1: Computer Fundamentals

Module 2: Industry Specific (ICT for Agriculture Extension Services)

TO BE CONFIRMED.

Module 3: Career Success Skills