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  Silver Unit 16 - IT Communication Fundamentals (2 credits)

  1. 1. Use a variety of sources of information to meet needs	2. 2. Access, search for, select and use Internet-based information and assess its fitness for purpose	3. 3. Select and use IT to communicate and exchange information
  1.1 Use appropriate sources of IT-based and other forms of information to meet needs	2.1 Access, navigate and search Internet sources of information purposefully and effectively	3.1 Create, access, read and respond appropriately to email and other IT-based communication
  1.2 Identify different features of information	2.2 Use appropriate search techniques to locate and select relevant information	3.2 Use IT tools to maintain an address book and schedule activities
  1.3 Recognise copyright constraints on the use of information	2.3 Outline how the information meets requirements and is fit for purpose

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  Links to ITQ units

  Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
  Bronze 1 Unit 1 - Improving Productivity Using IT (1 credit)	Silver Unit 1 - Improving Productivity Using IT (3 credits)	Gold Unit 1 - Improving Productivity Using IT (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 1 - Improving Productivity Using IT (5 credits)
  Bronze 2 Unit 1 - Improving Productivity Using IT (2 credits)	Silver Unit 2 - Web site Software (3 credits)	Gold Unit 2 - Web site Software (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 2 - Web site Software (5 credits)
  Bronze 3 Unit 1 - Improving Productivity Using IT (3 credits)	Silver Unit 3 - Using Collaborative Technologies (3 credits)	Gold Unit 3 - Using Collaborative Technologies (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 3 - Using Collaborative Technologies (6 credits)
  Bronze 3 Unit 2 - Online Basics (1 credit)	Silver Unit 4 - IT Security for Users (1 credit)	Gold Unit 4 - IT Security for Users (2 credits)	Platinum Unit 4 - IT Security for Users (3 credits)
  	Silver Unit 5 - Spreadsheet Software (3 credits)	Gold Unit 5 - Spreadsheet Software (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 5 - Spreadsheet Software (6 credits)
  	Silver Unit 6 - Specialist Software (2 credits)	Gold Unit 6 - Specialist software (3 credits)	Platinum Unit 6 - Specialist Software (4 credits)
  	Silver Unit 7 - Word Processing (3 credits)	Gold Unit 7 - Word processing (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 7 - Word Processing Software (6 credits)
  	Silver Unit 8 - Using the Internet (3 credits)	Gold Unit 8 - Using the internet (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 8 - Using the Internet (5 credits)
  	Silver Unit 9 - Drawing and planning (2 credits)	Gold Unit 9 - Drawing and planning (3 credits)	Platinum Unit 9 - Drawing and Planning Software (4 credits)
  	Silver Unit 10 - Presentation Software (3 credits)	Gold Unit 10 - Presentation software (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 11 - Database Software (6 credits)
  	Silver Unit 11 - Database Software (3 credits)	Gold Unit 11 - Database software (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 12 - Desktop Publishing Software (5 credits)
  	Silver Unit 12 - Desktop Publishing Software (3 credits)	Gold Unit 12 - Desktop Publishing Software (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 13 - Using E-mail (3 credits)
  	Silver Unit 13 - Using Email (2 credits)	Gold Unit 13 - Using Email (3 credits)	Platinum Unit 14 - Audio Software (4 credits)
  	Silver Unit 14 - Audio Software (2 credits)	Gold Unit 14 - Audio Software (3 credits)	Platinum Unit 10 - Presentation Software (6 credits)
  	Silver Unit 15 - Imaging Software (3 credits)	Gold Unit 15 - Imaging Software (4 credits)	Platinum Unit 15 - Imaging Software (5 credits)
  	Silver Unit 16 - IT Communication Fundamentals (2 credits)	Gold Unit 16 - IT Communication Fundamentals (2 credits)	Platinum Unit 17 - Video Software (4 credits)
  	Silver Unit 17 - Video Software (2 credits)	Gold Unit 17 - Video Software (3 credits)