Progressive
Learn to use the most advanced features of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access to improve your productivity and efficiency.
Advanced level IT certification
Computer certificationEIPASS Progressivecertifies advanced level skills in the use of productivity software, specifically Microsoft Office 2019, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and intermediate level for Access.
Is in line with the European directivee-Competence Framework for ICT Users (e-cf) and theDigComp Framework: refers directly to the classification provided by the e-CF, to make it immediately recognizable and usable in every sector. Furthermore, covers the third of the five digital competence areas of the DigComp Framework, Content creation.
Progressive is recognized by the Ministry of Education (MIUR) and constitutes a valid qualification for the recognition of scores in the scholastic context, university and competition.

What you will learn
- Word: format a document in an advanced way, manage the arrangement of texts in relation to the graphic elements, format paragraphs by customizing the values and appearance of elements; use Styles, applying those available and creating them in a personalized way; manage References in the document, such as captions, they notice pie page and closure, citations and bibliography, the indices, bookmarks and cross-references, use Word's automatic features: insert and modify fields, create forms to share, use mail merge, connect and insert data into the document and manage macros.
- Excel: customize the data format, applying custom number formats, text and dates; use conditional formatting, setting and managing formatting rules; manage spreadsheets with ease, acting on rows and columns; insert functions into formulas; use the finance functions, the logical functions, text functions, search and reference functions, for dates and times, mathematical and statistical functions; create, edit and manage charts; analyze data with pivot tables; sort the data, according to certain criteria and to filter them; know the advanced functions, such as macros, data validation, verifying formulas, data connection and data protection.
- PowerPoint: design presentation slides in an advanced way, setting a pattern, inserting layouts into the schema and formatting it; create custom templates and themes; format graphic objects, disposing them in a homogeneous manner; set the background of the slides; insert and manage graphics and smart art in an advanced way; insert multimedia content, such as audio and video, and set animations; connect, enter and transfer files; create custom presentations, start them and automate them; export, share project a presentation correctly; know the basic rules for designing a presentation based on the speech and the audience.
- Access: design a database, create a table, view in Structure mode, relate the tables; use queries, such as table creation ones, queuing, updating and deleting; create queries and use them to filter database records; create masks and format them; understand reports and know how to create them from scratch.
Spent
It also corresponds to the autonomous level requested in the CV Europass under digital skills item.
| National Council | number of credits |
|---|---|
| Journalists (awaiting application for reinstatement) | – |
Examination modules
- Text editor | Microsoft Word advanced level
- Spreadsheets | Microsoft Excel advanced level
- Multimedia presentations | Microsoft PowerPoint advanced level
- Database management | Microsoft Access intermediate level