Patient, practical lessons for adults who want to type, send an email and build a CV in Word. No experience needed, and no question is silly.
Most people in this class have never used a computer before. You won't be the only one starting from zero.
Everything you need to use a computer with confidence, at work and at home.
Switch on and shut down properly, use the mouse, and open and close programs. You can't break it, we promise.
Find every key, use capitals and punctuation, and build speed with daily practice that feels like a game.
Save your work, find it again, and keep it organised. No more lost documents.
Search safely, spot scams, create your own email address and send a file as an attachment. Then make your first poster in Canva, free and online.
Type and format a letter, then build your own CV, step by step, and save it as a PDF.
Rows, columns and simple sums, then a monthly budget that shows what money comes in and what is left.
Two sessions a week. Each one ends with something you made yourself, and a short practice task for home.
Before Day 1 · On your phone
A friendly 10-minute page on your phone, sent to you on WhatsApp when you book. You'll learn why you can't break a computer, meet the parts of a laptop, and tell me why you're learning, so your first class is planned around you.
Week 1 · Getting comfortable
Switch on, mouse skills, open and close programs
Every key, capitals and punctuation
Week 2 · Finding your way
Save it, find it, never lose it
Search safely and send an attachment
Week 3 · Microsoft Word
Type, fix, format and save
Headings, bullets, a photo, save as PDF
Week 4 · Microsoft Excel
A shopping list with a total
Money in, money out, and your certificate
You'll leave with a CV in Word, a budget in Excel, your own email address and a certificate of completion.
Same course, same certificate. Pay in full or in three instalments.
Face to Face · Johannesburg
Or 3 instalments of R600
8 sessions of 1.5 hours (12 hours)
Laptop provided in class
Pre-work on your phone before Day 1
Small, patient group
Certificate of completion
Live Online · Microsoft Teams
Or 3 instalments of R500
8 live sessions of 1.5 hours
Learn from home, anywhere
Pre-work on your phone before Day 1
Recordings if you miss a class
Certificate of completion
Single Lessons · Online
Pay as you go
Pick the topic you need most
Great for a refresher
Book one hour at a time
Online classes need a laptop or desktop computer with internet. Dollar amounts are a guide for international learners.
Yes. This course is for people starting from zero. The first thing we do is show you that you can't break the computer by pressing the wrong button. We go one small step at a time.
Not for face-to-face classes: a laptop is provided in class. For online classes you need a laptop or desktop computer with internet. Before your first online class we do a short call to check that everything works.
In Johannesburg. You'll get the exact venue when you book.
Yes. You can pay in three instalments: R600 for face to face, or R500 for online.
Online classes are recorded, so you can catch up. For face-to-face classes we'll arrange a catch-up with you.
Yes. When you finish the course and hand in your CV, your budget and an email, you receive a Learn with Zar certificate of completion that you can show employers. It is a certificate of completion, not an accredited qualification.
Ready to start?
Tell me a little about you and whether you'd like face to face or online. I'll reply with the next start dates.
WhatsApp Zar →+27 81 737 8911 · info@learnwithzar.com