Company Profile
Ryecroft NRC is a self financing charity that has been in existence
since 2000. We have two distinct provision streams – Community and
Business.
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help you.
Community Services
We provide many community based services
along with our partners, including:
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Basic & Advanced IT Training
Recycled IT Equipment Donations
Fitness Advice and Guidance
Benefit Advice
PC Repairs and Upgrades
Job Seeking AIG
Community Police Station
Local Councillor Surgeries
Basic IT Skills
We have many years experience working with the community and provide
several structured IT courses aimed at all levels of users from beginner
through to experienced users. Our structured courses include:
This is a beginners course to enable users totally new to IT, to become
comfortable with the online world. The course covers the basics of using a
computer, keyboard, mouse through to getting online and staying safe.
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Basic IT Skills
Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum
We specifically chose to deliver this course as it’s a natural
progression from the UK-Online course and further
develops skills, introducing new elements such as digital
Media using Microsoft office and computer security.
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Essential IT Skills
Child Exploitation Online Protection
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, is committed to
preventing the sexual abuse of children in both the online and offline
environments.
As CEOP Ambassadors, we work alongside our colleagues in the criminal
justice and child protection agencies in the UK and abroad to add value to
existing services and provide greater support to professionals working in
this area.
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Advanced IT Skills
The IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software curriculum
provides an introduction to the computer hardware and
software skills needed to help meet the growing demand
for entry-level information and communication technology
(ICT) professionals.
The curriculum covers the fundamentals of PC
technology, networking, and security, and also provides an
introduction to advanced concepts.
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Recycled IT Equipment
Donations
Because of the unique way in which we deliver our
IT training, we are able to offer reusable IT
equipment to the public on a donation basis.
Not only does this help members of the community
obtain a computer system, but also prevents IT
equipment from entering landfill and offers our
students the opportunity to help others and gain
valuable work experience that compliments their
academic achievements.
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What We Do
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Training
I.T. Service Level Agreements
I.T. Consultancy
WEEE Disposal
Training
We offer the following training courses:
• Portable Appliance Tester (PAT)
• I.T. Disaster Prevention & Recovery
• How To Work & Stay Safe Online
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
How much does your company spend on PAT testing each year? £100’s? £1000’s?
Do you understand the legal requirements of PAT testing?
Why not save money and gain valuable skills by completing a PAT Course?
After hearing how badly charities were being let down by PAT companies, (1 PAT inspector
didn’t even have a machine to test, just stickers!!) we decided to offer this course.
By completing this course you will not only begin saving large amounts of money each year but
will also gain valuable, potentially life saving skills.
This NAPIT endorsed course covers:
- Legal requirements of PAT
- Health and safety principles
- Appliances that require testing and frequency of testing
- All PAT tests are explained and covered in Depth
- How to complete the required PAT documentation
- How to use PAT machines safely and with complete confidence
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Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
• Plus: Upon successful completion of the course you can
begin to test your companies appliances free for the 1st
year and then for only £20.00 per year thereafter as we
operate an equipment hire scheme that includes all labels.
• We only deliver this course to small groups to ensure that all
delivered content is fully understood and everyone on the
course leaves with total confidence.
• The course cost is £90.00pp and will pay for itself within the
1st year. Don't take our word for the value of this course –
see our course feedback on our website.
• Because this course is delivered to 6 attendees or less,
spaces are very limited so a prompt response will ensure
your space is reserved.
I.T. Disaster Prevention & Recovery
Is this your I.T. Contingency Plan?
If it is then you need this course!
I.T. Disaster Prevention & Recovery
How much would you lose on IT downtime?
Do you have an IT recovery plan?
A recent Microsoft study of the Black Country discovered that the area has some of the lowest levels of
practical IT skills not only in the UK but most of Europe. From our own experience of dealing with
organisations within this area, we can back that research up.
This is why we have designed a course specifically to deal with the minimum skills that every organisation
should know. You can be sure that by taking this course you will gain skills that could potentially save you
£1000's in lost IT system time.
This 1 day course covers:
- How to keep your IT systems running ( Where to find drivers, updates, virus definitions, Hardware checks etc)
- Basic PC repair and upgrade skills
- How to implement a robust Data backup system
- How to recover from an IT disaster
This course is packed with valuable information delivered by tutors that continue to work in the field
at organisations like yours on a daily basis, so know what IT problems you could face. We also
know that learning new IT skills is one thing but implementing them is another. That's why you will
also receive a free recycled PC base unit to practice your new found skills so you can gain the
confidence to implement your skills into your IT own systems.
How To Work & Stay Safe Online
This 1 day course is split into 2 sections:
** Morning section – Working remotely:
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How to remotely communicate using online tools to speak, send files
and hold virtual meetings
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How to save documents to the cloud free of charge
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How to co-work on projects remotely
** The Afternoon section – Staying Safe Online
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Full Training Via a qualified CEOP Ambassador on the online dangers to children and parents.
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Staying safe using a wireless connection
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Useful Websites
Once you’ve completed this course you will gain a CEOP certificate.
Note: all delegates must produce a valid CRB check on the day of the course for entry.
I.T. Service Level Agreements
• Our Staff have many years experience of operating IT service level
agreements and will cater for all of your IT needs on a contract basis.
We offer services such as:
• Data Services - We can perform secure Data destruction, 1st level
recovery and backup solutions, both remote and local.
• Networking - We can perform both wired and wireless connectivity to
suite your needs.
Maintenance
• We can perform routine maintenance on your systems to ensure they
remain fully operational, making sure they have the latest updates,
device drivers, virus definitions as well as performing full component
tests and system cleanup.
I.T. Consultancy
• We have project managed many I.T. projects over the years and can
offer advice, guidance & support from beginning to end.
• We can perform a site visit and produce a detailed report based on
sound recommendations, including sourcing suppliers.
• Because of the unique way in which we operate and our long running
track record, we are confident you will not be disappointed.
• Our prices start at an amazing £125.00 for an initial site visit and
consultation to produce a workable I.T. solution.
Waste Electrical and Electronics
Equipment (WEEE) Disposal
• We are fully licensed with the environmental agency to collect
redundant I.T. equipment.
• We are also part of the Microsoft Authorised Refurbish scheme
(MAR) and have an I.T. donation programme in place
• Because we are also a Cisco centre, all recycled equipment is used
for training before being re-introduced into the community.
• We also have a fully auditable route for all non-usable I.T. equipment
that we have built up over the years.
• Charges start at £5 per item!