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MS Access Computer & Office Skills

MS Access

MS Access lets you build real, working databases with a friendly visual interface. This course covers designing tables and relationships, building queries, and creating forms and reports for data entry and analysis. It's a genuinely useful office skill for managing business data without needing to be a programmer.

Duration
1 month
Format
Live 1-on-1
Level
Professional
Certificate
Osian NSDC
Overview

What this course is about

Learn how to replace scattered lists with a structured Microsoft Access database. With a personal teacher, you will plan tables, choose suitable fields and data types, set primary keys and connect related information through relationships. Examples can include customer records, student admissions, inventory, service history or fee tracking, helping you understand why a database needs design before data is entered.

Practical sessions cover select, parameter, action and summary queries, with criteria that help you find and analyse records accurately. You will build data-entry forms with useful controls and create reports with grouping, sorting, totals and print-ready layouts. The teacher will also explain validation, duplicate prevention, relationships and the difference between storing information once and repeatedly copying it across files.

This course suits learners who want a practical database foundation for office administration, records management or small business operations. Live one-on-one classes are offered between 7 AM and 9 PM or on weekends, with individual review of practice databases. On completion, you receive a certificate.

By the end

What you’ll be able to do

  • Design Access tables with appropriate fields and data types
  • Set primary keys and create relationships between tables
  • Write queries to filter, join, calculate and update records
  • Build forms for controlled and user-friendly data entry
  • Generate grouped reports with sorting, totals and clear layouts
  • Maintain a small relational database with validation and organised structure
Syllabus

How the course flows

  1. 1
    Computer FundamentalsModule 1

    How computers and the OS work day to day.

  2. 2
    Documents & PresentationsModule 2

    Professional Word and PowerPoint work.

  3. 3
    SpreadsheetsModule 3

    Formulas, functions and clean data in Excel.

  4. 4
    Internet & ProductivityModule 4

    Email, cloud tools and staying organised.

  5. 5
    Practice & CertificationModule 5

    Real tasks and exam-style preparation.

Toolkit

Tools you’ll use

  • MS Word
  • MS Excel
  • MS PowerPoint
  • Windows
  • Google Workspace
Audience

Who this course is for

  • Students seeking a database course after 12th
  • Office administrators managing structured records
  • Data-entry professionals moving beyond spreadsheets
  • Small shop and service business owners
  • Job seekers targeting database or documentation support roles
Where it leads

Roles this opens up

  • MS Access Data Operator

    Enter, update and retrieve records through controlled database forms and queries.

  • Database Support Assistant

    Maintain tables, relationships, reports and routine information requests.

  • Office Records Coordinator

    Organise customer, stock, student or service records into usable reports.

Questions

Before you enrol

The concepts work with recent desktop Microsoft Access versions, including Microsoft 365 where Access is available. Some menu names may differ in older editions, and the trainer can adapt the demonstrations.

Microsoft Access is primarily a Windows desktop application and does not have the same native Mac availability as Word or Excel. A Windows computer or suitable Windows environment is recommended for hands-on database practice.

Yes, practice can use customer, inventory, student, fee or service records with related tables. The teacher can review your database structure and query results during the live class.

It teaches controlled data entry, record searches, queries and printable reports, which are useful in records and administration work. Placement support includes resume help, mock interviews and referrals, but employment is not guaranteed.

Choose Access when you need related tables, forms, queries and a database structure for many records. Advanced Excel is better for spreadsheet analysis, pivots, dashboards and recurring report calculations.

No, the course begins with database planning, tables, relationships and query design. Basic computer familiarity helps, but you can learn the main Access workflow without being a programmer.