No office, organization or company today functions without computers and there is a huge need to trained manpower capable of handling computers and operating them for routine office use. The key computer operations are: word processing; data inputting & sorting etc., conducting basic spreadsheet operations; using printers, scanners etc. Governments worldwide require millions of trained and certified computer operators. Typically, a Computer operator is promoted into a senior role in a couple of years and then most of these professionals attain a specialist qualification in database or graphic designing or desk-top publishing to attain career growth.
GCOL® qualification holders exhibit necessary capabilities and skillsets related to usage of computers that are required for normal office work across all types of organizations today. GCOL® qualified individuals are qualified on all important aspects of windows-based computer systems and also on all important word processing, spreadsheet and document management applications. GCOL® certified professionals study across 8 modules gathering skills and knowledge not only related to hardware, operating systems, operations of peripherals and Office work software, but also on performance-critical areas like team-work, language and communication, stress handling and career management.
GCOL® is awarded to individuals who successfully complete all the requirements as prescribed by the Software Engineering Quality Board (SEQB), BCI. These requirements primarily include qualifying the multistage online GCOL® examinations organized worldwide in various authorized BCI centers on dates specified in the BCI Assessments Calendar.