TSG Training
Course Catalogue

Welcome to the TSG Training Course Catalogue. Below you will find all of the bespoke courses we can offer through paid training project or TaaS projects (Training as a Service).
The levels of our courses are categorised as:

Fundamentals –  Designed for users who are new to systems or subjects, and want to start from scratch. Pre-requisites:
•Experience of using a mobile device and or desktop/laptop computer
•Can attend a remote course via an invite.

Intermediate – You’re comfortable with the basic functionality of the core apps or concepts and want to learn more. Pre-requisites:
•Experience of using a mobile device and or desktop/laptop computer
•Competent user of Teams and OneDrive to communicate and collaborate
•Able to use Microsoft Outlook and Word, Excel, or PowerPoint

Advanced – You’re well versed with the subject already, and are looking for high level training, often to support others, drive organisational development oir act as a digital champion.
Pre-requisites:
•Experience of using a mobile device and or desktop/laptop computer
•Competent user of Teams and OneDrive to communicate and collaborate
•Able to use Microsoft Outlook and Word, Excel, or PowerPoint to a high level
•Able to use Microsoft File Explorer
•Comfortable with cloud concepts and using the Microsoft 365 suite of applications

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Our Most Popular Courses

Teams Communication

Using Microsoft Teams to communicate with colleagues across the organisation using chat, calls and meetings. 

Teams Collaboration

Using Microsoft Teams to collaborate with your colleagues, using the functionality to share documents and co-author in real time using OneDrive to manage them.

Copilot Pilot Training

A pilot training programme for digital champions, introducing them to the effective use of Copilot, Microsoft's AI, designed with the goal of future organisational rollout.

SharePoint Essentials

SharePoint underpins everything in Microsoft 365, so knowing how to access and use this app is an essential for anyone looking to get more from M365.

Cyber Security Essentials

Introduction to the essential elements of cyber security that every end user should be aware of and follow.

Course Catalogue - Foundation Courses

Microsoft Teams - Communication

Course Duration: 60 minutes

Max Delegates: 20 per session

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview

Using Microsoft Teams to communicate with colleagues across the organisation using chat, calls and meetings. 

Target Audience

Designed for all users who will communicate with others in your organisation remotely.

Objectives

Enable users to effectively use Microsoft Teams to communicate with colleagues.


Agenda:

  • Teams Overview 
  • User interface – app bar, column menu, workspace, search
  • Chat Overview
  • Core chat functions
  • Calls
  • Taking and Making Calls
  • Meetings
  • Scheduling and Joining
  • In meeting core functions – recording, screen share, live emoji, mute all, device settings, views
  • Post meeting – chat, recording, attendance

Microsoft Teams - Collaboration

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20 per session

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview

Using Microsoft Teams to collaborate with your colleagues, using the functionality to share documents and co-author in real time using OneDrive to manage them.

Target Audience

Designed for users who will collaborate with other team members.


Objectives

Enable users to collaborate with colleagues, using the functionality to share documents and co-author in real time.

The session will feature the following:

  • Files and Folders
  • Accessing files and folders in Teams and OneDrive
  • Document Creation
  • Creation of a new Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document in Teams
  • Editing a Document in Teams
  • Opening and editing a document in Teams
  • Editing in the desktop app
  • Version history
  • Sharing a Document
  • Using Teams to share a document
  • Sharing from OneDrive
  • Teams and Channels
  • What are they and how to access them?
  • Conversations in Channels

Microsoft 365 - Secure Document Sharing (SDS)

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20 per session

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview
Using Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and Email to securely share documentation and data inside and outside the organisation.

Target Audience

Designed for users who will collaborate with team members and external contacts.

Objectives
Enable users to use the functionality of Microsoft 365 to securely share links to documents and data, managing access and permissions.

The session will feature the following:

  • Secure Document Sharing ‘101’
  • Attachments vs links
  • Sharing in Teams
  • Sharing in OneDrive
  • Sharing in Outlook
  • Managing Access in Shared Locations
  • Managing Access in OneDrive

Microsoft SharePoint Essentials

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20 per session

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview
SharePoint underpins everything in Microsoft 365, so knowing how to access and use this app is an essential for anyone looking to get more from M365.

Target Audience

Designed for users who will collaborate with other team members.

Objectives

Enable users to more effectively access and use SharePoint resources to manage files and folders more effectively.

The session will feature the following: 

  • About SharePoint
  • Me, We and All
  • Accessing SharePoint
  • 365 portal and Teams
  • Working with files
  • SharePoint Navigation bar
  • SharePoint Interface
  • SharePoint Ribbon
  • Syncing/Shortcut to OneDrive
  • File & Folder Access
  • Sharing access
  • Managing access
  • Version history

Microsoft Outlook (2024) Essentials

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20 per session

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview
Using Microsoft Outlook is essential to modern business. This course covers the essential and basic elements to communicate and collaborate with your colleagues.

Target Audience

Designed for all low level users who will need basic usage of Microsoft Outlook.

Objectives

Enable users to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers, using the modern functionality within Outlook.

This session will feature the following:

  • Introduction to Outlook as an App
  • Basics of Emails, Replies and Forwarding
  • CC & BCC
  • Formatting and Styles
  • Attachments and Files
  • Conversations, Settings and Views
  • Rules and ‘Out of Office’
  • Calendar Management and Teams Sync


Cyber Security Essentials

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20 per session

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview
Introduction to the essential elements of cyber security that every end user should be aware of and follow.

Target Audience

Designed for all users across the organisation.

Objectives

Raise awareness of why cyber security is important, the role of the end user in maintaining the integrity of our networks, systems and data, as well as effecting a change in behaviours that will remove risk and increase security.

The session will feature the following:

  • Securing our Systems
  • Network Security
  • Secure practices
  • Impact of security breaches

TSG Secure Six:

  1. Devices
  2. Passwords
  3. Multi Factor Authentication
  4. Updates
  5. Phishing & Fraud (incl. Social engineering)
  6. Sharing


Microsoft Excel Essentials

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20 per session

Delivery Method: Teams


Overview
The critical elements of Microsoft Excel are summarised into this course, covering the main essentials for day-to-day and practical use.

Target Audience
All end users who use Microsoft Excel regularly and wish to upgrade their knowledge ad increase their efficiency.

Objectives
This practical and interactive style course will enable users to work faster and with more detail, visual elements and accomplish their Excel focused goals using the modern Microsoft Excel functionality.

The session will feature the following:
  • Naming and Navigation
  • Freezing and Views
  • Tables, Filters, Sorting and Pivots
  • Autofill and Formula’s
  • Formatting Cells and Conditional Formatting
  • Sparklines Charts and Graphs


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Course Catalogue - Intermediate Courses

Microsoft Teams - Collaboration Deep Dive

Course Duration: 60 minutes

Max Delegates: 20

Delivery Method: Teams
Overview
Going beyond the basics, this session will take a deeper dive look at using Teams and OneDrive, managing files, editing permissions and understanding the higher-level features to file sharing and collaboration.

Target Audience

Those who collaborate regularly with other team members and have a grasp of the basics.

Objectives

Enable users to collaborate with colleagues, making use of more advanced functionality to share documents and co-author.

The session will feature the following:
  • Using Teams as the new File Explorer
  • Co-Authoring
  •      Opening Shared Files
  •      Collaboration
  •      Review/Comments
  • Teams and Channels
  •      Create and manage
  •      Settings of Teams/Channels
  •      Upload files and folders
  •      Adding tabs
  •      Quick Access of Files
  •      Open Files in SharePoint



Microsoft Planner

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview
A way to organise teamwork and tasks, providing a central location for all to update and track progress.

Target Audience

All end users who would benefit from learning how to use planner for the delivery of projects and other specific pieces of work where the planning, delegation and tracking of activities is a requirement.

Objectives

Enable users to effectively start to use Planner for the scheduling and delegation of tasks in support of project/work delivery.

The session will feature the following:

  • Accessing the App
  • Windows Desktop and Teams Components
  • Plans, Buckets and Tasks
  • Project and Work Creation
  • Tasks and assigning
  • Editing and closing tasks
  • Charts and schedules
  • Plan members


Microsoft OneNote

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20
Delivery Method: Teams


Overview

A virtual notebook that integrates with Microsoft 365 allowing you to record, organise and store notes, which you can also share with colleagues.


Target Audience

All end users who would benefit from learning how to store notes and information online.


Objectives

Enable users to effectively use OneNote to store notes and ideas, which can be easily accessed on the go.

The session will feature the following:


Accessing the App

•Office.com, Windows Desktop and Teams

Components

•Notebook, Sections, Pages

Creating and Managing Notebooks

•Create a new notebook
•New section and pages
•User menu – Insert, Draw and View

Collaboration

•Share a notebook
•Link to a channel


Microsoft Forms

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20
Delivery Method: Teams


Overview

An application which allows you to create shareable surveys, quizzes, and polls quick and easily, with built in data analysis in real time.


Target Audience

Those who will store notes and information online. Also excellent for those who will create surveys.


Objectives

Forms allows you to create, share and analyse survey results.

The session will feature the following:


  • Accessing the App
  • Forms Creation
  • New form and copy a form
  • Adding questions
  • Settings and themes
  • Preview
  • Collecting Responses
  • Duplicate or Collaborate
  • Responses
  • Accessing the response area
  • Export to Excel

Microsoft Bookings

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20
Delivery Method: Teams


Overview

Bookings is a simpler way to organize schedules and manage appointments through an online app, automatically generating your portals and webpages for staff and customers.

Target Audience
Those who book or create scheduled appointments with customers or clients, through sales, service or other means.

Objectives
Bookings brings you the ability to customize appointments to your business needs, providing your clients flexibility, convenience, and control.
The session will feature the following:
  • The Theory of Bookings
  • What it is for and how it works
  • Opening Bookings
  • The App Home
  • Setting up a New Booking Service
  • Managing Bookings
  • Booking Links
  • The Overview Page
  • Editing Staff, Bookings and Services
  • Testing and Applying Bookings
  • Testing the Bookings
  • Emails and Notifications
  • Cancelling and Rescheduling

Microsoft Lists

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20
Delivery Method: Teams


Overview
Microsoft Lists is a Microsoft 365 app that helps you track information and organize work. Lists are simple, smart, and flexible, so you can stay on top of what matters most to your team.

Target Audience
Those who organise, track or log onboarding, assets, people, processes, events, and many other types on listed content.

Objectives
Lists is the ultimate information tracking tool within Microsoft 365, used for many purposes, including those that lead to the Advanced-level Power Automate and Power App courses.

The session will feature the following:
  • The Theory of Microsoft Lists
  • What is “Microsoft Lists”?
  • The ‘Lists Hub’
  • Create a Microsoft List
  • Starting a New List
  • Adding Columns
  • Grid View
  • Filling out your lists
  • Editing your View
  • Creating Alerts
  • Sharing the List and Access
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Course Catalogue - Advanced Courses

Managing Teams and Channels

Course Duration: 60 minutes

Max Delegates: 20

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview
This session will explore the management of Teams and Channels.


Target Audience
Those who will have the necessary permissions to manage Team and Channels.

Objectives
Enable end users with permissions to easily manage the administration of Teams and Channels.

The session will feature the following:

  • Managing Teams & Channels Intro
  • Manage Team Navigation
  • Adding members, their role, and requests to join the Team
  • Channels and Settings
  • Analytics for your Team
  • Apps available and adding more
  • Tags for your team
  • Channel Settings
  • Naming conventions, Descriptions, Privacy Editing the Team
  • Team name
  • Description
  • Privacy
  • Channels Notifications
  • Manage channel
  • Channel settings and Analytics
  • Email Address

Managing SharePoint Pages

Course Duration: 60 minutes
Max Delegates: 20

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview
This session will explore the management of SharePoint pages, enabling you to manage, content, and design. 


Target Audience
Those who will have the necessary permissions to manage SharePoint pages enabling them to administer content.

Objectives
Enable end users with permissions to easily manage the administration of SharePoint pages.

The session will feature the following:

  • Create a new page
  • Change the look of a page
  • Edit an Existing page
  • Add sections
  • Add web parts
  • Page analytics


Become a Maker (Power Apps and Automate)

Course Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
Max Delegates: 8

Delivery Method: Teams

Overview
Custom-made applications and automation can increase efficiency and improve productivity. This course covers the essential elements of Power Apps and Power Automate, enabling to ‘become a maker’.

Target Audience
Designed for all advanced level users who want to develop their ability to create Power Apps and work with automation. To attend this course, delegates should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Objectives
Enable users to create a basic canvas app and add process automation.

The session will feature the following:

  • Introduction to Power Apps
  • User interface
  • Data sources
  • Preparing to build
  • Building your app


  • Introduction to Power Automate
  • User Interface
  • Data sources
  • Mapping your ‘flow’
  • Create your automation


  • Conclusion Linking Apps and Automate


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