Recently, computers have become popular instruments for technological advancement. People in almost all sectors of economy are applying computers in one way or another. However, being machines they cannot perform without being driven. Hence a computer knowledge is inevitable to almost every human being.

Having this in mind, the University Computing Centre is organising computer training for the University community and the rest of the world. It has been observed that, though same courses can be taken by different groups of people, it is wise to separate these groups and teach them differently.

The following groups have been identified:-

• Secondary School levels ( Form IV and VI).
• Working (in-service) such as normal level staff e.g. secretaries, normal administrator's etc.
• Managers and Top level administrators.
• Technical staff who may need specialized courses and monitoring.

Similar courses are organized for university students at reduced prices. However, basing on costs involved in conducting these courses, there should be a balance between the number of students attending the course. The computing centre organizes such courses only if at least ten students demand the same course.

As per identified groups, it was observed that regular short courses may not necessarily suit all needs of different groups. Some groups may need new or modified course contents to suit their needs. This is mainly intended to create courses that can be modified to incorporate user reaction and needs. The major advantage of such courses is that, groups may take advantages of existing environment to save money as well as getting what is actually needed.

Requests for such courses are done by those groups either under the guidance of their consultant or the Computing Centre.