SkillPaks

Immediately after you enroll in the Foley-Belsaw Institute’s Professional PC Repair Career Program, you will receive your first SkillPak.  Each SkillPak contains all the course material you need to successfully complete each lesson.

Your SkillPaks are written by industry experts; professional personal computer technicians who understand the business, and what it takes to be successful.

SkillPaks will arrive as needed, each containing about five lessons – sometimes more, sometimes less.  At the end of each lesson, you will find an exam or homework assignment.  Detailed instructions mean that each lesson assignment is easy to follow and complete. Exams contain 10 questions and you can always double check the lesson material prior to answering an exam question.  This means you always have the opportunity to review as you go.

After you have completed the final lesson in each SkillPak, you will send in the exam answer sheets and/or lesson card to your instructor.  Your instructor will check your work and issue a grade.  Once we have received your completed SkillPak, we will send you the next.

The Foley-Belsaw Professional PC Repair Course consists of 6 SkillPaks and 30 lessons:

SkillPak 1
Lesson 1          Understanding the Computer
Lesson 2          Operating System Development
Lesson 3          Memory and Storage
Lesson 4          Major System Components
Lesson 5          Input Devices
Lesson 6          Output Devices

SkillPak 2
Lesson 7          Basic Electronics 1
Lesson 8          Basic Electronics 2
Lesson 9          The Motherboard
Lesson 10        Microprocessors

SkillPak 3        
Lesson 11        Memory
Lesson 12        Disk Drives
Lesson 13        Video Subsystems
Lesson 14        Tools and Techniques

SkillPak 4
Lesson 15        Building a Shop Computer 1
Lesson 16        Building a Shop Computer 2
Lesson 17        Preventative Maintenance
Lesson 18        Maintenance Procedures
Lesson 19        Formatting Hard Drives
Lesson 20        Viruses

SkillPak 5
Lesson 21        Installing Software
Lesson 22        Troubleshooting Principles
Lesson 23        Diagnosis and Repair 1
Lesson 24        DOS and Windows for Workgroups

SkillPak 6
Lesson 25        Windows
Lesson 26        Improving Operating System Performance
Lesson 27        Printers
Lesson 28        Video Systems/Monitors
Lesson 29        Using a Diagnostic Disk
Lesson 30        Diagnosis and Repair 2