Essential Digital Skills

Do your staff feel like they're being left behind in a digital world?

With the digital landscape changing at an ever increasing pace, our courses in Essential Digital Skills, aims to build up your employees skills to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world.

The entry level course is designed for those that have a little knowledge in using digital technologies.

For people who already have digitals skills, we can offer the Level 1 course.

Each course will cover 5 skills areas. An example of the topics covered within the areas at entry level and/or Level 1 are:

Using devices and handling information

An understanding of:

Hardware
Software
Operating systems
Manage and store information
Identify and solve simple technical issues

Communicating

Including:

Sending and receiving emails
Making video calls

Being safe and responsible online

Digital well being
Being responsible online
Privacy and data protection
Online behaviour
Backing up data

Creating and editing

Documents
Images
Audio and video files

Transacting

Complete and submit an online form
Digital verification checks
Buying online
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These courses are free for adults aged 19 and over, and can be delivered onsite dependent on learner numbers. The course is 45 hours in duration with flexible delivery. To find out more about these courses or how we can support you and your workforce, please contact us here.