Advancing digital for your career

The new national digital entitlement from 2020 will fully fund adults with no or low digital skills to undertake this new qualification. They will be supported to use digital devices like tablets, smart phones and laptop computers and to perform everyday activities like how to navigate the internet, send an email and make online payments.

This course will enable and support you to develop the digital skills needed to prepare for further study, work and everyday life. It is an ideal stepping stone for the Essential Digital Skills (EDS) course, as well as helping you to recognise and/or refresh what you know already. It gives an overview of what digital skills are and how they are used in everyday life as well as allowing you to understand the importance of keeping yourself safe online. If you have not been in a learning environment, or unsure if EDS is the pathway for you, then this Introduction to Digital Skills will help you to make that choice. We recommend this course for everyone as a starting point for Essential Digital Skills.

Help yourself stay safe online, explore passwords, privacy and your digital footprint with our online safety course designed for everyone. Courses in this pathway include: Managing passwords Protecting your data Fraud and Scams Keeping your device safe Using technology to keep you safe

Learn about some of the popular apps and services on social media and how to protect yourself whilst using them. Courses in this pathway include:Digital Detox Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn WhatsApp YouTube

Learn how to setup and use Twitter to connect and share with the world.

Gain essential skills like basic computer skills, such as how to use a computer, connect devices, and access search, email, and social media.

Variety of online free digital skills training on using your computer or device.

This free course, Introducing computing and IT, provides a general overview of how digital technologies have come to dominate virtually every aspect of the modern world and some guidance on how to prepare for this digital life. It raises awareness of the importance of data security and online safety. It also provides an explanation of the internal structure and workings of a typical computer and describes hard and solid state drives in some detail.

Our lives depend on online services. Gain essential cyber security knowledge and skills, to help protect your digital life. We shop online. We work online. We play online. We live online. As our lives increasingly depend on digital services, the need to protect our information from being maliciously disrupted or misused is really important.

This free online course, Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online, will help you to understand online security and start to protect your digital life, whether at home or work. You will learn how to recognise the threats that could harm you online and the steps you can take to reduce the chances that they will happen to you.

BBC News 24, Sky News, CNN. We live in an era where news has become almost instantaneous. This free course, IT: Information, will look at how news is gathered and the technology that's used for its dissemination. You will also be encouraged to examine how information might be manipulated by questioning its reliability.

As the volume of information grows in databases, libraries and on the internet, information literacy skills are key to being able to find and manage information effectively in a complex society. Information literacy is about recognising when information is needed, and locating, critically evaluating, using and presenting the information to suit a specific purpose. These skills are increasingly in demand by individuals and employers alike. In this free course, Key skill assessment unit: Information literacy, you will learn to use and adapt your skill confidently and effectively in different situations and contexts.

This session will look to cover ways to help keep you and your digital devices safe online, how to identify fraud & scams, help you to create a strong password and identify cyber security threats.

Taking your business digital can be challenging but very rewarding. Get started on your digital business journey with digital training for businesses. Courses in this pathway include: Digital marketing e-Commerce Business applications Cyber security for business Utilising data Business data privacy Making tax digital

You can now access government directly through the web. While studying this free course, IT: e-government, you look at the scope of e-government, the databases that are necessary, the use of biometrics in identification and verification of identity, and assess the usability and accessibility of websites.