Digital Skills

FREE Computer skills courses

Be more confident engaging with technology

We help you use devices to stay in touch with family and friends, feel safe buying goods and services, and accessing important information.

Delivered at centres No previous experience needed Experienced tutor support

Financial support for course fees, equipment, childcare and resources Excellent range of resources and guidance

Let’s Get Digital

You will learn how to: • turn on a device

• use the available controls

Are you not currently using digital technology or perhaps you are using it in limited ways but would like more confidence to engage with the technology?

Our Let’s Get Digital course is suitable for those who have no or very little knowledge and experience of digital skills, and once completed, will have provided you with the foundation skills to move onto the Essential Digital Skills courses.

Duration: 7 weeks Location: In centres, countywide Price: Free

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on a device make use of accessibility tools on a device to make it easier to use interact with the home screen on a device connect a device to a safe and secure Wi-Fi network use the internet to access information and content open a browser to find and use websites ensure that passwords and personal information are kept safely as they have value to others update and change a password when prompted to do so

How to enrol You will need to book an assessment session at one of our centres before enrolling on these course. Please call 03301 732937

Essential Digital Skills The Essential Digital Skills courses will enable you to benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world of today and the future.

There are five categories of Essential Digital Skills for life and work:

These courses assume you have some foundation skills on which to build your confidence to engage with digital technology.

2. Using devices and handling information

Duration: 18 weeks Location: In centres, countywide Price: Free

1. Communicating online

3. Transacting (buying) online 4. Creating and editing 5. Being responsible, safe and legal online

How to enrol You will need to book an assessment session at one of our centres before enrolling on these course. Please call 03301 732937

Microsoft Office courses We offer a range of further training and qualifications in digital skills.

Courses include developing your skills in Word processing, Excel (spreadsheets), Powerpoint (presentations) in addition to improving productivity in IT.

These courses could be free, however there are a limited number of fully-funded places available. Apply now to avoid disappointment.

For more information, please contact us on the below number, visit our website aclessex.com/ microsoft-office or email lifelong.learning@essex.gov.uk

How to enrol You will need to book an assessment session at one of our centres before enrolling on these courses. Please call 03301 732937

aclessex.com/ digital-skills