Event aims

Digital inclusion has been highlighted as a challenge for 42% of voluntary sector organisations in our recent resilience surveys.

A lack of digital skills can have a huge impact on a person’s life, leading to poorer health outcomes, and a lower life expectancy, increased loneliness and social isolation, less access to jobs and education. Getting online is usually life-enhancing and it can be life-changing!

This pre-recorded session will help you understand how to support your service users, staff and volunteers to gain digital skills.

We have partnered with Citizens Online to deliver this interactive session. Catherine Dearden, Digital Champion Coordinator at Citizens Online, will share best practice and practical ways you can organise digital skills training for a wide variety of audiences.

You do not need to be an IT expert to provide digital skills training.

The training has been pre-recorded and available for download.

Who is this training for?

This training is for anyone who wants to find out more about how to support their community, staff, volunteers or service users to be better connected digitally. You do not need advanced technical skills to provide this support.

Please note this training is aimed at organisations and groups based in North Yorkshire or delivering services within North Yorkshire.

What will you learn?

During this session you will gain an understanding of:

• How to deliver digital skills training
• What it means to be a digital champion and how to become one
• Planning for access and accessibility
• How to engage groups/individuals

About the trainer

Citizens Online promote an inclusive and equal society, working to reduce the digital divide by helping organisations and communities ensure the switch to online doesn’t exclude people.

The training is delivered by Catherine Dearden, Digital Champion Coordinator, Digital North Yorkshire.

How to access the recording

Please submit this registration form and you will then be sent a link to the recording.

If you have any questions about the training please contact the Community Support Team communitysupport@communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk or telephone 01904 704 177.

If you have any questions about registration please contact info@communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk or telephone 01904 704177.

Cost

This event is free of charge, and is available for download.

Please note this training is aimed at organisations and groups based in North Yorkshire or delivering services within North Yorkshire.