Digital Skills & Other Computer Skills
Digital skills are universal, as essential as English and Maths for making progress at work, expressing yourself and participating socially.
Our Digital and Office Skills courses develop all your key digital and computing skills from beginner to advanced. You do not learn just the software but focus on the tasks and goals digital skills help you achieve whether analysing data at work or organising your photos on your smartphone.
You also develop the most in-demand common work and life skills such as problem-solving, analysing, decision-making, working together, attending to details and seeing the bigger picture.
Courses available both in-person and online
Whether you are a recently redundant manager, a carer returning to work, an experienced office-worker or a retiree, our digital skills courses will help you upskill, communicate more effectively, and become a more active citizen.
You can choose long or short courses, online or in-person, with qualifications or without.
No matter how you prefer to learn, we have the class for you. Most of our courses are FREE if you are on a low income or claiming benefits.
For initial advice and assessment contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 4582 0423
See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.
Filters
- Learning to use your iPhoneCourse start date: Thu 28 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Is your iPhone confusing you? Are you unsure how to make the most of its many features? This short course will help you understand your phone, troubleshoot problems and use some of its most popular features and apps. By the end of the course you will be confident you can use or find out how to use the key features of your phone.
This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click hereFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £15.00 - Managing files on Apple maciOS and iCloudCourse start date: Fri 20 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingEver wonder how to get to grips with your iPhone, iPad and iCloud file storage? This course is intended for beginners to experienced users who need to set up and tidy their iCloud storage.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - A short introduction to Apple PhotosCourse start date: Tue 31 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn how to use Apple’s built in Photos programme to improve your skills in repairing, improving and organising your photographs.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Becoming confident with online communication: chat, calls, meetings and files on Teams (foundation)Course start date: Mon 18 Mar 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
The pandemic led to millions of people discovering the need for interactive online communication. As a result, Teams has become an essential collaborative tool, particularly in the workplace. This course will enable you to become confident in using the key functions of the program and understand when and how you should use. You will focus on how to make calls, chat and book meetings, use the camera and mute yourself . And you will also focus on how to use and organise files so you can be fully collaborative.
This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click hereFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £15.00 - Excel: tables and chartsCourse start date: Thu 16 Nov 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Aurica JalbaLearn how to create effective Excel tables and to chart your data on this short course.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Staying safe online with your Apple MacCourse start date: Fri 17 Nov 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingCybersecurity doesn’t have to be complicated. Find out how to protect yourself, your Apple Mac and your most sensitive data in this short course.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Learning to use your smartphone (Android)Course start date: Wed 18 Oct 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Does your smartphone confuse you? Are you unsure how to make the most of its many features? Understanding and navigating your way round a smartphone is now as important as being able to use a regular computer. This short course will help you understand your Android smartphone, troubleshoot problems and use some of the most popular apps. By the end of the course you will be confident you can use or find out how to use the key features of your phone.
This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click hereFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £15.00 - Troubleshooting your Apple Mac: tips and tricksCourse start date: Sat 25 Nov 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn how to stay safe online, tame the clutter and keep your Mac running smoothly in this short course.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Manage your files on Apple MacCourse start date: Sat 13 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingThis course will equip you with the skills to become fully confident on how to save, manage, organize and search for files on your Apple Mac. This course is intended for beginners to experienced users who need to set up and tidy their Apple Mac folders and files.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Making sense of Windows 11Course start date: Wed 28 Feb 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you new to Windows 11? Do you know how to navigate your way round it and take advantage of its many features. Knowing how to use Windows 11 is essential for your digital skills work. This course will help you get to grips with this new operating system so you can use it efficiently and effectively.. It will open doors to the main elements of the software, as well as some of its less accessible applications and tools.
This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click hereFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £45.00 - Creating photobooks using Apple PhotosCourse start date: Sat 9 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn how to use Apple’s built in Photos programme to organise your photographs and create photobooks with them.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Using Apple Mac OS: short introductionCourse start date: Mon 11 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn about Apple Mac computers: the desktop, layout and environment, how to open, save and close files, and navigate the operating system.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Becoming confident with online communication: Zoom (beginner)Course start date: Thu 21 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you new to Zoom? Have you started to use it but are unsure about some of its functions? Do you need to use Zoom at work, in your studies or to communicate with friends and relatives? Zoom is now as essential to communication as texts, emails, smartphones and PCs. This course will take you from the basics of being on Zoom as a participant and a host, including how to join meetings and set them up. You will learn what to do in both circumstances, what appropriate etiquette is, how to use chat and other features such as breakout rooms, how to share your screen, take control of someone else's screen and how to make sure you don't do something on Zoom that you shouldn't. By the end of this course, you will be able to comfortably host a meeting with friends or work colleagues, communicate, privately share and collaborate on projects or ideas.
This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click hereFull fee £9.00 Senior fee £7.00 Concession £5.00 - Excel: analysing your spreadsheet with pivot tablesCourse start date: Thu 16 May 2024
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Aurica JalbaLearn how to create and edit pivot tables to analyse large lists of data with multiple views and calculated fields using drag and drop. You should have a good understanding of Excel.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Stay safe onlineCourse start date: Tue 28 May 2024
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Terry MyersWhat does identify theft entail? What risks do you run? Learn how to protect yourself from identify theft on this course.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Can't see a course you want?
Add this category to your waiting list to set up alerts and we will update you when new courses are released online.
Add me to waiting list