Digital Skills & Other Computer Skills
City Lit has a wide range of digital skills courses to support your progression in work or education. Whether you’re returning to work or looking to upskill, our courses will help you gain confidence and skills to thrive in a digital word.
The courses are FREE to most learners. Click into the courses below for more information.
Our offer includes both a year long and short termly courses on a range of levels and are delivered in person and online. See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.
- Becoming confident with digital skills: file management and Windows 11 (beginner)Course start date: Thu 15 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you able to find the files you need on your PC or on your work's shared drive? Do you know how to search for
missing files? Have you got a system to organise your work or home files? Files are the essential components of
computer use and it is vital to manage them well, especially as cloud use becomes more common. On this course you will learn how to navigate Windows 10, essential to good file management, as well discover more about files, become confident with the terminology and develop strategies for saving, organising, navigating and searching files of all types. You will also learn how to back up your files so you never lose them!
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £55.00 - Becoming a confident online citizen: developing your problem-solving and research skills for inside and outside work (foundation)Course start date: Wed 7 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Finding, researching and evaluating information online is an essential skill inside and outside of work - whether you are using your computer, smartphone, CHATGPT or digital assistances. On this course you will learn research and problem-solving skills on different devices. You will work on completing everyday life and work tasks so you discover how to search online effectively, find information and images on different databases, use filters, and search within a specific website or social media platform. You will work on refining your searches on search engines, on CHATGPT and other digital assistants, both verbally and in writing. You will focus on how to evaluate the evidence you find as well as the security of the data you are finding. Finally, you will work on finding information and files on your hard drive and across your devices via the cloud. By the end of the course you will have learned not only key digital skills but also transferable skills such as problem-solving, research and analytical skills.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £50.00 - Becoming confident on ChatGPT: successful online searching and making the most of AI-powered chatCourse start date: Thu 22 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £69.00
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