Digital communication
Become fully confident in communicating digitally whether by email or through the cloud. Our courses will take you step by step through different types of online communication so you can use emails and the cloud efficiently and securely and know why you are doing what you are doing.
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WhatsApp, what's that? Using apps for digital communication
Course Date: Thu 31 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWhatsApp is one of the most popular apps in use today. Learn how to communicate instantly and for free either on your phone or your computer through written messaging, audio only and face-to-face videos. You will learn how to use WhatsApp effectively, make the most of its features and understand how it works. Where appropriate, the tutor will also introduce you to similar apps so you can compare them and decide which ones work best for you.
This course is FREE if you are employed and earn less than £19,890. You need to have lived in the UK or EU for the last 3 years and be a citizen of the UK or a country within the EU. You may also be eligible for this funding in other circumstances. When you come for assessment or enrolment, bring a pay slip dated within 3 months of the course start date, or a current employment contract that shows your gross salary.
Call 020 7831 7831 for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Becoming confident with emails
Course Date: Mon 4 Feb 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetPart of our complete courses for beginners series, this course will take you from the setting up of web-based email accounts to be being able to use emails confidently in both formal and informal situations. You will look at the different types of email accounts, how to alter settings, choose effective passwords and stay safe using anti-virus software, firewalls and other defenders as well as understandiing phishing. You will practise sending and receiving emails, adding attachments, setting up folders, organising emails, and recognising spam as well as making sure you can use email in a work-setting.
This course is FREE if one of the following applies:
a) You are employed and earn less than £19,890. You need to have lived in the UK or EU for the last 3 years and be a citizen of the UK or a country within the EU. You may also be eligible for this funding in other circumstances. When you come for assessment or enrolment, bring a pay slip dated within 3 months of the course start date, or a current employment contract that shows your gross salary.
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b) You are either on Jobseekers' Allowance or Employment & Support Allowance (WRAG). Please bring proof of income to your assessment or enrolment.
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c) You receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit), earn less than £338 a month (individual claims) or £541 a month (household claims) and are doing the course to become employed or move into more sustainable employment.
Call 020 7831 7831 for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Digital media for parents: understand the apps your children are using
Course Date: Thu 2 May 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDo you know what apps your children or grandchildren are using? Are you able to share experiences with them digitally? Is ‘their’ world a completely different one from yours? This course will help familiarise you with computer and digital jargon, common apps, and how to use them. It will enable you to discuss issues of digital security and safety and understand how access to different digital resources can be managed.
This course is FREE if you are employed and earn less than £19,890. You need to have lived in the UK or EU for the last 3 years and be a citizen of the UK or a country within the EU. You may also be eligible for this funding in other circumstances. When you come for assessment or enrolment, bring a pay slip dated within 3 months of the course start date, or a current employment contract that shows your gross salary.
Call 020 7831 7831 for more information.Full fee: £19.00Senior fee: £15.00Concession: £10.00 -
Becoming confident on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: for complete beginniners
Course Date: Mon 10 Jun 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetToo nervous to face Facebook? Is tweeting something birds do? Have you heard of Instagram but never used it? Then this is the course for you. Improve your digital communication in a supportive environment and learn the different ways you can connect to friends, family and the wider world.
This course is FREE if you are employed and earn less than £19,890. You need to have lived in the UK or EU for the last 3 years and be a citizen of the UK or a country within the EU. You may also be eligible for this funding in other circumstances. When you come for assessment or enrolment, bring a pay slip dated within 3 months of the course start date, or a current employment contract that shows your gross salary.
Call 020 7831 7831 for more information.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £35.00