Free WiFi and Digital Buddies
Cambridgeshire Libraries have free CambWifi and offer a range of activities plus Learn My Way courses to help people improve their digital skills using free resources.
Many libraries run 1-to-1 sessions with customers who want a bit of help using a computer, laptop or tablet. These sessions are offered by the library volunteers known as Digital Buddies.
Ask at your local library, or find out more about the County Council’s online library services
Digital Skills
Cambridgeshire Libraries have free CambWifi and offer a range of activities plus Learn My Way courses to help people improve their digital skills using free resources.
Many libraries run 1-to-1 sessions with customers who want a bit of help using a computer, laptop or tablet. These sessions are offered by the library volunteers known as Digital Buddies.
Learn My Way – If you need to learn the basics, from switching on your device, using a keyboard and mouse, and carrying out short everyday tasks online, then Learn My Way has a variety of modules that you can take.
Sign up for free today to get full access to all the modules, or even if you don’t want to sign up you can access some of the basics to see if you enjoy it – visit www.learnmyway.com.
Barclays Digital Wings – If you’ve already nailed the basics, and are looking for intermediate to advanced support, or looking to gain or practice specific skills to help in your career, to get a new job, or even just to challenge yourself, then Barclays have a range of in-depth modules broken down by topics and ambitions.
Sign up for free today, using referral code ‘CONNECTCAMB’ – visit Barclays Digital Wings | Digital learning – your way (uk.barclays)
Cambridgeshire Skills – If you feel like you’re ready to sign up to a digital course, then Cambridgeshire Skills offer a range of online and classroom Digital Skills courses for all levels – from online shopping and banking to more advanced courses to develop your skills for the workplace and home – throughout the county.
If you are over 19 years and you don’t already hold an ICT qualification these courses are completely free.
Find full details on the Cambridgeshire Skills website, call 01353 613013 or follow Cambridge Skills on Facebook or @CambsSkills on Twitter.
Cambridge Online
Cambridge Online is a registered charity, with a team of digital champions helping people across the county to improve their digital skills including:
- Free individual support – with plans for a limited number of one-to-one digital skills sessions for people who have no other internet access and who need urgent help to get online – by appointment only.
- Free supported access to online learning courses you can do at home. Help to set up a learning account and find a suitable course, with a coach to call if you get stuck.
- Specialist help for Charity and Community groups with Digital Skills Training and Support such as moving from manual paper systems to digital, understanding social media or spreadsheets and learning about internet safety or video calls.
Find out more at www.cambridgeonline.org.uk, call 01223 300407 to leave a message and get a call back, email he**@ca*************.uk or view a quick list of useful links to things that might help you get online.
Cambridgeshire Digital Partnership
Cambridgeshire Digital Partnership (CDP) is a network set up to bring people together to connect, communicate and champion for digital inclusion in Cambridgeshire.
CDP deliver quarterly online network meetings with the opportunity for supporters to give updates, hear from guest speakers on best practice, work together to create resources and promote digital inclusion. Find out more about the partnership and how your organisation can join as a supporter via the CDP website: Cambridgeshire Digital Partnership – Digital for all
Good Things Foundation
The Good Things Foundation network is made up of thousands of community partners in the UK. It reaches deep into communities to help people gain the support and skills they need to change their lives and overcome social challenges. Raising the profile of digital exclusion as an issue of national importance.
Connecting Cambridgeshire supports Get Online Week – the UK’s biggest digital inclusion campaign held in October every year – to highlight help for people to get online and improve their digital skills by working with Cambridgeshire Libraries and Cambridgeshire Skills to signpost people to help available across the county.
