Digital Essential Skills Course
The Digital Essential Skills framework covers a 6-week digital trainer led course in the following areas Week 1 – Introduction You will be provided with an overview of the Essential Digital Skills Framework, introduction to Digital Communities Wales and your trainer and learners will have the opportunity to discuss what they hope to gain from the course. Week 2 – Online communication Learners will gain the skills to be able to communicate using various apps and platforms such as WhatsApp, Zoom, Messenger and Skype. You will be shown how to create an email account using Google, you will also look at the additional Google apps you will be able to access such as Google Drive, Google Docs. Week 3 – Handling information and content This week you will learn how to search online using popular search engines such as Google to find information, fact check, create bookmarks and explore cloud storage. Learners will be shown how to access online music streaming services such as Spotify, BBC Sounds, Apple Music. The Digital Essential Skills framework covers a 6-week digital trainer led course in the following areas: Week 4 – Handling Money Online This session explains how to use the internet safely when shopping or managing your money online. You will look at how to download apps, and use comparison sites, voucher codes and cashback sites. In addition, learners will be shown how to identify secure websites and be introduced to safe pay options. Week 5 – Problem-solving Learners will gain the skills required to find solutions to problems using digital tools and online services. This includes online tutorials such as YouTube, FAQs, advice forums, chat facilities on websites or using a search engine to solve a problem. Week 6 – Staying safe and legal online In the final week, you will learn the skills required to stay safe, legal and confident online. You will learn how to protect personal information, create a strong password, how check that a website is secure and password management. In addition, you will cover how to recognise fake websites, scam/suspicious emails and messages. The session will also cover setting privacy settings on social media and other accounts.