About these courses

Are you afraid of technology?  Do you feel like you have been left behind in this digital age? Our digital skills courses aim to provide learners with the skills and confidence to live and work in a digital world.

Technology for the Terrified – Fridays 09:45 – 12:15

The aim of the course is to take the fear out of using laptops, tablets, and smartphones and to increase digital inclusion. Also, to safely search the internet and understand online security and access to apps, emails, online shopping, and social media. This course is for complete beginners and is open to both men and women.

Step Up 2 Tech – Thursdays 9:45 – 12:15

This course is open to both men and women. This course will empower learners to use Microsoft Office 365, Shopping websites, Booking Websites, and social media with confidence. Learners on this course will be given the option to gain a Level 5 Certificate in Word Processing in the Spring term. The course is for people who would like to increase their tech skills for use in their everyday lives and work. This course is also ideal alongside a Level 5 Course.

Digital Inclusion & eLearning Tools:

• Digital Stepping Stones is an online tool which allows people to evaluate their digital level competency, recognising the digital skills they already have and identifying gaps in their knowledge. The tool, based on the European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens, DigComp 2.1, is free and easy to use. For further information or to arrange a training session, email digitalinclusion@ancosan.ie. 
• The Accenture Skills to Succeed Academy offers over 60 bitesize, interactive modules preparing learners for the entire journey of choosing the right career, finding a job and succeeding in an evolving and increasingly digital world of work. An Cosán provides train-the-trainer sessions to community partners on using the Skills to Succeed Academy. For further information or to arrange a training session, email digitalinclusion@ancosan.ie. 

• SCOPE – an online learning platform offering skills development for third sector staff and volunteers in the fundamentals of governance, fundraising, risk management, financial management and communications. It is aimed particularly at those who are socially excluded and find it difficult to access training opportunities.