Learn essential digital skills for free in Cardiff
Annie Mannion | 16 May 2024Navigating the online world can be overwhelming, especially if you're unsure about searching for information, figuring out which websites to trust, or understanding how your digital device works.
If you're 65 years old or over, live in Cardiff or nearby, and are eager to improve your digital skills, AbilityNet can help!
Join AbilityNet in partnership with BT Group for upcoming free digital skills sessions in Cardiff.
Expert Digital Skills Trainer, Lucy Walsh (pictured, below) and the BT team will be your guide at these engaging sessions.
What can I expect during the sessions?
The sessions are designed to address any tech concerns you might have, and empower you with the skills needed to navigate the digital world safely and with confidence.
Our trainer is dedicated to providing personalised assistance, answering any questions you may have, and helping you become more comfortable with your digital device and the online world.
Tea and biscuits will be available during the sessions too.
In the webinar with AbilityNet speakers alongside BT Group, you'll discover:
- Simple ways to learn how to use your devices
- Tips for assistive technology that can help with hearing, visual, motor and cognitive impairments - including accessing and using the tools that are already present on many common digital devices
- How to get help where you live from an AbilityNet or BT Group volunteer
Access the webinar recording
Where and when are the Cardiff sessions being held?
Each session runs from 10:30am until 12:30pm and you may attend as many as you like!
- Wednesday 29th May: An introduction to Tech and Getting to know your Smartphone or Tablet
- Wednesday 5th June: An Introduction to the Internet and How to Stay Safer Online
- Wednesday 12th June: Using Everyday Apps (NHS Wales, Shopping, YouTube and Banking)
BT Group Office Address: BT Group Offices, 3 Capital Quarter, Tyndell Street, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF10 4BZ
Please arrive around 10 minutes early for registration and to be guided to the training.
How do I book my place?
Email digitalskills@abilitynet.org.uk with your name and phone number and our team will be in touch to confirm your place.
You can also call our helpline on 0300 180 0028* during UK office hours to register.
Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to boost your digital skills!
• "At 93 your service was and is of great help to me and my generation"
• "I was so impressed with the trainer, who listened and really helped a lot"
• "Very easy to ask questions and receive simple answers"
• "It is really the course I needed. I learn something new every week"
• "It is very excellent. It gives me more hope to do some things that I wouldn't do before"
About Lucy Walsh, BT Digital Skills Trainer, AbilityNet
Lucy recently joined AbilityNet on our BT Digital Skills project, providing digital confidence training to clients in the Cardiff area. Her previous roles have included being a trainer and coach in both the Financial and Third Sectors, notably for Lloyds TSB, Save the Children and Royal British Legiion.
I don't live in Cardiff, how can I get digital skills help?
If you're over 65 years of age and looking to build your skills, we're offering free digital skills sessions in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, the East Coast of Scotland, Newcastle, Cardiff and surrounding areas.
Trainers can build something bespoke for your group or for an individual and run sessions including:
- Getting to know your Smartphone or Tablet
- Staying Safer Online
- Getting started with Email
- Using Social Media, e.g. Facebook
- Online entertainment, e.g. watching TV online
- How to access Public Services e.g. Gov.UK
- How to make a video call
- How to manage your health online
- How to bank online
Make the most out of life in a digital world using this range of factsheets and other resources build online skills and confidence.
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I want to know about the BT switchover from analogue to digital
We have lots of information which can help you in our blog: Everything you need to know about Digital Voice
Watch back our FREE webinar with our experts from AbilityNet and Alzheimer's Society, who will share helpful tips on adjustments to tech that can make a big difference to those with dementia, Alzheimer's and cognitive disabilities.
Access the webinar recording
How AbilityNet can help
- Call AbilityNet's helpline on 0300 180 0028
- Request help from an AbilityNet volunteer
- See our database of FREE factsheets
- Access FREE webinars about technology and disability
*Please note: calls to our helpline number cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or 02 number and count towards any inclusive minutes in the same way as 01 and 02 calls, and AbilityNet does not receive any money from these calls