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Digital skills: Beginners

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Ai123: Free AI Skills Support for Salford Residents

Ai123 is a new campaign created in partnership with Microsoft and delivered through Neighbourly. It’s designed to help people understand the basics of AI in a simple, practical way.

Click the link to learn more about Ai123 and start your digital journey.

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Learn Coding with Santander

Santander are offering an easy to follow course in Python coding. You don't have to be a Santander customer to access this free online course. Simply register and get instant access. Perfect for those new to coding.
Access the online course:

Introduction to Python Programming 

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Free Digital Skills Courses with Accenture

Accenture is offering eight Free Digital Skills courses. These training programs are designed to boost your confidence and equip you with the essential skills needed to succeed in today’s digital workplace.
Digital Skills Courses:

 

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Vodaphone Digital Skills Helpline 

Do you need help to get online and grow your digital confidence? 

Digital assistance and advice is now available through a new free helpline created by Vodafone and We Are Digital. The free Digital Skills Helpline can help if you struggle with things such as setting up a digital device, connecting to the internet, or learning how to communicate with others using email and other messaging applications.

If you would like support, please call 0800 987 4110.

 

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Digital Skills Course

Xyrius offers free digital courses for unemployed, Salford residents who are over 19 years old. Courses offered by Xyrius throughout greater Manchester include:

  • Certificate in Digital Support
  • Digital Promotion of Business
  • Certificate in Cybersecurity
  • Risk Assessment in Data Analytics
  • Certificate in UX/UI Design
  • Certificate in Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Analytics
  • IT User Skills

Apply for Digital Courses with Xyrius

Contacts 

Martin: 07570 729 199

Jo: 07544 990 841

Starting point, life skills fir moving on

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Starting Point: life skills for moving on

If you don’t know where to start with training and employment, Starting Point is a free seven-week programme to help you do just that!

  • Meet new people.
  • Learn new skills.
  • Find out what’s possible for you.

Get help with:

  • creating your CV
  • computer skills
  • job searching and applications
  • literacy and numeracy skills
  • your next steps

Salford Loaves and Fishes, Skills for Life Centre offer a small informal group session in the morning and one-to-one support in the afternoon every Wednesday.

You must be

  • aged 18+
  • a resident in Greater Manchester
  • unemployed
  • eligible to work

Pop in and speak to a member of staff or call 0161 737 8775

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Free Adult Education Sessions for Salford Residents

Corinth will be running community learning courses, free to Salford residents aged 19+, who have lived in the UK or EU for the last three years, irrespective of employment status.

Digital Courses for 2025:

  • First Steps IT (8 sessions)
  • First Steps Internet Searching and Presentation Skills (4 sessions)
  • First Steps Word Processing and Presentation Skills (4 sessions)

Corinth Business and Community Training C.I.C.

Contact details:

Email: info@corinth-training.com 

M: 07482 606808 / 07882 092231

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First Steps IT Training

Salford Loaves And Fishes offers basic computer classes for beginners.

If you want to know how to use a computer, in this class you will learn the basics, even if you have never touched a computer before. 

The aim is to take you from a level of no knowledge of a computer to self sufficiency in it's usage. 

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Online Bitesize Digital Skills with Learn My Way

Learn My Way has free courses for you to learn digital skills to stay safe and connected.

Learn my way

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Free Online Digital Skills Courses with Lifeshare

No matter your level of ability, these free courses are here to take you from digital zero to digital hero. Following NHS guidance, these course have been created to provide you with a solid foundation of digital skills to allow you to go off and see what technology can do for you.

Free Online Digital Skills Courses

Inspiring Communities Together

Learn with Inspiring Communities

Inspiring Communities Together is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) operating in Charlestown and Lower Kersal. They offer tech courses and social activities for the over-55s, and family friendly events over school breaks.

Tech and Tea at Home, via Zoom and in the Community

Would you like to learn how to get safely online to access the Internet and keep in touch with friends, family, local information and services?

If you are over 55, live in the Salford and do not have access to digital equipment we are here to help you!

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Inspiring Communities Together

 

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Computers in our libraries across Salford are FREE to use

We can offer basic help in using the computers and there are computer classes for beginners in some libraries.

We think it is important that our computers are accessible for all to use, so we have screen magnifier and text to speech software, adapted keyboards and height adjustable desks.

Colour and black and white printing is available for a small charge, with scanners available in some of our libraries.

Children can use the computers, we just ask for parental consent and that children aged up to 7 years old are accompanied by a responsible adult.

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