Gateshead Digital Inclusion Training for Staff and Volunteers

This free digital inclusion training is for anyone working and/or volunteering supporting people in Gateshead.

The session will help you in making a difference without needing specialist digital and technical skills, and it will help you to:

• Develop your understanding of digital inclusion and why it matters, especially for health and social care
• Recognise the barriers that people face when trying to get online
• Build confidence in supporting people to use digital tools
• Signpost effectively to support and resources
   

To make the session as relevant as possible, we’ll share with you short questionnaire in advance to tailor the content of the session to your needs.

Volunteers will receive a £50 voucher.
Spaces are limited.
Refreshments will be provided.

This training will take place in person at Bensham Grove Community Centre, Sidney Grove, Gateshead, NE8 2XD

Connected Voice is committed to reducing our environmental impact and want to champion environmental sustainability to all organisations in the VCSE sector. 

To reduce the carbon footprint of our events, we would like to politely request that all attendees make the best effort, where viable, to travel to our events in the most environmentally friendly way possible. 

• There is a bus stop on Brighton Road/Bensham Road which stops on the opposite side just up from Sidney Grove. Bus Service Numbers 96 Green Arrow, 54 Voltra, 94 East Gateshead Loop and No.1 Coaster all stop here 
• The bus Stop located on the same side as Bensham Grove is Sidney Grove/Bensham Road. Bus Service Numbers are 96 Green Arrow, 53 Voltra, 93 East Gateshead Loop and No.1 Coaster. 
• The venue is a 10 minute bus or 20 minute walk from Gateshead interchange, for regional buses and metro services 

You can only book one place for yourself. If a colleague wants to attend, they will need to book separately themselves. When you book, please ensure that you give us all the essential information requested so that we know your registration is genuine.

Our training and events are funded from a variety of sources, allowing us to offer them for free to eligible organisations. Please check the eligibility requirements for each session before signing up, as this varies from course to course.

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Attendance and value Our staff dedicate significant time and resources to create and deliver an excellent range of training and events free of charge. We ask that you make an effort to prioritise attending once you have registered, and let us know as soon as possible if there is a barrier to you attending. 

Accessibility Please let us know in advance if you have any accessibility requirements that would help you get the most out of this session. We will do everything we can to accommodate them.