Digital Skills Champions

The Digital Devon Community Renewal Fund project will create a legacy of digital skills activity across Devon via two strands of activity.

Firstly, we are creating a network of Digital Skills Champions, who will collect and share information about digital skills training and the opportunities that exist for residents to gain digital skills or to upskill so they can progress within current employment.

Digital Skills Champions will be located in communities across Devon, supporting individuals and organisations in getting and staying connected. Our Digital Skills Champions will offer regular drop-in sessions where residents can gain information, ask questions and find out how to book onto our free to access digital skills training sessions.

We aim to ensure that Digital Skills Champions, and the support they give, will remain in place for local communities even when the project has completed.

The second strand of the Digital Devon Digital Skills Champion’ project is the development and launch of an online and free repository of information on Digital Skills opportunities available across the county. This will allow Digital Skills Champions to access an amazing resource, which will not only provide information on digital training courses, but on a range of training to support residents into employment or to progress within an existing job role.

Libraries Unlimited delivers libraries across Devon and Torbay and where available our Digital Champions will deliver a range of digital support. This support will include library and community face-to-face drop-in sessions, on-screen options, showing people how to access digital health services, registering with Learn My Way, digital library resources and signposting to other digital skills providers.