The Computer Literacy course is designed to provide basic and advanced digital skills to vulnerable or older people who wish to re-enter the labour market. Through practical and targeted training, the course aims to bridge the digital divide, making participants more confident and autonomous in the use of digital tools required today in multiple work sectors.
Why take the course?
- Emotional awareness: helps people, especially younger people, to recognize, understand and manage their emotions. This awareness is crucial for building healthy relationships and facing life’s challenges.
- Recover and expand basic digital skills: basic digital skills will be acquired and developed by overcoming the technological gap that often limits access to the world of work.
- Gaining autonomy and confidence in the digital world: knowledge of digital tools will not only allow you to carry out daily activities independently, but will help improve self-esteem and a sense of belonging to modern society.
- Developing concrete skills to improve employability: This course teaches concrete technical skills that can be immediately used on the job, even for entry-level roles.
- Offering a way to reintegrate into work for adults and vulnerable people: this course is designed to offer everyone, adults and people in fragile situations, the necessary tools to return to the world of work. Through the acquisition of digital skills, we help overcome barriers and build a safer future.
- Promoting social inclusion and personal well-being: thanks to information technologies, even the most vulnerable people can actively participate in social and cultural life, overcoming isolation and building new networks of relationships.
- Enhancing civic participation and access to services: thanks to the skills acquired, it will be possible to access a wide range of essential online services, from job search to the management of bureaucratic procedures, becoming more autonomous and independent.
Target
The workshop is aimed at:
- Anyone interested in improving their computer skills;
- Students of all ages;
- Educators and teachers;
- Parents;
- People in a state of vulnerability or economic fragility;
- People at risk of technological exclusion.
Contents
- Introduction to computer science and basic digital skills: use of computer devices; basic operating system concepts; Manage security settings.
- Internet browsing and use of online resources: web browsing; online communication tools; online services and resources for work.
- Productivity and collaboration software: introduction to Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; document and e-mail management; Online collaboration.
- Tools for digital work and professional growth: use of social networks in the workplace; tools for remote work; digital innovations for continuous training.
- Practical applications in work: creation of a digital CV and online portfolio; basic skills for accounting and budgeting; Creation of simple online projects.
- Advanced digital literacy for professional growth: automation and digital organization; introduction to data analysis; networking and creating online opportunities.
- Digital inclusion and building technology trust: Approach technology in a safe and positive way and access to ongoing support resources.
