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Empowering Communities Through Digital Education

Over the moon to say we’ve been awarded a grant from The Access Foundation top deliver our Digital Skills / Employability sessions, starting January 2025!

Bridging The Digital Divide

Access Foundation support organisations who have as a key objective the mitigation of the digital divide, by making computing facilities, support and/or learning available to disadvantaged and vulnerable people, exactly what we do at DECV!



The £20,704 grant will fund DECV’s project to teach digital skills and employability – helping to bridge the digital divide and equip people with the tools they need to reach their potential. Weekly sessions will give participants the opportunity to:

  • Develop digital literacy
  • Employability Skills
  • Access online services
  • Feel included in the community
  • Be empowered by technology

We can only keep going thanks to grants, so each and every one, large or small, makes a difference.

Read about the great work The Access Foundation do here:

Could you become a DECV Trustee?

New courses in partnership with Digital College

Making sure jobseekers are 100% prepared for the workplace is pivotal to what DECV do. As part of our remit, we provide our clients with adequate learning as well as the right type of skills to enable them to go out into the marketplace and find employment.

The expertise DECV offer is wide-ranging and tailored to the specific needs of each person. Training, formal qualifications, CV development, job application workshops and interview techniques are just some of the services we offer our clients to ensure they are fully prepared for work.

Having successfully been able to incorporate online learning into our training programmes, moving forward we believe that blended learning – a mixture of online education and traditional instructor-led teaching – will be the future for our tuition sessions.

Everyday IT / Digital Skills / Employability

Whether you use computers and mobile tech for personal need, like looking for work, having good digital skills is becoming more important.

There are several areas where our training can help:

Employability Skills
Digital skills
Essential IT skills
Social media skills
Basic Microsoft Office skills
Basic Word and Excel
Outlook
Powerpoint
More advanced Office skills
Intermediate MS Word
Intermediate MS Excel

The courses are accredited by Highfield. You can take our courses with the assurance that you are receiving quality training and a certificate that is recognised by employers and third parties.

New Digital Skills Training (January 2023)

Could you become a DECV Ltd Trustee?

Have a chat (01709 889880 / 07813022087) or email info@decv.co.uk for more details

DECV Now Open – Limited Hours

Rory Garforth is available to provide advice and support with Employability Skills and developing your ICT skills. He’s still working remotely Monday / Wednesday / Friday and is now back at Thurnscoe Library Tuesdays and Thursdays (10am-2pm). Places have filled up fast but drop him a message or give him a call to see how he can help you 
07813022087 – info@decv.co.uk X

*Facemasks must be worn at all times
*Covid measures in place at Library / DECV Classroom
* No more than 2 learners in class at any one time

Thurnscoe Library – Tuesdays & Thursdays (10-2)

DECV receives Co-op Funding!

We are extremely pleased to announce we have received funding from the Co-Op.  Saturday morning saw DECV Trustee Brian Walker pick up a cheque for £5,194.82 from Bolton Upon Dearne’s Co-Op store. The money has been raised by Co-Op members and has been raised for DECV to help with the running costs of the centre.  The award comes from Co-op members who take part in The Co-op Local Community Fund which is Co-ops way of giving back to their members and their communities.

The Dearne Electronic Community Village (DECV) is a charity based in the village of Thurnscoe,  experiencing high levels of disadvantage, they educate and empower people to take positive lead of their lives, through classes in ICT, employability skills and getting local residents back into Employment.

A Massive thankyou to all at the Co-op and the wonderful customers!

DECV Trustee Brian Walker receives cheque for £5,194.82

Classroom for Hire at DECV

TRAINING ROOM 2

Training Room 2 – DECV: Contains 12 PC’s, Broadband, Windows 10, MS Office, Adobe and Macromedia software.  Interactive Whiteboard, 2 Colour Laser Printers plus any required teaching aids.

This room is available for hire and can accommodate 12 Students.  The computers can be removed if not needed for classes such as English or Maths.  Refreshments provided.

If you would like to hire this room please Contact Us 

DECV receives funding from Co-Op’s Local Community Fund

DECV receives funding from Co-Op’s Local Community Fund

We are extremely pleased to announce we have received funding from the Co-Op.  Saturday morning saw DECV Trustee Brian Walker pick up a cheque for £3234.28 from Bolton Upon Dearne’s Co-Op store. The money has been raised by Co-Op members and has been raised for DECV to help with the running costs of the centre.  The money comes from Co-op members who take part in The Co-op Local Community Fund which is Co-ops way of giving back to their members and their communities.

The Dearne Electronic Community Village (DECV) is a charity based in the village of Thurnscoe,  experiencing high levels of disadvantage, they educate and empower people to take positive lead of their lives, through classes in ICT and employability skills. Massive thanks to all at the Co-op and the wonderful customers!

HOW DO YOU BECOME A MEMBER?

You pay £1 to become a member and this buys you a share in Co-op, which gives you:

  • 5% back to spend next time when you buy Co-op products
  • a share of their profits if they do well
  • the right to vote on how they do business
  • 1% of what you spend on local causes near you

WHAT IS THE CO-OP LOCAL COMMUNITY FUND?

The £3234.28 has been raised by Co-op members who purchased selected products and services from Co-op Group businesses.  1% of what you spend on selected, Co-op own-brand products goes into your local community fund and the money raised by all the members in your community, together with money from shopping bag sales, helps to fund local projects in the area where you live.

Any money raised by members who don’t select a cause is added to the money raised from shopping bag sales and shared equally between the causes in their local area.

DECV – ICT & Employability Course

With support from Sport Relief, Coalfields Regeneration Trust and the Dearne Development Team we are supporting many people living in the Dearne with all aspects of searching and applying for a job, as well as gaining accreditation in ICT.   People will be able to make the most of one-to-one / small group support with searching for jobs, writing CVs and covering letters, completing applications, preparing for an interview, as well as information on universal job match and other job jobsites. There will also be the opportunity to take part in basic computer courses, accredited up to Entry level 3 with OCR.

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We offer Employability activities alongside our popular ICT programmes. Activities include:

Word Processing
Internet
Email
Spreadsheets
CV Creation
Application Forms
Interview Advice
Using Universal Jobmatch
Register with CV Library / Reed / Indeed / Moster
Careers Advice
Progression opportunities
Volunteering

Our Young @ Heart Program offers sessions for older learners (55+) who want to get to grips with the latest technology. Subjects Include Microsoft Office, Photography, Social Media, Online Shopping / Banking, Using Tablets, Smart Phones…..Please phone for availability.

VAB 1

Monday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Tuesday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Wed (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Thurs (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop
Friday (9-5) – Employability & ICT Workshop

Call Rory Garforth on 01709 889880 or 07813022087 to book a place or find out more information. Alternatively email info@decv.co.uk