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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:
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.
Digital Skills & Employability sessions
If you need to build confidence with your Digital skills and need help looking and applying for Employment then our ICT course is perfect for you. Small group sessions and 1 to 1 slots available.
1 to 1 slots also available for Employment support with an experianced tutor.
Contact our Tutor Rory Garforth – 01709 889880 / 07813022087
DECV – Lifelong Learning Centre / Thurnscoe Library
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Have a chat (01709 889880 / 07813022087) or email info@decv.co.uk for more details
New – Beginners ICT Course
Tutor Rory Garforth is available to provide advice and support with Employability Skills and developing your ICT skills. He’s still working at the Lifelong Learning Centre in Thurnscoe Mondays, Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays (10am-4pm). Places have filled up fast but drop him a message or give him a call to see how he can help you.
OCR ICT Awards Results
Congratualtions to 20 DECV learners who completed their OCR ICT Awards during lockdown!!! As ever, thank you to our Funders for this project, Coalfields Regeneration Trust
Work with an experienced tutor and make the most of one-to-one / small group support with Accredited ICT training, searching for jobs, writing CVs and covering letters, completing applications, preparing for an interview, as well as information and help with Online job search and applications.
Contact: 01709 889880 / 07813022087 to book a place. DECV – Lifelong learning centre, Thurnscoe
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
Phone Appointments – DECV
Rory Garforth is available to provide advice and support with Job applications and developing your ICT. He’s working remotely and is currently working through pre booked phone appointments (Monday – Wedensday). Drop him a message or give him a call to see how he can help you.
07813022087 – info@decv.co.uk X
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!
