‘Online Basics’ at CornerHouse
Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership will be working with the CornerHouse in Woking to deliver ‘Online Basics’ courses to its mental health service users and carers from January 2010.
Online Basics is a simple free online course that has been developed for adults who have never used the internet before and is designed to support them to learn the basic skills they need to take their first steps with computers and online.
2008 data suggests that 29% or 13.9m adults in the UK or 11.6m in England still don’t use computers and the internet. Online Basics, and the subsequent pilot, is the government’s response to address this, and will include a core set of online learning modules which will support users to learn the basics skills including how to use a mouse and keyboard; email; online searches; and keeping safe online.
Online Basics includes the following five online learning modules:
1.Starting with a mouse
2.Starting with a keyboard
3.Using email
4.Using online searches
5.Using the internet safely
Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership’s (SLLP) ‘Transform IT’ project (funded via the Learning Revolution’s Transformation Fund) has registered as a pilot scheme for Online Basics. The pilot runs from January through March 2010 but it is anticipated that partners delivering Online Basics, including CornerHouse, will continue to do so beyond this date.
Interested service users and carers, or professionals wishing to signpost clients to this new opportunity, should contact Paul Field at CornerHouse in the first instance on 01483 757461 or 07872 957800
