Go
ON it’s liverpool Celebrates Get Online Week with launch of two new employment
initiatives
Monday
14th October at Toxteth Library, Windsor Street, L8 at 10am – 11am
“Go ON it’s liverpool” will launch the national Get Online week in
the city on Monday 14th October at Toxteth Library at 10am – join us
to hear about the opportunities available!
Two initiatives will be launched to
help residents gain skills and employment on Monday 14th October
GTDT (Granby Toxteth
Development Trust) will be running an “IT for
Employment” drop-in course at the Library every Monday from 10.30am from
the 14th October (call 0151 734 4925 to book a place) and also an
“IT for the Terrified” course in the afternoon
The “IT for Employment” course is
aimed at helping job seekers get to grips with Universal Job Match and job
hunting online and will be held in the ICT training suite at Toxteth
Library on a Monday morning. The National Careers Service, will be
complementing this course by offering CV Building sessions from 28th
October at the same time in Toxteth Library.
The courses are a product of the
partnership approach of the Go ON it’s liverpool
campaign, where voluntary organisations have been working with the DWP,
with housing associations, and with the libraries to help people gain IT
skills. The launch will be attended by Cabinet members Cllr Nick Small and Cllr
Steve Munby , and other local partners, to mark the start of the national Get
Online Week... all are invited to hear about the opportunities available and
the work of the Go ON it’s Liverpool Campaign
Cllr Small says: “the provision
of these courses by the Go ON partners in the library is crucial to provide
accessible learning opportunities to help people find work. The Council is very
pleased to be here to support these initiatives which mark the start of Get
Online week in the city”
This year, the seventh annual Get Online Week campaign takes place
from 14- 20 October. Run by Tinder Foundation and their network of UK Online
Centres, the campaign encourages everyone in Britain to get digital for the
week.
There are still 7.2 million people in the UK who have never used
the internet before, and many more who don’t have the skills to make the most
of online life.
Thousands of Get Online Week events will take place across the country
during October where everyone can get a helping hand to get digital whatever
their level of skill and confidence.
Find out more about the campaign, the local events near you and
how you can give a helping hand to someone you know who needs some support at www.getonlineweek.com.