Skills and training is a crucial process for facilitating social change. Digital and innovation capacities are valuable skills in development and innovation.

Knowing how to use computers and information technologies can help to access life opportunities, such as employment, business, storytelling and education. Our activities address access to the skills, confidence and motivation to use technologies and are designed to be applied in the real world to make daily tasks more efficient. 

• Start from the very beginning of learning to use a computer
• Refine your digital skills and learn new tools to improve efficiency
• Learn about social innovation and developing projects to address them
• Learn the basics of digital media and how to use it for marketing

Computer Skills Training

This is an entry level course for participants who have very little or no prior experience using computers. The course covers 10 topics, including using a mouse, accessing the internet and using Microsoft Office products. The course requires a minimum of 3 hours a week committment.

Participation requires a deposit of R1500 which is refundable if 80 percent of the sessions are attended. 

Sign up at the Social Innovation Hub. 

Computer Skills Train the Trainer

This course is designed for trainers who will work with a group of computer skills participants. The course involves a theoretical component covering Communty Engagement principles and tutoring skills. The practical component involves implementing tutoring sessions. 

Professional Digital Skills

This course covers productivity tools, general computing, content creation and AI. 

Artificial Intelligence

Get a foundational understanding of what AI is and how you can use the AI features embedded in Workspace technologies, as well as stand alone AI tools to improve your productivity!

Community Assets for Social Innovation Course

CASI is designed to encourage using community assets to develop financially sustainable projects aimed at facilitating development and social change. The course addresses relational wellbeing, as well as technical concepts like social innovation, complex problems, project development, and business-related administration.

It also includes these mini-courses on:

• Enterprise Development
• Digital Marketing

Last Modified: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:20:28 SAST