Help to drive tenants’ online skills

Loretto communities got the chance to gain free digital skills training and advice, thanks to Google’s Digital Garage bus tour.

Tenant Heather Trevit with housing officer Paul McArthur and Google’s Matt Borka in Lanark

The double decker bus, transformed into a digital training hub, rolled into Grangemouth, Lanark and Johnstone, offering people free learning and skills training

Tenant Heather Tervit, from Lanark, visited the bus at Smyllum Road in the town.

She said: “It was a good opportunity to get help and advice with my CV to help with future job opportunities.”

Loretto’s Dan Blake said: “It’s so important we help remove the barriers people face in using the internet, especially with Universal Credit being rolled out.

“People on Universal Credit need to make their claims online, so help with using computers is really important.”

Heather is pictured above with Loretto housing officer Paul McArthur and Google’s Matt Borka.

Wednesday, August 29, 2018