Who we are:

Stockport Continuing Education Service (SCES) and Starting Point are teaming up to support people to learn something new and solve problems on digital devices. Stockport Continuing Education Service believe that education is a lifelong journey, and it's never too late to start. Their mission is to support and develop learning in every community in Stockport. Their learners could be gaining skills for work, learning English, or brushing up their Maths or literacy skills.

What are we looking for?

Are you friendly and patient? Do you feel confident speaking to new people? Have you helped friends or family to use their computer or phone?  Do you want to help people to learn the skills they need to study, submit work online or find work?  Then being a Digital champion volunteer is for you!

What would you be doing as a volunteer?

Supported by staff at Stockport Continuing Education Service, and other Digital champions, you’ll be helping learners in their drop-in digital help sessions.  Learners at SCES can submit their course work online and will have tasks set by tutors on the online learning platform BKSB. They might want to use fun apps to help them learn, or need to fill in online forms, feel more confident using devices, or want to browse the web. That’s where you come in! 

Sessions take place on Tuesdays and Weds 12.30 - 1.30pm, term time only. You can pick one session to help at or help at both. We’re looking for six Digital champions to share this role, so you won’t need to volunteer every week, unless you want to.

We give full training to all volunteers, as well as ‘top up’ training on current issues or digital things you need to know. You’ll be given training in using BKSB (used by most education providers) useful if you are looking for work or further volunteering in Education. If you volunteer regularly, Stockport Continuing Education will fund you to complete a Level 1 qualification in Digital skills by Google. 

What are our volunteers like? Everyone is different! Some of our volunteers are retired, some are looking for work. Some are trying something new after being unwell or children becoming part of their family. Please tell us how we can help you feel included whatever your culture, ethnicity or sexuality. We welcome people with disabilities to volunteer with us, we can give you all the info about our sessions and venue. Please talk to us about adjustments we can make so you can volunteer happily with us. You do need to volunteer independently in a sometimes noisy environment. We welcome people who are learning English. You do need to read online information and feel happy to explain computer based tasks in English.