{"id":838,"date":"2022-01-31T14:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/?p=838"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:39:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:39:06","slug":"become-an-embedded-digital-champion-and-help-our-residents-get-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/2022\/01\/31\/become-an-embedded-digital-champion-and-help-our-residents-get-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Become an embedded digital champion and help our residents get online"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>More and more essential services are now accessed online but here in Dorset we have around 150,000 people who lack essential digital skills, struggling to do even the simplest tasks online.<\/p>\n

If you work with our residents then we need your help to help them.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where our Embedded Digital Champion training programme comes in.<\/p>\n

If you have regular contact with customers our training can help you to assist our most vulnerable (but valuable) ones to make the most of getting online.<\/p>\n

Already, we have trained 38 embedded digital champions and have now released dates for our spring programmes, starting from 1 March right through to 28 June.<\/p>\n

There are 10 training programmes being held this spring and you can join one of them. Each programme consists of three, two-hour sessions held over three weeks.<\/p>\n

You will learn skills to help others in the training, which is relaxed and fun, and you\u2019ll also be improving your own digital skills at the same time.<\/p>\n

But just don\u2019t take our word for it, watch Wimborne Library manager James Prince describe his positive experience of training to be an embedded digital champion: Become an embedded digital champion – you’ll make a real difference. – YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wimborne Library manager James Prince shares his positive experience of training as an embedded digital champion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our embedded digital training enables you to better support residents at the point when digital help is needed in the area where you work.<\/p>\n

For example, a library assistant might help people reserve books online or a GP receptionist can help patients arrange prescriptions via their smartphones, tablets or PCs.<\/p>\n

To be an embedded digital champion, you don\u2019t have to be a digital expert; you just need to be enthusiastic about the benefits of using digital tools and share that passion with others. In fact, some of the best champions are those who understand what it is like to feel unsure and who don\u2019t have all the answers to start with.<\/p>\n

As part of the training, we will make sure you are able to help with any questions you might be asked.\u00a0 You will feel part of a supportive digital community where you can share knowledge and information even at the most basic level. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If you work in a front-line role and would like to help people build their digital skills, email edc@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk<\/a> for more information and to book yourself on to one of our programmes.<\/p>\n

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More and more essential services are now accessed online but here in Dorset we have around 150,000 people who lack essential digital skills, struggling to do even the simplest tasks online. If you work with our residents then we need your help to help them. That\u2019s where our Embedded Digital Champion training programme comes in.… Read more Become an embedded digital champion and help our residents get online<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1907,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1907"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":841,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838\/revisions\/841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}