£266k digital skills boost for Oldham residents
Oldham Council's Get Oldham Working service has secured £266,084 from the Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund to launch GOW Digital, a programme aimed at improving digital skills across the borough. The funding will create two Digital Inclusion Hubs at Get Oldham Working offices and a Mobile Digital Hub that will visit venues including Access Oldham, SAWN, Millennium Centre, Fatima Women's Association, Werneth and Freehold Community Development, and Oasis Academy. More than 400 laptops will be given to participants who complete learning activities, and 30 Digital Champions will be trained to volunteer in their communities. Digital Cafe drop-in sessions will also be available. The project supports the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's national digital inclusion agenda.