How To Use Your Smartphone Wisely - Beeston Library - Adult Learning

This course is for adults who want to feel more confident using a smartphone in everyday life. You will learn practical skills that help you stay safe, stay organised, and stay connected.
The sessions are easy to follow and designed for people who want to use their phone in a smarter and more comfortable way. You’ll learn essential skills without feeling overwhelmed. You will explore useful features such as how to adjust settings, how to manage apps and how to avoid common problems.

The course will also help you understand how to keep your personal information safe while using the internet and social media on your phone.
By the end you will feel more in control of your device and able to use it to support daily tasks.

Learning outcomes
• Use key smartphone settings with confidence.
• Stay safe online by recognising risks and protecting personal information.
• Use apps for communication, travel, government services and daily organisation.

Entry requirements
This course is suitable for complete beginners or anyone who feels unsure using their phone.  You must have your own smartphone (Android or iPhone). You should be able to switch on your phone and complete simple tasks such as unlocking the screen. No further experience is needed.

What to bring
Please bring your fully charged smartphone (Android or iPhone), a charger, reading glasses if your use them and a notebook and pen if you wish to take notes. Also, if you have any passwords and account logons bring them too.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.