Microsoft Office - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

Update your Computer, Internet & Smartphone Skills.

If you feel your computer skills are a bit rusty or you’ve never had the chance to learn properly, this friendly and practical course is the perfect place to start. Designed for adults who want to build confidence using laptops, the internet, and smartphones, it offers a supportive environment to refresh and update your digital know-how.

You’ll learn how to navigate a laptop, browse the internet safely, and get more from everyday tools. The course also includes guidance on using your smartphone more effectively, from downloading apps to staying connected with friends and family. Whether you’re looking to improve your skills for personal use, work, or further learning, this course will help you feel more in control and ready to take on new digital challenges.

This course, for adults, is funded by the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund.

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.