Smart Phones & Scam Proofing - Bingham Library - Adult Learning

Looking to boost your digital confidence? Our beginner-friendly adult learning course is delivered in two clear parts to make learning simple and practical. In the first part, you’ll learn how to recognise and avoid scams, gaining the skills to protect yourself from fraudsters and keep your personal information safe.

The second part introduces you to the basic features of a smartphone, showing you step by step how to make calls, send messages, use apps, connect to Wi-Fi, and adjust your settings. No prior knowledge is required, just bring your curiosity and your phone!

With expert guidance in a relaxed, supportive environment, this course will give you the confidence to stay safe and make the most of your smartphone in everyday life.

This course is UKSPF funded by Rushcliffe Borough Council.

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.