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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Scotland's Digital Participation Challenge fund

Our Digital Participation Challenge Fund, supported by the Scottish Government, the ERDF and BT, invests,The projects that we’re supporting will enable groups and organisations to digitise content, build digital,networks and improve the digital skills of their members, so that they can continue to thrive in the,The project must be about developing the basic digital skills of am organisation’s staff or the people,to fill out a short questionnaire to gauge their basic digital skills Provide regular progress updates

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/challenge-fund

Foundation digital skills

Use our Essential Digital Skills check to measure your digital skills These are the Foundation Digital,People who don’t have all 7 Foundation Digital Skills are classed as ‘digitally excluded’.,In Scotland, 19% of people don’t have Foundation Digital Skills.,Some good resources for developing Foundation Skills: Essential Digital Skills Check-up can be used to,of fantastic resources to support your learner’s first digital steps.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/foundation-digital-skills

Mhor Collective

Inclusion We see digital inequality as a social justice issue, and understand how the internet can impact,on basic human rights. ,We provide training for organisations, digital champions, and staff on how best to reach people who are,offline, and how to help whole teams develop the skills and confidence to support others. ,Come and have a wee blether about how we might work together! Exhibition space: 20, Cromdale Hall

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/exhibitors/mhor-collective

Place-based digital inclusion

Place-based digital inclusion is about building sustainable solutions to digital exclusion which take,Place-based digital inclusion is about building sustainable solutions to digital exclusion which take,a tailored training program to address the digital skills gap in your community.,From basic digital literacy to advanced topics, we cover it all.,We provide ongoing support, resources, and guidance to reinforce the skills acquired, ensuring a sustainable

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/place-based-digital-inclusion

Engaging with a new learner

Being a Digital Champion is more about people than it is about digital.,Before you start supporting someone to build their digital skills and confidence you will need to invest,Providing digital skills support should be informal and fun, rather than an IT skills lesson.,Digital Champion Build digital skills support into everyday interactions You can help people to build,This will allow you to focus your time on delivering skills support.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/engaging-with-a-new-learner

Delivering support

Think about what the ‘hook’ will be to help them learn new skills. ,Ask them to forget everything they know about being online and try to talk them through some basic tasks,Normally, a Digital Champion would support someone with their digital skills face-to-face in a setting,If you’ve already covered the Foundation Digital Skills you can move onto Essential Digital Skills for,Digital skills support won’t always be separate from other things going on in a person’s life.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/delivering-support

Measuring impact

skills programme.,Some basic numbers you might want to keep a track of are: Number of Digital Champions recruited Numbers,of active Digital Champions each month Beyond these basic numbers, your can also collect some quantitative,Digital Champions keep a tally or how many learners they’ve supported, and at the end of the week they,What further support would be helpful in your role as a Digital Champion?

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/measuring-impact

Essential digital skills

A person should have Foundation Digital Skills before progressing to Essential Digital Skills.,You can use SCVO’s Digital Skills Check-up tool to measure your own or your learner’s digital skills.,Essential Digital Skills for Life Essential Digital Skills for Life are the skills that we use in our,Internet and digital apps/products/services Essential Digital Skills for Work Essential Digital Skills,Skill: Handling Information and Content Handling information and content is all about how you save,

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/essential-digital-skills

User insight

Supporting someone to improve their digital skills will need you to explore their access to a device,It is important you check with everyone you support if they have foundation skills.,Essential digital skills for life There are five key digital skills that everyone needs to navigate daily,Motivation You will need to motivate people by keeping your digital inclusion support person-centred.,You must focus on what's important to them, rather than making it about 'doing digital'.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/user-insight

Supporting Digital Champions

Now that you’ve recruited your Digital Champions it’s time to think about how you provide ongoing support,Fears: We all have our own fears about digital. These come up in almost every training session.,Peer support Create a network for your Digital Champions to share best practice and celebrate their wins,You can make use of Zoom or Teams to record you sharing your screen and doing a demo of some basic tasks,Impact Stories Being able to quantify how many people have been supported by your Digital Champions is

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/supporting-digital-champions

Our work to help organisations grow their digital capacity is supported by: