5 Year
Nationwide Plan
Training 230,000
Older People
€2 Million
Investment
Hi Digital programme is aimed at bridging the worsening digital divide being experienced by older people in Ireland.
Active Retirement Ireland is proud to support this transformational project that will empower older people to use the internet and computers in their daily lives.
Our aim is to reach older people and improve digital literacy by partnering with Vodafone Ireland Foundation and ALONE to deliver a national programme to increase digital literacy.
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About the course
The Hi Digital online training course covers basic and essential digital skills including:
Sending emails
Keeping in touch with friends and family through social media or video calling
Online banking and government services online
Looking up information for hobbies or travel
Reading, watching and listening to news online
Online shopping
Using the internet on your phone
Using your phone to take and share pictures or videos
Online safety and more.
The Hi Digital programme offers blended learning options — you can complete the online course at home independently or with a friend or family member, sign up to Active Retirement Ireland’s face to face group classes for additional mentoring and support, or both.
Hi Digital programme resources
The following Hi Digital resources are available to download and print:
Active Retirement Ireland Hi Digital fact sheet
Active Retirement Ireland Hi Digital flyer
Hi Digital Buddy Guide — the Hi Digital Buddy Guide has been developed to help mentors or ‘buddies’ (a learner’s friend or family member) to get started and provide additional information and practical support to learners as they navigate through the course. This guide will provide you with an overview of the course and some tips you can use, whether you’re providing support to one learner or a group.
Hi Digital is the only programme of its scale in Ireland that will offer a blended learning approach. Through charity partners Active Retirement Ireland and ALONE, face to face training will be available either in group settings or in the home.
With 25,000 members, Active Retirement Ireland will engage older people themselves to champion and deliver the Hi Digital training at community level. In addition, Active Retirement Ireland will link in with the nationwide network of public Vodafone Broadband Connection Points throughout the country to ensure everyone will have the opportunity to access the internet to learn online skills, even in the most remote locations.
Active Retirement Ireland will provide digital training for older people through its existing groups and networks using a blended learning model which combines online with in-person training. Vodafone will work with the organisation to train Digital Champions who will provide support to older people. In addition, Active Retirement Ireland will link in with the nationwide network of public Vodafone Broadband Connection Points throughout the country to provide group training and devices to users.
Through its partnership with Active Retirement Ireland and ALONE, The Vodafone Ireland Foundation has committed to investing more than €2m over five years to deliver online and in person digital skills training for older people.
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