Training area

Digital Foundations

Everyday digital confidence and safety, from using a computer properly to email, files, online forms and staying safe online.

Building nowStarter → Capable

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At a glance

2 training programmes
Levels: Starter → Capable
Used in 16 seed pathways
14 skills

Training in this area

2 training programmes

Each programme shows its own status. Planned modules are an outline and may change before they are built and reviewed.

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Digital Foundations

Everyday digital skills, step by step: your device, the web, email, files, staying safe and taking part online.

Level range: Starter → Capable
16 related pathways
About 8 hours (estimate)

Units

Your Device and Digital Confidence
Browsers and Search
Email Basics
Files and Folders
Cloud Storage
Passwords and Two-Step Verification
Online Scams and Safety
Video Meetings
Online Forms
Digital Foundations Practical Assessment (reviewed practical assessment)

What you’ll practise

Organising files and folders in a safe simulation
Spotting scam messages and fake sign-in pages
Setting up two-step verification
Completing an online form accurately

Skills

Planned

Everyday Online Services

Use banking, government, employer and other online services with confidence, and recover accounts safely when something goes wrong.

Level range: Starter → Capable
No related pathway yet

Planned modules

Official websites and apps
Creating and recovering accounts
Online banking safely
Government and employer portals

What you’ll practise

Recognising an official service website
Recovering a locked account in a simulation

Skills

Best after: Digital Foundations

Who it’s for

Professions, goals and skill families

Related professions and industries

Goals it supports

Skill families

Digital

Related pathways

Pathways that use this training

Worked out automatically from the training each pathway stage uses.

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Mechanic → Technical Support SpecialistStatus: Coming later
Mechanic → Small Business OwnerStatus: Planned
Parent Returning to Work → Office AdministratorStatus: Planned
Office Administrator → Automation SpecialistStatus: Coming later
Teacher → AI-Enabled EducatorStatus: Coming later
Retail Associate → Retail SupervisorStatus: Planned
Refugee / New Arrival → Retail Customer Service RoleStatus: Planned
Refugee / New Arrival → Office Support RoleStatus: Planned
Tradesperson → Small Business OwnerStatus: Planned
Small Business Owner → Digitally Enabled Business OwnerStatus: Planned
Marketing Professional → AI Growth MarketerStatus: Planned
CEO / Business Owner → Technology-Literate LeaderStatus: Coming later
Warehouse Worker → Logistics CoordinatorStatus: Coming later
Hospitality Worker → Tourism / Guest Services SupervisorStatus: Coming later

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