BT Skills for Tomorrow support for society
BT Skills for Tomorrow aims to give people the skills they need to flourish in the digital world. Due to the spread of the coronavirus, having these skills is more important than ever.
Large numbers of people are self-isolating or are confined to their homes. It is vital that people with low or no digital skills can keep in touch with family and friends and access health services. The spread of the coronavirus presents significant challenges to small businesses. Families with children at home from school need to get the best out of technology to help their children to learn and play. And many people need support as they work from home for the first time.
Working in partnership with leading digital skills organisations, BT Skills for Tomorrow has free resources and information to help people with each of these challenges: www.bt.com/skillsfortomorrow
Working with older and vulnerable people
Working with the Good Things Foundation, BT are also supporting older and vulnerable people and those with low or no digital skills to stay in contact with family and friends, to keep up to date, and to be healthy during the spread of the Coronavirus through the Skills for Tomorrow Programme.
Key information includes:
- How to access GP services online
- How to use the NHS website
- Using public services online
- Video calling – learn how to use video calling to connect with family and friends https://www.learnmyway.com/courses/video-calling
- Online and mobile banking
- Online shopping
- Socialising online
- Watching TV and listening to radio online
This information can be found at: https://www.bt.com/skillsfortomorrow/daily-life/accessing-public-services.html
Supporting small businesses
At a time when many small businesses may struggle to survive, BT are working with Google Digital Garage, Small Business Britain, and LinkedIn Learning to provide guides for people to do business online and to build their digital skills. Key information includes:
- Make sure customers find you online
- Connect with customers over mobile
- Promote a business with content
- Promote a business with online advertising
This support can be found at: https://www.bt.com/skillsfortomorrow/business/promoting-your-business.html
They’re also offering support to small businesses via webinars, covering topics such as Online Presence, Digital Marketing,
Data Analytics, Social Media and Collaboration Tools. The full list of live webinars can be found at:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bt-skills-for-tomorrow-26823592931
Helping families to get the most from technology
With many families self-isolating or with children at home from school, parents are looking for ways to help children
continue learning from home. In partnership with Internet Matters, we are also providing support to help kids to balance
the opportunities that tech brings, along with challenges as they spend more time online at home.
Key information includes:
- BT Learning at Home resources
- Supporting your children
This support can be found at: https://www.bt.com/skillsfortomorrow/parents.html
Supporting people working from home
Many people will find themselves working from home for the first time and will need support in remaining productive
outside of their usual workplace. Working with LinkedIn Learning and Google Digital Garage, we have guides to help
people to build their digital skills and work online effectively wherever they are. Key information includes:
- How to increase productivity at work
- Business communication
This help can be found at: https://www.bt.com/skillsfortomorrow/work-life.html
For all other information relating to BT Group’s response to the coronavirus situation please visit https://www.bt.com/coronavirus
