Tech Angels – Inside Government’s training course on Enhancing Digital Skills and Inclusion

In February 2024, Alex, our Community Champion Co-ordinator & Technology Trainer presented at Inside Government’s training course on Enhancing Digital Skills and Inclusion. Inside Government provides the public sector policy-based and best practice-led training courses. Chaired by Professor Khawar Hameed from Digital Advantage, Alex shared how Tech Angels has reduced disabled people’s digital exclusion and feeling of loneliness.

Our Tech Angels service provide devices, digital literacy training and confidence-boosting support to people in Surrey. The service is aimed at people who are at the highest risk of digital exclusion.

The service is made up of four parts (and you can access all of them, or just the bits you need!)  

• We lend you a device that suits your needs (for example, a tablet a smartphone or a smart home speaker). You can keep the device for 6 months, we then contact you, and if you want to keep it for longer you can!
• We ‘match’ you up with a volunteer Tech Angel. Together you agree how you would like to be supported and what you would like to achieve.   
• We connect you to our ‘stay connected’ virtual social groups, if you would like to join them, or others on offer through the Virtual Wellbeing Hub.   
• We give you the opportunity to become a virtual volunteer if you would like to.   

For more information about Tech Angels or to sign up, please visit: Tech Angels – Surrey Coalition of Disabled People