Digital skills for the Self-Employed

This course is designed to help you develop and improve your Digital Skills so that you can communicate at ease with your customers via digital media and set up documents and templates to be used in your own business.

During this course you will be shown: • The different ways to digitally communicate with your customers or potential customers. • Identify the most appropriate ways for your business to communicate with your audience. • Understand how to set up a letterhead template or an invoice template. • Identify what further digital skills you need to develop for your business.

The tutor will advise you about our suite of courses for the self-employed, including So you want to be Self-Employed and Social Media for Business. You can access free impartial careers Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) through the careers service at Leicester Adult Education. We are here to help you to make informed choices about your future pathways and support you to progress towards your goals. We can support you with 1-2-1 IAG tailored to your needs, via Google Classroom and through our resources such as Kudos AD© & our Careers Zone. Please telephone 01164541900, contact reception, speak to your tutor, email dkilgariff@leicesterlearns.ac.uk or text dan on 07821803056 to make an appointment or for further information

There are no formal entry requirements, but you will be using IT. If you are not confident with your IT skills consider our Learn how to use your Google Classroom or Digital Skills for Beginners courses.

Following this course, Leicester Adult Education offer a range of course options to help you develop skills to create and develop your business plan, improve your digital skills for business and understand your business finances. You might also benefit from undertaking a qualification in business administration, bookkeeping or accounting software, which are all valuable for self-employed people. Your tutor or college advisors will help you identify which course options are suitable for your progression after this course. Leicester Adult Education are pleased to offer a free, impartial in-house careers service to support our learners to make decisions around their future career goals and choices. We have physical and digital resources available to support you and face to face careers appointments with our qualified and experienced adviser, all of which are easily accessed once enrolled.