Learn new skills and find support

• Learn My Way offer basic computer skills courses. These include how to search and explore the internet, keep in touch with email and use public services online. You can also find courses on office programmes, social media and video calling.
• Google Digital Garage provides free online training courses to help people improve their digital skills, including career development, digital marketing and data.
• Microsoft 365 Training helps you learn the basics of their different Office software, such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• FutureLearn offer a great course which can help you build digital skills for work and life. The course is free and suitable for anyone who is interested in learning more about the digital world.

• The National Career’s Services ‘How to write a CV’ information page shows you how to structure your CV and what to include.
• Reed offer a range of free interview skills courses, as well as other online job skills webinars.
• The National Careers Service also have lots of helpful interview tips and advice, such as types of interview, questions you might get asked and how to prepare.
• Barclays Life Skills features a handy 10 step guide on how to prepare for an interview.

Free Courses in England provide lots of free online courses, from mental health to digital skills, where you can gain a qualification and improve your employability.

Open University offer some brilliant free short courses which can help you build skills that can help you in your volunteering or in your career. Courses available include career resilience and working in diverse teams.

The National Careers Service skills toolkit has a range of free courses available to help you learn new skills. Courses include maths, communication skills and lots more.

For those who would like to learn more about different faiths, Birmingham Hospice has a range of Faith Lectures available to watch on YouTube.

If you need further information about training courses and webinars, or would like to book yourself onto an upcoming course, please email the Learning and Development team at learningteam@sueryder.org

While there will be opportunities during these sessions to ask questions and get involved if you would like to do so, please also feel free just to come along and listen – you will not be asked to speak or turn your camera on unless you want to.

Watch this space for more EDI Masterclasses coming soon!

In the UK, around 24% of the population has a disability.

Here at Sue Ryder, we want everyone to feel welcome in our shops to volunteer, work, shop and visit, and so we are launching the Disability Allies initiative. This is a short e-Learning course to help all our shop teams (including our volunteers) learn more about different types of disabilities, and how small actions we can take, or small changes we can make, can help to ensure that everyone feels welcome.

After completing the training, you will receive a badge to show that you are a Disability Ally. You can wear your badge with pride and show that you are part of our movement towards a more inclusive world for people with disabilities.

How to complete the Disability Allies e-Learning:

• Complete the Disability Ally course.
• Fill in the form at the end of the course to request your badge.

The e-Learning takes about 20 minutes and is accessible for everyone.

Please take part and be a Disability Ally. Wear your badge to show that you are an Ally to people with disabilities.

• LGBTQ+ History session
• LGBTQ+ Awareness masterclass
• Unconscious Bias masterclass
• Inclusive Language masterclass
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webinar
• Tackling Excluding Behaviour webinar
• Black History Month talk with Rob Neil OBE
• Micro-aggressions webinar
• United for Inclusion: a team approach to fostering an inclusive workplace