New range of courses launched last week at the Riverside Centre. Ed
The Riverside Centre celebrated ‘Get On Line’ week with the launch of a new range of My Guide Courses, last Friday (22nd October) – to be officially opened by Newport Parish Council Chair Peter Whiteman and recent Commonwealth Games Silver medallist Richard Wilson.
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My Guide Courses include learning to use a mouse and keyboard,
and how to access the Internet and send emails, as well as how to access literacy and numeracy courses.
Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist Richard Wilson attended the event in his Silver Medal Winning Kit and also brought his medal and other mementos along for the event.
Riverside IT co-ordinator Fraser McDermott said ‘The Centre has a State of the Art computer facility, is an accredited UK Online Centre and has qualified tutors, and the My Guide Courses will enable more people to access IT opportunities in a user friendly and affordable way’.
The Centre, which won the National Next Generation Learning Award earlier this year, plans a series of similar events, providing taster sessions, and enabling people to participate in courses and activities that enhance and enrich their lives.
Fraser concluded ‘Silver Surfing is just one of the activities on offer, its about people having fun learning the fundamentals, and we are delighted the Mayor and Richard have been able to attend’.
