Bendigo Digital Literacy Courses: What Workers Job Seekers and Professionals Need to Know
Free sessions at the Bendigo Neighbourhood Hub and Bendigo Bank branches give locals practical tools for email, document work and scam avoidance that employers now expect.
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The Bendigo Neighbourhood Hub will run a Google Workspace course focused on Gmail and Google apps starting Wednesday 23 July 2026 at 10am, limited to ten participants with free laptops supplied.
Job seekers and professionals in Bendigo face growing pressure to handle digital tools for applications, remote work and client communication. Courses that cover basic apps and security reduce the gap between existing skills and what workplaces now require.
Hub sessions target core office tools
The Bendigo Neighbourhood Hub lists Intro to MS Word, Intro to Google Docs and Intro to AI among its free offerings, with earlier classes already scheduled for late February and March 2026. The Click and Learn program at the same venue adds English-language support alongside computer basics for non-English speaking backgrounds and receives funding from the City of Greater Bendigo. Small groups receive individual help for participants with limited prior experience or disabilities.
Bank sessions cover online safety
Bendigo Bank works with Good Things Foundation to run free digital skills training at more than 50 branches, including 30-minute Banking Safely Online sessions on scam prevention and device security. The Your Online Journey app, developed with the Indigenous Education Centre of Bendigo Kangan Institute, supplies an offline resource for Indigenous users that works on smartphones or tablets.
Workers and job seekers can register directly through the Bendigo Neighbourhood Hub site or at participating Bendigo Bank branches to secure a place before classes fill. These programs supply the concrete skills listed in the verified course descriptions without requiring prior payment or travel outside the city.
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