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Free online digital skills support for Newcastle-under-Lyme businesses and SMEs

Welcome to Wavemaker’s online learning platform. 

If your business is based in Newcastle-under-Lyme and you’re being supported through Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council (or one of its business support partners), you can access practical, confidence-building digital skills to help you run and grow your business.

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This learning is for residents and community members in Newcastle-under-Lyme who are eligible for digital inclusion support through the council and partner organisations. If you’re not sure if this applies to you, please check with your local support provider.

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Provided by Wavemaker in partnership with Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.

Choose your learning pathway

Pick what’s most useful for you. You can try more than one.

Designed for individuals seeking foundational digital skills to navigate modern life with ease.
These courses cover everything from online safety and financial management to accessing public services and maintaining digital wellbeing.

Boost your career or grow your business with essential digital skills.

Whether you’re advancing your career, starting a business, or upskilling your employees, DigitAll Business has the right courses for you.

Designed for aspiring and experienced creatives to expand their skills.

Learn graphic design, video editing, content creation, and using AI tools to elevate and enhance your creative projects.

Supporting the digital transformation of health and care for individuals and professionals.
These courses focus on accessing healthcare services, using health apps, improving health outcomes, and promoting digital wellbeing.

How it works

Courses can be accessed at anytime, from anywhere, whenever you want. 

Learn at your pace

Depending on the topic, courses range from approximately 30-minutes to 2-hours in duration.
You can pause and return any time.

Practical, real-life skills

Everything is designed to help you with daily life, work, and staying connected.

Track your progress

Your learning saves automatically, and you can build skills step by step.

Need help?

If you need support getting access to the platform (or help sorting basics like setting up an email address), contact your Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council business support contact or the partner organisation supporting you.

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If you are experiencing problems with any of the courses, or you spot a content issue, please contact the Wavemaker Technical Support Team. You can either message us through this platform, or email support@wavemaker.org.uk.

Accessibility

Wavemaker's platform is designed to be easy to use for everyone. You can learn at your own pace on a phone, tablet, laptop, or computer. Videos include subtitles and the platform works with screen readers and other accessibility tools.

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Built-in accessibility support is available via the person icon in the lower right corner, including:

  • Increase text size
  • Change colour contrast or use high-contrast mode
  • Use keyboard-friendly navigation tools
  • Enable text-to-speech / reading support
  • Increase cursor size and use a reading ruler to help follow text
  • Adjust fonts and highlighting to make pages easier to read

If you need extra support or adjustments, speak to your business support contact as there may be additional accessibility options on you.

Why Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is offering this

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council provides a range of support to help local businesses start, sustain, and grow, including programmes funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.


By funding access to DigitAll, the council wants businesses to:

  • Build confidence using digital tools
  • Improve productivity and day-to-day operations
  • Strengthen online presence and customer communication
  • Reduce digital exclusion barriers that hold smaller organisations back

Further information

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Your data and privacy checklist

  • We collect your name, email, and learning progress so you can access courses and track what you’ve completed.
  • Wavemaker runs the learning platform and DigitAll programme. You can access their privacy policy, terms and conditions, and cookie policy using the links at the bottom of the page.
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council can access progress reports to understand how the programme is helping people.
  • We never sell your data.
  • You can ask for your data to be removed at any time.

Frequently asked questions