Digital Communities Partnership

In today’s world, it's vital that everyone has digital skills for life and work. The Digital Communities Partnership is a group of local community organisations offering a variety of courses and learning opportunities for all age ranges across Wigan borough.

We want to ensure our community has the digital access, opportunity, and skills they need to thrive. 

Our community partners

• Abram Ward Community Cooperative (external link) - Offering 3D printing facilities within our Men’s Sheds and Women’s Sheds makerspaces, a place for informal learning and sharing skills
• Google Digital Garage (external link) - free courses in digital skills,
• Wigan Council Skills and Learning team - courses on career building, digital skills, functional skills, health and wellbeing, mental health and much more for all ages
• Wigan Council Digital Services team - supporting residents to get online and build digital skills
• Wigan and Leigh Carers Centre (external link) - information, training and support for carers to improve their quality of life and to give all carers a voice
• Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link (external link) - supporting over 50's across the borough to maintain their independence and wellbeing, and access information and services
• Wigan STEAM (external link) - offering young people in Wigan acess to the latest in technology, arts and digital development.

Join the Digital Communities Partnership

If you're a local organisation or group that wants to help residents gain essential digital skills to flourish in life, then why not consider joining us?

You don’t need to be a digital expert or an IT professional. Like most community organisations, you're probably providing digital support to our Wigan Borough residents every day without even realising. Organisations delivering this kind of support are ideally placed to become Digital Communities Partners.

Partners come together each quarter for a virtual meeting, where they have the opportunity to tackle digital exclusion together through the sharing of knowledge, collaborative working, and the development of digital strategies.

Our Digital Communities Partnership Deal

We both play a part in this partnership.By joining us you'll have access to a wide range of digital support and opportunities and through our collaboration with you we'll be able to engage with a wider audience.

How to join

To join the Digital Communities Partnership you will need to:

• Complete our online Digital Communities Partnership form.