Once you've been through this guide you may also find it helpful to explore our companion guides, Digital,inclusion: How to and Digital Champions: How to.

If Digital Motivators are changemakers, then Digital Champions are the agents of change.,Is it to support the digital skills of your workforce?,There are different types of Digital Champions (referenced in our Digital Champion Guide), and you should,, the number of Digital Champions you have versus the number of people you’re supporting (workload),,and the current level of digital skills of the people you intend to support (intensity of support). 

Now that you’ve recruited your Digital Champions it’s time to think about how you provide ongoing support,Peer support Create a network for your Digital Champions to share best practice and celebrate their wins,them motivated: 1.,Usually, Digital Champions can advance through the different tiers based on how many people they support,Impact Stories Being able to quantify how many people have been supported by your Digital Champions is

Key actions Be a digital leader Build support for digital inclusion across the organisation Embed digital,We sometimes refer to these leaders as 'Digital Motivators'.,Cross-organisation support It's crucial that there is support from senior management for digital inclusion,As a Digital Motivator, you'll need to think about how you bring people along with you.,We've seen success where organisations set up a short-life-working-group to help guide this process.

Doing digital inclusion requires some level of resource.,It can be a commitment to using existing resources, including how your workforce embed digital practices,Key actions Invest in digital upskilling Protect time for workforce digital upskilling Map existing internal,existing external resources In this section we share the different ways an organisation can resource digital,Check out our Digital Inclusion Masterclass video 'Doing digital inclusion with limited resources': https

v=8cs3rnb_3tw Sustainability The idea of sustainability in digital inclusion is often misunderstood.,Digital inclusion cannot be sustained without ongoing resource, whether this is the purchase of devices,, provision of connectivity or even the availability of people to support digital skills.,When we refer to sustainability in digital inclusion we are really talking about making our efforts '

That's what a Digital Champion does.,It can also feel like a big responsibility and this guide is here to help support you.,Could I be a Digital Champion?,listener Able to explain things in simple terms Understanding of people’s interests and motivations for,In this guide we will use the term ‘Digital Champions’ to cover all these terms.

Being a Digital Champion is more about people than it is about digital.,Embedding digital inclusion support into your service can help.,This tells us that motivation is a key challenge for a Digital Champion.,As a Digital Champion, your goal is to keep your learner motivated and excited about being online.,we’re focusing on motivation to developing digital skills.

Manage the demand on your Digital Champions.,Digital Champions keep a tally or how many learners they’ve supported, and at the end of the week they,How confident do you feel as a Digital Champion?,What further support would be helpful in your role as a Digital Champion?,This is what we used in SCVO (paid version) to create our What is a Digital Motivator video.

The remaining sections of our guide provide the detail about each area.,Who will be your Digital Motivator and Digital Champions? ,They could help provide extra or niche support. How will you use the Digital Skills Toolkit? ,This could be staff training, funding, equipment or digital champion resources.,Let your service users and wider networks know about your digital inclusion support.