Working in partnership
The partnership between Teesside University and an employment charity, the Shaw Trust has been singled out for particular praise from a senior civil servant, Cathy Francis (far right).
The partnership works by giving community leaders key skills in digital technology so they can then go on and educate disabled and disadvantaged people.
As one such leader, Alf (centre), said: “Many older people are afraid of computers, but we’ve got people from the age of five to 82 taking part in our activities and helping each other learn and develop their digital skills.”
Alf is a former crane driver who is now active in Middlesbrough’s town centre residents group. It’s through partnerships like the one with Teesside university that people like Alf can really become skilled up and make a difference to the lives of others in communities, and we’d like to see more partnerships coming to fruition in the coming months.
