Build your confidence using smartphones, tablets, and computers in a friendly, face-to-face session.

 

Tech Savvy Seniors is a NSW Government initiative delivered in partnership with Telstra. The program is administered by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice and delivered locally by Riverina Community College.

Eligible participants can attend free digital-skills sessions designed for people who are new to technology or would like more confidence using their device safely. Choose one session or enrol in several. Each session is a separate 2.5 – 3hr module.

 

Course details

• Cost- Free for eligible participants
• Delivery – Face-to-face, practical, and supported
• Duration – 2.5- 3 hours per module
• Locations – Wagga Wagga, Junee, Narrandera, Gundagai, Lockhart, and Cooma
• Wagga Wagga venue – Riverina Community College, 96 Murray Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
• Regional venues – Venue details will be provided before each regional session
• Bookings – Essential. Places are limited.

 

Who can enrol?

To participate, you must live in NSW and meet one of the following age requirements-

• be aged 60 years or over or
• be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Elder aged 50 years or over.

 

You should also have little, or no experience using digital technology or want more skills and confidence to use and adapt to technology. No previous digital skills or formal qualifications are required. When enrolling, select each module you wish to attend. If you select two modules on the same day, each module is recorded as a separate enrolment. Please bring the smartphone, tablet, or laptop you want to learn on, together with its charger, where possible. If you do not have a suitable device, contact RCC before the session to ask about available loan-device options.

 

Training topics

Program modules include-

Module 1- Get to know your smartphone

Module 2 – Get to know your computer or tablet

Module 3 – Make calls and send messages

Module 4- Browse the internet safely

Module 5- Send and receive emails

Module 6 – Stay safe online and avoid scams

Module 7 – Take, save, and share great photos and videos

Module 8 – Use your device for everyday tasks and entertainment

Module 9 – Apps that make life easier

Module 10 – Shop and bank online safely

Module 11 – Stay in touch through social media and video calls

Module 12 – Discover what AI can do for you

Not every module is offered at every location. Please see the table below for dates and venues.

 

Confirmed training dates and locations

Date	Time	Location	Module (s)
Tuesday 29 September 2026	9-30am – 12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 1 – Get to know your smartphone
Tuesday 13 October 2026	9-30am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 2 – Get to know your computer or tablet
Thursday 22 October 2026	9-30 am -12-00 pm	Junee	Module 3 – Make calls and send messages
Thursday 22 October 2026	12-30 pm -3-00 pm	Junee	Module 4 – Browse the internet safely
Tuesday 3 November 2026	9-30am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 6 – Stay safe online and avoid scams
Thursday 12 November 2026	9-30am -12-00 pm	Narrandera	Module 5 – Send and receive emails
Thursday 12 November 2026	12-30pm -3-00 pm	Narrandera	Module 7 – Take, save, and share great photos and videos
Tuesday 24 November 2026	9-30 am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 8 – Use your device for everyday tasks and entertainment
Thursday 3 December 2026	9-30am -12-00 pm	Gundagai	Module 10 – Shop and bank online safely
Thursday 3 December 2026	12-3 pm -3-00 pm	Gundagai	Module 11 – Stay in touch through social media and video calls
Thursday 21 January 2027	9-30 am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 9 – Apps that make life easier
Tuesday 2 February 2027	9-30 am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 1 – Get to know your smartphone
Tuesday 16 February 2027	9-30 am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 1 – Get to know your smartphone
Thursday 25 February 2027	9-30 am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 12 – Discover what AI can do for you
Thursday 25 February 2027	12-30pm -3-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 6 – Stay safe online and avoid scams
Tuesday 9 March 2027	9-30am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 2 – Get to know your computer or tablet
Thursday 18 March 2027	9-30am -12-00 pm	Junee	Module 5 – Send and receive emails
Thursday 18 March 2027	12-30pm -3-00 pm	Junee	Module 8 – Use your device for everyday tasks and entertainment
Tuesday 23 March 2027	9-30am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 7 – Take, save and share great photos and videos
Thursday 8 April 2027	9-30am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 4 – Browse the internet safely
Tuesday 20 April 2027	9-30am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 6 – Stay safe online and avoid scams
Thursday 29 April 2027	9-30am -12-00 pm	Lockhart	Module 9 – Apps that make life easier
Thursday 29 April 2027	12-30pm -3-00 pm	Lockhart	Module 6 – Stay safe online and avoid scams
Tuesday 11 May 2027	9-30am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 3 – Make calls and send messages
Thursday 20 May 2027	9-30 am -12-00 pm	Cooma	Module 1 – Get to know your smartphone
Thursday 20 May 2027	12-30pm -3-00 pm	Cooma	Module 8 – Use your device for everyday tasks and entertainment
Tuesday 1 June 2027	9-30am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 10 – Shop and bank online safely
Tuesday 22 June 2027	9-30am -12-00 pm	Wagga Wagga	Module 2 – Get to know your computer or tablet

 

Each morning and afternoon module is a separate session and requires a separate enrolment. Regional venue details will be confirmed with enrolled participants before delivery.

 

What to expect

• Step-by-step demonstrations using plain language
• Time to practise each skill on your own device
• Support for Apple, Android, tablets and computers where relevant to the module
• A friendly pace with regular checks for understanding
• A certificate of participation for each completed module

 

This is non-accredited and non-vocational community education. There is no formal assessment, qualification, or Statement of Attainment.

 

Your safety and privacy

RCC will not ask you to record or share your passwords, device PINs, banking details, payment-card details, or identity-document numbers through the enrolment form or during group activities. Media permission is separate from enrolment. RCC will obtain separate consent before taking or using identifiable photographs, video, audio, interviews, or quotes.

 

After each module, you will be invited to complete a short Tech Savvy Seniors participant survey. The participant survey is optional, and help can be provided if you choose to complete it.

 

Enrolment Process

Complete the online Tech Savvy Seniors enrolment form and select each module you would like to attend.

If you would like help to enrol, call RCC on 1800 000 212 or email [email protected].

 

Funding acknowledgement- Tech Savvy Seniors is a NSW Government initiative delivered in partnership with Telstra and administered by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.