Your journey When you go into a UK online centre, you'll sit down for a friendly chat with one of the staff to find out what you already know and what you'd like to learn.

Get started

Most people start off with myguide - a really easy way to begin on the internet - making it simple to search the internet and set up an email account. You'll have a password and to make things easier you can choose to have instructions read aloud to you as well as reading them on screen.

We also have 19 short courses (30 minutes each) avaialble on www.myguide.gov.uk that you can use free of charge to help get you started online. Our courses cater for people of all levels and cover subjects including:

• Starting with computers
• Using email
• Using a computer
• Using online searches
• Understanding your home computer
• Understanding socialising online 

• As well as using myguide at a UK online centre, you can also access it by yourself at www.myguide.gov.uk.

Get going

Once you've got started, the possibilities are endless! Here are just some of the things you could carry on and do at a UK online centre:

• Learn the basics of a keyboard and mouse
• Take English and maths qualifications
• Learn how to use a digital cameras
• Earn your European Computer Driving Licence

What you want

Once you've got started, call us free on 0800 77 1234 to find out about the address and phone number of the centre, or use our easy online search facility in the right-hand column.