Notes to editors

• UK online centres engage with adults who have low or no skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), or who do not have access to ICT at home or at work.
• There are approximately 6,000 UK online centres across England, which provide free or low cost access to the internet and email, and deliver online courses to help and encourage learners to progress on to further learning opportunities.
• UK online centres provide access to technology and support in using it.  An estimated two thirds of UK online centre users are from the most deprived wards in England.  More than half are not in employment, one in ten has a disability, one in seven is over 65, and one in five is from a minority ethnic group.  
• UK online centres are managed by Ufi, the organisation also behind learndirect.