Digital Skills Centre

Welcome to the Digital Skills Centre at SSC

The newly built Digital Skills Centres situated within Cannock College and Tamworth College provide a wide range of training, teaching and development within all areas of the digital sector.

The purpose of the Digital Skills Centre is to provide local people with access to a range of courses designed to boost digital skills.

We offer digital courses ranging from essential digital skills to higher level specialist courses, which means there is something for you, whatever your digital starting point.

Why choose the Digital Skills Centre at SSC?

We aim to provide our community with access to a range of career boosting digital skills.

Our essential digital skills courses will provide essential skills needed to be able to live and work in today’s digital world safely. For example, you could learn how to do online banking transactions, maintain a secure computer system using antivirus or back up your phone to the cloud.

Specialist digital courses are also on offer to support you with gaining employment in demand job roles such as cyber security, digital marketing, digital design, data and networking.

About the Digital Skills Centre

It is our intent to equip each and every learner with a wide range of digital skills though the understanding of hardware and software techniques but to also instil desirable transferable skills of evaluation and analysis and to be able to apply this knowledge and skills gained to tackle a variety creative and technical digital projects.

The courses offered have been designed to look at the potential future requirements of industry as well as the ever-changing digital environment.

Aiming to address the growth in the digital sector our suite of courses includes:
- Essential Digital Skills
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
- Digital Marketing and Promotion
- Digital Design
- Multi-Platform Design
- Software, Cyber and Data
- Business to Business Courses
For more information please contact:
Robert Mclaughlin – Digital Skills Hub Manager
Essential Digital Skills

For those who are just beginning their journey and careers in digital.

These courses are specifically designed for adults to enable them to develop the digital skills and knowledge needed to benefit them in their personal lives and support them in their career aspirations. These qualifications are suitable for all ages and support the development of key digital skills such as using devices, creating and editing digital media, using technology to communicate, buying and transacting online, and how to stay safe and secure when using technology.

The Essential Digital Skills standards are:

Using devices and handling information, creating and editing, communicating, transacting and being safe and responsible online.

Apply now for a course

Back to Work ICT User Skills – Level 2
Essential Digital Skills – Daytime Class
Essential Digital Skills – Evening Class
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

Designed for learners looking to upskill and boost your CV. Microsoft Office Specialist certification proves to prospective employers that you have the necessary skills to perform key aspects of a given role, helping you stand out from the crowd.

Apply now for a course

Microsoft Office Specialist – Excel
Microsoft Office Specialist – Outlook
Microsoft Office Specialist – PowerPoint
Microsoft Office Specialist – Word
Digital Marketing and Promotion

We will provide short courses in:

Introduction to Data and Web Analytics
- Introduction to Digital Marketing Skills
Digital Design

We will provide short courses in:

Beginners Adobe Photoshop
Beginners Adobe Premiere Pro Video
Digital Games Production – Level 2
Essential Media Production Skills for Digital Content
Introduction to Music Production skills – Bandlab
Introduction to UI/UX (Daytime)
Introduction to UI/UX (Evening)
- Introduction to Website design/build
- Digital composition for marketing
- Graphic and Front-End Design
Multi-Platform Design

We will provide short courses in:
- Introduction to Cross Platform Media
- 3D and 2D game and character design
- Introduction to 3D Modelling
Software, Cyber and Data

We will provide short courses in:

Access to HE Diploma (Computer Science)
Cisco CCNA Enterprise Networking, Security and Automation
Cisco CCNA Introduction to Networks
Cisco CCNA Switching Routing and Wireless Essentials
Coding Bootcamp (Evening)
Cyber Security & Digital Forensics – Level 2
Cyber Security Bootcamp
Entry to Using/Securing Basic Computing & Software Applications
Introduction to Computer Networking Fundamentals
Introduction to Cyber Security
Introduction to Software Development (Python)
Introduction to Software Development (Python) – Evening
Introduction to Web Server Applications
- Networks and Cloud based Services
- Introduction to Cyber Security Fundamentals
- Introduction of Computer Programming
Business to Business Courses

We will provide short courses in:
- EC-Council Associate (EC Council) cyber forensic associate and ethical hacking certifications.
- Huawei ICT Industry Certified Training Courses
- Autodesk Certified User - Intermediate digital drawing and modelling in 2D and 3D
- Autodesk Certified Professional – Advanced digital animation and games design

About the Digital Skills Centre
It is our intent to equip each and every learner with a wide range of digital skills though the understanding of hardware and software techniques but to also instil desirable transferable skills of evaluation and analysis and to be able to apply this knowledge and skills gained to tackle a variety creative and technical digital projects.

The courses offered have been designed to look at the potential future requirements of industry as well as the ever-changing digital environment.

Aiming to address the growth in the digital sector our suite of courses includes:
- Essential Digital Skills
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
- Digital Marketing and Promotion
- Digital Design
- Multi-Platform Design
- Software, Cyber and Data
- Business to Business Courses
For more information please contact:
Robert Mclaughlin – Digital Skills Hub Manager
Essential Digital Skills

For those who are just beginning their journey and careers in digital.

These courses are specifically designed for adults to enable them to develop the digital skills and knowledge needed to benefit them in their personal lives and support them in their career aspirations. These qualifications are suitable for all ages and support the development of key digital skills such as using devices, creating and editing digital media, using technology to communicate, buying and transacting online, and how to stay safe and secure when using technology.

The Essential Digital Skills standards are:

Using devices and handling information, creating and editing, communicating, transacting and being safe and responsible online.

Apply now for a course

Back to Work ICT User Skills – Level 2
Essential Digital Skills – Daytime Class
Essential Digital Skills – Evening Class
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

Designed for learners looking to upskill and boost your CV. Microsoft Office Specialist certification proves to prospective employers that you have the necessary skills to perform key aspects of a given role, helping you stand out from the crowd.

Apply now for a course

Microsoft Office Specialist – Excel
Microsoft Office Specialist – Outlook
Microsoft Office Specialist – PowerPoint
Microsoft Office Specialist – Word
Digital Marketing and Promotion
We will provide short courses in:

Introduction to Data and Web Analytics
- Introduction to Digital Marketing Skills
Digital Design
We will provide short courses in:

Beginners Adobe Photoshop
Beginners Adobe Premiere Pro Video
Digital Games Production – Level 2
Essential Media Production Skills for Digital Content
Introduction to Music Production skills – Bandlab
Introduction to UI/UX (Daytime)
Introduction to UI/UX (Evening)
- Introduction to Website design/build
- Digital composition for marketing
- Graphic and Front-End Design
Multi-Platform Design
We will provide short courses in:
- Introduction to Cross Platform Media
- 3D and 2D game and character design
- Introduction to 3D Modelling
Software, Cyber and Data
We will provide short courses in:

Access to HE Diploma (Computer Science)
Cisco CCNA Enterprise Networking, Security and Automation
Cisco CCNA Introduction to Networks
Cisco CCNA Switching Routing and Wireless Essentials
Coding Bootcamp (Evening)
Cyber Security & Digital Forensics – Level 2
Cyber Security Bootcamp
Entry to Using/Securing Basic Computing & Software Applications
Introduction to Computer Networking Fundamentals
Introduction to Cyber Security
Introduction to Software Development (Python)
Introduction to Software Development (Python) – Evening
Introduction to Web Server Applications
- Networks and Cloud based Services
- Introduction to Cyber Security Fundamentals
- Introduction of Computer Programming
Business to Business Courses
We will provide short courses in:
- EC-Council Associate (EC Council) cyber forensic associate and ethical hacking certifications.
- Huawei ICT Industry Certified Training Courses
- Autodesk Certified User - Intermediate digital drawing and modelling in 2D and 3D
- Autodesk Certified Professional – Advanced digital animation and games design

The Digital Skills Centre project has been part-funded by Midlands Engine and the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

The aims of the Digital Skills Centre match the LEP’s vision to promote lifelong learning, increase confidence in the use of digital skills in life and work, and increase the number of people in employment within specialist digital job roles.

Find out more about our college locations

Welcome to the Digital Skills Centre at SSC

Let us know which digital course area you are looking to study.

Why choose the Digital Skills Centre at SSC?

About the Digital Skills Centre

Essential Digital Skills

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

Digital Marketing and Promotion

Digital Design

Multi-Platform Design

Software, Cyber and Data

Business to Business Courses

The Digital Skills Centre project has been part-funded by Midlands Engine and the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

Find out more about our college locations

Cannock College

Tamworth College

Cannock College

Tamworth College