Tech Savvy Seniors program is developed by Telstra and the Department of Family and Community Services. It is free for all seniors and is about learning how to use a computer, that will allow you to find information online. The sessions are run in many languages including Bangla. Actually, Bangla is included this year.
Bengali trainer Samira Habib talked to SBS Bangla.
She said,
"The programs are designed to include everyone, and we don’t make any assumptions that people already know how to use a computer. The classes start from the most basic level, how to use a computer, how to switch it on, how to use the keyboard, etc."
Learning how to use email will save their time when they need to communicate with Government organisations such as Centrelink and Medicare. This program will also teach them how to use the internet safely, especially with online shopping and banking.
"If you do your banking online, you won’t have to wait in a queue. It is convenient and you can handle all of your banking and pay bills without having to leave your house," said Samira.
Listen to Samira Habib’s full interview (in Bangla) with SBS Bangla in the audio player above.
Some senior citizens in the Greenacre Library, NSW. Source: Supplied
