Late last year I was involved in delivering a government funded program aimed at helping mature aged people gain employment and a big part of it was developing digital literacy skills.
I am over fifty and whilst most of the participants were older than me, quite a few were were younger. Most of the people I met had a smart phone but a few did not. Some could use a computer to apply for jobs but most of the participants could not and were struggling with the social and financial affects of unemployment.
The arrival of the internet has radically changed how people apply for jobs and a lot of people have fallen through the gaps.
