It's Get Online Week!Digital groups in the North have learned how to stay safe online, exploring safe browsing and using a checklist to spot safe websites. We now know to look for the padlock symbol, https and also to check domain names are spelled correctly. #Getonlineweek

Congratulations to our ESOL Employability Programme learners on winning the Scottish Adult Learning Partnership Award –Workplace Category! It was wonderful to see learners celebrating this fantastic achievement at the awards ceremony last night #BecauseOfCLD #AdultLearningMatters

Motherwell Adult Literacy & Numeracy learners enjoyed participating in Wee Read 2026 in the immersive room at Motherwell Library. The peaceful surroundings provided the perfect setting to relax and enjoy reading. Pledge at WeeRead.scot . Share your Wee Read #weeread26

We support the NL Arts Realities Project, helping address health inequalities experienced by New Scots. Through ESOL, learners gain language skills & confidence to access healthcare, communicate effectively & connect with their communities. #BecauseOfCLD #AdultLearningMatters

Kilsyth first aid group did amazing yesterday! Everyone built first aid skills that they can use at home and in their local communities. Congratulations on achieving the Royal Life Saving Society first aid certificate. #BecauseOfCLD #AdultLearningMatters

Huge congratulations to everyone who attend the REHIS food hygiene course in Kilsyth. The hard work paid off and everyone successfully achieved their certificate from our partnership with Catersafe +. #BecauseOfCLD #AdultLearningMatters #BrighterFutures @nlcpeople @My_Kilsyth

Well done to Cumbernauld Women’s space for continuing to learn through conversations about Cumbernauld. The quilt celebrating 70 years of "Cumbernauld involves teamwork & communication skills. The group are using the Maker Space @LibrariesNL #BecauseOfCLD #AdultLearningMatters

Airdrie Adult Learners Forum (AALF) organised a prize bingo event. The group welcomed adult learners from Airdrie & Bellshill Our Space group. They enjoyed fun games of bingo & enjoyed a social lunch together. #BecauseOfCLD #AdultLearningMatters

More of our fantastic Digital Skills for Life groups - as well as building skills, we loved seeing their creativity shine too, with some learners designing their own bookmarks on Canva as a reminder of their journey. #becauseofCLD #adultlearningmatters

Huge congratulations to our amazing Digital Skills for Life groups! This week we're celebrating their great achievements. From confidently using their devices, to spotting scams and organising files and photos — they’ve built skills that make a real difference in everyday life!

CLD learners have attended the Makerspace in Cumbernauld Library to learn to build "robots" using VEX kits. The group have enjoyed learning new skills; working together as a team & just having fun with robots! Click on the link to see how they got on sway.cloud.microsoft/KFIHJEh…

Learners from the Abronhill Digital Skills group enjoyed a creative day out at Cumbernauld Library. They put their digital skills into action using Canva to design their own mugs. With support from the Library’s Digital Team, their designs were brought to life, with fab results!

Our digital skills group at Salsburgh Community Centre has been sharpening their scam-spotting skills. From dodgy emails to suspicious texts, everyone learned how to spot the red flags with an online phishing game. Some fantastic high scores all round 👏 great work, everyone!

The Airdrie Adult Learners Forum (AALF) took part in a fantastic series of 5 community-based mental health and wellbeing workshops, centred around music therapy. Looking ahead, the group are excited to build on this success by widening participation during summer. #BecauseOfCLD

Cumbernauld Men’s Space enjoyed a walk to the Memorial Peace Garden today. As part of celebrating 70 years of the town, the group shared memories of people, places, and buildings—past and present—while swapping local stories and knowledge. #BecauseOfCLD @My_Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld Women’s Space teamed up with Cumbernauld Library Maker Space to celebrate the town’s 70th anniversary. They learned new skills & are creating small quilted celebratory wall hangings while sharing stories of Cumbernauld past and present. #BecauseOfCLD

Cumbernauld lipreading group celebrated Mental Health awareness week. They had fun lipreading different ways to relax and played lipreading self care bingo! The group chatted about the importance of self care and sharing a smile! #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #BecauseOfCLD

We've had a wonderful start to our Wellbeing Kitchen course in partnership with Lanarkshire Community Food and Health Partnership (LCFHP) & Kirkshaws Neighbourhood Centre, making quick and easy meals and learning about nutrition

We have a new Digital Walking Group starting in Coatbridge. If you would like to join, or get more information please get in touch.

Coatbridge Men's Space group have been working hard to write a song and create a music video as part of their SQA Improving Wellbeing Award. The learners wrote the song, played the instruments and done all the photagraphy and art work. youtu.be/9ckTlL013vs