Quickline Communications is boosting digital skills training across south Yorkshire, donating tablets and Chromebooks to help jobseekers and economically inactive parents gain employment.

Quickline is supporting C4DI (Centre for Digital Innovation) to deliver innovation days, training, mentoring and workshops and helping 60 businesses and entrepreneurs over the next three years, as part of its social value commitments to Project Gigabit across east Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
The altnet provider is helping local companies to embrace digital innovation, grow, and develop thanks to its new partnership, and the programme will focus on giving rural enterprises a boost to digitalise, adopt new technologies, and unlock new opportunities through digital transformation.
C4DI will work closely with Quickline to tailor support for rural entrepreneurs, ensuring they benefit from the latest digital tools and industry expertise.
Linsey Brown, Head of Partnerships at C4DI said: “By combining Quickline’s expertise in connectivity with our experience in supporting business growth, we can help rural enterprises embrace new technologies and unlock their full potential.”
Rachel Bowerman, Quickline’s Social Value Lead for East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, said: “Through our partnership with C4DI, we’re ensuring that rural enterprises have the skills, support, and confidence to make the most of digital technology.
“The partnership connects rural communities and helps them to harness the power of digital innovation for long-term success.”