Digital coaching service

Free digital training for community housing tenants

Want to get better connected but don’t know where to start? Our digital coaching advisor is here to help with all sorts of training options to help tenants make the most of the digital world.

Helping you get to grips with the basics of the digital world.

We have many different training options and programmes throughout the year, including timetabled group sessions at community lounges all over Christchurch.

Our digital coaching advisor can help you learn to:

  • Use your mobile phone and tablet, and your laptop and desktop computers

  • Search the web

  • Create an email account, and send and receive emails

  • Set up and use internet banking

  • Install and use apps on your phone or tablet

  • Use social media

  • Use free services online, including word processing and cloud storage

  • Do online shopping

  • Keep in touch with family and friends using video calls

  • Be entertained with games, movies

  • Stay safe and secure online

  • and much, much more!

It’s easy to get started

Drop us a line to start your digital journey!

0800 624 456

admin@ocht.org.nz

OCHT digital coaching advisor with a client

Getting help: Drop in sessions in community lounges

Our digital coach regularly visits community lounges to help with all things digital.

The sessions are open to all ŌCHT tenants and you don’t need to live in the community our digital coach is visiting!

ŌCHT digital coach Cam is in these community lounges from 12pm to 2pm:

June

Jun 8: Resolution

Jun 9: Forfar

Jun 11: Bryndwr

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Jun 15: Fletcher

Jun 16: Aberfoyle

Jun 18: Manse

Jun 19: Clent

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Jun 22: H P Smith

Jun 23: Concord

July

Jul 20: Fletcher

Jul 21: Aberfoyle

Jul 22: Hornby

Jul 24: Clent

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Jul 27: H P Smith

Jul 28: Concord

Jul 29: Fred Price

Jul 30: Aorangi

August

Aug 3: Aorangi

Aug 4: Biddick

Aug 5: Concord

Aug 6: Bryndwr

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Aug 10: Fletcher

Aug 11: H P Smith

Aug 12: Harman

Aug 13: Maurice Carter Courts

August

Aug 17: Hornby

Aug 18: Vincent

Aug 19: Resolution

Aug 20: Fred Price

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Aug 24: Forfar

Aug 26: Jecks

Aug 27: Clent

Aug 28: Manse

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Aug 31: Jura

Devices for older tenants

We can help tenants 65 years and older get a subsidised digital device to use to connect to the internet.

The devices are funded by Manchester Unity Welfare Trust, a local trust that’s helping older people in Christchurch and Canterbury.

Learn more

Free Skinny Jump offer

Your key digital contacts

ŌCHT’s digital coach: free help with apps or learning how to make the most of your device and the internet

ŌCHT:
0800 624 456


Skinny account help: free account and password support

Skinny:
0800 475 4669
08000 4 SKINNY


Free IT support: get free general IT support from Techmate

Techmate: 0800 766 763