Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future is very easy to use as it has been designed with attention to the needs of people who may have only basic computer skills.

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"If there are a lot of people with a lot of computer skills but they do not have many chances to use those skills to make a living then they will start to find alternative uses for those skills, " he told the BBC News website.

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"We work with the hardest-to-reach pupils, who may not have access to a computer at home, and often don't have basic IT skills, " said Martina Milburn, the Prince's Trust chief executive.

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They have helped hundreds of mature people acquire computer skills over the last three years and their work has been recognised with a national award.

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But once they have got over this initial hurdle, the computer skills acquired through SeniorNet groups are helping the elderly develop greater self-confidence, to feel more independent and overcome loneliness.

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"We have around 140, 000 police officers in the UK. And yet barely 1, 000 of them have been trained to handle digital evidence at the basic level and fewer than 250 are currently with Computer Crime Units or have higher level forensic skills, " said David Harrington, report author.

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Some also expressed concern that not all students will have the necessary skills to take the exam on computer, and the new GED test won't be offered on paper.

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But they both have different skills sets when it comes to using a computer.

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