Digital Mentor Program

Become a volunteer Digital Mentor for your Probus Club!

Congratulations to the latest 88 Probus Club Members who have just completed Stay In Touch’s program to become a Volunteer Digital Mentor. There are now over 200 Volunteer Digital Mentors in Australian Probus Clubs assisting our Probus members with technology.

Would you like to join them? Stay In Touch has received more government funding for a fourth program exclusive for Australian Probus Club members. Many Probus Club members throughout Australia are still not using technology, or struggle with digital technology and lack the support and encouragement they need to learn. Becoming a Volunteer Digital Mentor provides these members with the help and encouragement they need, assists in reducing isolation and loneliness, increases connectivity and communication, and provides a means of support for Clubs.

The program involves 2 x 2.5 hour small group training workshops via Zoom (compulsory), plus the opportunity to attend further training sessions between December 2021-July 2023 via Zoom (optional). All of this can be done from the comfort of

What do you need?

You do not have to be a tech wizard. To be successful as a Volunteer Digital Mentor you just need to have the desire to help and encourage others to learn. We will provide you with the technology toolkit basics to support you. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to improve your technology and mentoring skills, help your fellow Probus Club members and peers, and get to know other like-minded Probus Club members from other Clubs throughout Australia.

Feedback from our Volunteers:

We hear wonderful stories from our Volunteer Digital Mentors who have helped their members, their support has helped many, such as one lady who was able to join a family milestone birthday using Zoom, another was using the learning modules to improve her skills in the winter evenings, and another has learnt how to use her smart phone from scratch.

Some feedback from our Mentors:

“I believe this is one of the best initiatives any government has come up with, as far as ensuring senior citizens or anyone within the community are not left behind in this everchanging world. The structure and implementation of the Be Connected program is fantastic, as long as it continues to have the expertise of facilitators such as ‘Stay In Touch P/L’ teaching other members of the community to become mentors.” Glynis G “I felt very privileged to have been able to be in the program and hope that Stay in Touch are able to continue providing these courses which are so necessary to older people who are scared of using their computers.” Lisbeth C

To find out more:

If you are interested in joining this program or would like more information, please register HERE for one of our two information sessions scheduled:

Wednesday 26th October –2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Thursday 27th October – 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Register Here

Register Here

This is an Australian Government funded program with BeConnected, FREE for Seniors and over 50s and delivered by Stay In Touch.

Please note numbers are limited to 100 for this program.

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