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Northstar Digital Literacy — free online computer-skills assessments

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everyone; certificates are earned through a subscribing Northstar location (library, college, workforce center or nonprofit)
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Northstar Digital Literacy, a program of Literacy Minnesota, offers online, self-guided assessments in 18 areas: essential computer skills (Windows, Mac, phone basics), software (Microsoft Office, Google Docs) and daily-life technology (social media, cybersecurity, telehealth, career search). Northstar Online Learning adds practice. Certificates are earned through a Northstar location such as a library, college or workforce center. Verified 2026-09-28.
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Northstar Digital Literacy — evaluaciones en línea de habilidades de computación
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digitalliteracyassessment.org
Who it's for: anyone who wants to check or build basic computer skills, for a job search, school or daily life.

What you get

  • Online, self-guided assessments in 18 areas, including:
    • Essential computer skills: Windows, Mac, phone basics
    • Essential software: Microsoft Office, Google Docs
    • Daily-life technology: social media, cybersecurity, telehealth, career search
  • Northstar Online Learning (NSOL) for practice on your own.
  • Certificates when you pass, earned through a Northstar location.

How to use it

  1. Go to <https://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/> and try an assessment.
  1. To earn certificates and track your progress, take it through a Northstar location: libraries, community colleges, workforce centers and nonprofits subscribe. Use "find a Northstar location near you" on the site.
Northstar is a program of Literacy Minnesota.
Source: <https://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/> (checked 2026-09-28).
For California organizations: Northstar is one of the partners in the state's free CDT Digital Inclusion Partnerships. Community-based organizations can request it at no cost through CDT's Digital Tools and Resources Sign-Up Form. (Source: broadbandforall.cdt.ca.gov/digital-inclusion-partnerships, checked 2026-09-28.)