Tech for teens - repair & upgrade your devices

Run over two days in the school holidays this course provides budding tinkerers and teens interested in technology practical training in repair and maintaining mobile phones and laptops.

Taught by experienced technicians, the course covers:

• Cleaning & protection of devices 

• Factory reset and software updates 

• Tools needed, safe handling, organising workspace 

• Opening up a phone 

• Opening up a laptop 

• Replacing the battery in each 

• Upgrading ram or hard drive in laptop 

• Screen replacement – iphone 

• Diagnostics software 

The Reconnect Project is a Sydney based not for profit and social enterprise whose mission is to close the digital divide by repairing and refurbishing donated mobile devices thus extending the life and usability of the items, keeping them out of landfill, and distributing them through case managers to people in need.  We're also providing work integrated training and employment opportunities to young neurodivergent adults who are marginalized from mainstream employment and the proceeds from this course help towards the cost of these programs.