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Art Appreciation: Nordic Art: From the Vikings to Edvard Munch
This course will focus on a geographical area that may be intriguing for many of us: the North of Europe. Lately, in films and TV series, novels, and design, the Nordic touch has been quite popular. What about the visual arts? If you would like to know more about the history of Nordic art, this course is for you! In this course, you will learn about artists from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. We will cover Viking objects, Norwegian stave churches, Danish and Swedish medieval church frescoes, Finish national romantic painting and the Skagen painters. We will also study the art and craft of the Sami people.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Mon 24/03/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00019202How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Art Appreciation: Colour in Art: Pigments, Symbolism and Colour Theory
In this course, we will focus on a key component of art: colour. We will seek to understand what colours are made of, how they were chosen, and how they work altogether in a composition, and what they mean for the viewers. As we study examples from Ancient Egypt to contemporary art, this fascinating subject will take us beyond traditional art history. We will sometimes invoke chemistry, economy, and psychology as we study the colours of works of art. As a result of this course, you will gain keys to understand and appreciate the colours of any work of art.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Mon 24/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00019204How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
ESOL: Living, Learning and Working in the UK
The ESOL Living and working in UK course is designed for beginners who have little or no prior knowledge of the English language. In a face-to-face, comfortable and very positive environment you will have an opportunity to improve your skill and gain confidence. This course is focused on helping students develop fundamental speaking and listening skills in English. By the end of the course, students should be able to hold simple conversations and understand basic English conversations. Indulge in the topics like : “All about me”, “Talking about your neighbourhood”, “How do you spend your weekends?” and many more.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Mon 03/03/2025Location:Clare House (SCUNTHORPE)
31 Wells Street
SCUNTHORPE
DN15 6HLCourse code:P00000088How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:Available
Award in Mental Health Awareness Level 1
If you’re interested in learning more about mental health issues, this level 1 course can teach you the foundational concepts. You’ll get a view into the nature of mental health work and the issues that face people struggling with it.
Level 1 health and social care courses about mental health can teach you the basic principles of mental health care. If you enjoy this course you can continue your learning in this area. Mental health awareness training can help you understand if this area of work interests you.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Wed 29/01/2025Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:15 sessionsLocation:St Pauls Learning Centre (Bristol)
94 Grosvenor Road
St Pauls
Bristol
BS2 8XJTutor:Barbara RicciCourse code:Q00012372How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £75.00
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
GMCA Care Certificate and Interview Success (Step into Care)
This is a pre-employment programme delivered online that is designed to support you into work within Adult Social Care. The programme will help you to prepare for work in a care setting. The programme consists of up to three elements: GMCA Care Certificate (where you will cover the theory elements of the Care Certificate), L1 Stress Awareness and L1 Mental Health Awareness (additional accredited courses you can join if suitable). Once you have completed the course with WEA, GM Careers will place you for a working interview in a social care setting. this is designed like a working interview, to give you the opportunity to try out the working environment.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Fri 31/01/2025Times:10:00am - 3:00pmDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Susan BellCourse code:Q00015992How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Award in Preparation for Work in Community Interpreting
The role of the community interpreter is an integral part of our changing communities and increasingly important. The interpreter acts as a bridge between communities and enables people to access the services they need and approach situations which otherwise would not be possible.
The Level 2 Certificate in Preparing for the Community Interpreting Role enables learners who are speakers of other languages to develop the language and skills necessary to go on and train as Community Interpreters at Level 3 and Level 4.
This is the ideal qualification for anyone who wants to enter the interpreting profession and become a paid interpreter or volunteer in the UK.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Thu 03/04/2025Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:25 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Olena KolesnykCourse code:Q00010875How you'll learn:Online and in venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £300.00
Award in Support Work in Schools and Colleges Level 2
If you enjoy the buzz of learning environments, this qualification can teach you key skills for employment in a school or college. This government-funded course prepares you for a variety of roles. It provides the basic skills and knowledge necessary to work in admin, technical, or support roles in a learning environment.
Studying support work in schools at Level 2 can be a first step towards working with kids in teaching positions. It also provides you with the qualifications needed to work in admin at schools. No matter what role you’re interested in, this course can teach you skills for employability in schools and colleges.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Thu 22/05/2025Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00010847How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £333.00
Personal Development: Confidence to learn English for life in the UK Beginners
This course is designed to further develop your communication English skills to support you to develop awareness and knowledge of working in the UK. You will develop skills to build confidence to interact with other members of your community, building networking skills.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Tue 11/02/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:New Hope Global (Birmingham)
Birchfield Library (2nd floor)
3 Trinity Road
Birmingham
B6 6AHTutor:Saima GulzarCourse code:Q00015667How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £42.00
Intermediate British Sign Language (BSL)
Knowing how to sign can make your communication more inclusive for everyone you interact with. Build on your skills in British Sign Language to be able to have deeper interactions with deaf people.
This BSL course is suitable for you if you need to communicate with deaf people or people with hearing impairments. It can help you in a variety of contexts, for example in a voluntary or community role, or simply through social interactions.
This course is aimed at intermediate learners. You will build on your existing BSL skills. If you would like to start from scratch, you can take the beginner’s BSL course.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Mon 24/03/2025Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Helen WatsonCourse code:Q00012273How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Understanding the Role of a Community Interpreter
Are you bilingual? Ever thought about using your language skills to help out in the community? Did you know you can get many jobs with languages?
If you speak English and another language fluently, you could make a great community interpreter. This community interpreter course gives you an introduction to the language and interpreting skills needed for this type of work. It can teach you foundational concepts to test your community interpreting skills informally with family or friends.
This course can prepare you to help members of your family or community to overcome language barriers in their everyday lives. It can also help you decide if you’re interested in pursuing community interpreting jobs.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Wed 12/02/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Olena KolesnykCourse code:Q00015758How you'll learn:Online and in venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00