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Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Writing) (Entry 1)
Learn basic writing skills with this foundational English course for beginners. This English course is for speakers of other languages. It will help you learn to write in English to study, work, and live in the UK.
Entry 1 ESOL courses help people who are just starting to learn English. It will help you gain confidence to write basic sentences in English. There are also reading and speaking & listening courses at this level.
If you’re helping others access ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Mon 02/09/2024 -
Fri 20/12/2024Location:Lancaster Central Library
Market Square
Lancaster
LA1 1HYCourse code:Q00016190How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
Essential Digital Skills Level 1
Build your confidence using digital skills in your personal life and in the workplace. Understand how digital programmes and services can enhance your everyday life and simplify common tasks. Learn skills employers look for and improve your job prospects. If you’d like to learn digital skills for a better life, this course will teach you everything you need to know.
This Level 1 digital skills course is suitable for improvers, as you will build upon your current digital device knowledge.
Learn how to use the Microsoft Office programmes: create and edit text documents in Word, create spreadsheets and use number calculations in Excel, and use PowerPoint to create presentations. These are universal digital skills employers look for and can help you in a variety of job roles.
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Dates:Mon 02/09/2024 -
Fri 31/01/2025Location:Lancshire Women
255 Church Street
Blackpool
North West
FY1 3PBCourse code:Q00016196How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
Professional Development: Employability Skills 101
This course is specifically for those attending COAST.
Come to this friendly course to build your confidence and professional attitude to land that perfect job. For adults with LLDD.
Through a range of activities, you will learn how to build an appealing CV and how to communicate during an interview.
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Dates:Mon 02/09/2024 -
Mon 07/10/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Tricuro -Parkstone Connect Day Centre (P
Croft Road
Poole
BH12 3LDTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00010154How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £63.00
Personal Development: Gaining Confidence to Sign
This exciting learning opportunity is intended to help the participants to gain knowledge and confidence in using BSL. The intention is learning for further education, community engagement and possibly employment. The skills learnt on this course may help someone looking to secure employment in a school/college setting to learn some basic greetings to enable them to communicate at a basic level with someone in the deaf community. This course will be taught for 7 weeks in 2 hour sessions and will total 14 guided learning hours. The learning will take place over Zoom using Canvas as a Virtual Learning Environment.
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Dates:Mon 02/09/2024 -
Mon 21/10/2024Times:6:00pm - 8:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline CleghornCourse code:Q00018084How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:8 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £51.80
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Confidence to Learn
Would you like to learn new skills or change jobs? It can be hard to get back into learning after a long break. This confidence training will prepare you to feel comfortable stepping back into the classroom.
This short course can help you bridge the gaps in your confidence and overcome the obstacles standing in your way to get back into learning.
The objective of this course is to get you into a positive mindset to achieve your goals. You will practise a variety of confidence-building exercises to help that mindset shift come from within.
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Dates:Mon 02/09/2024 -
Mon 23/09/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:The Wong (Horncastle)
The Wong
Horncastle
LN9 6EBTutor:Sally DarlowCourse code:Q00017380How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:6 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
Confidence to Learn
Would you like to learn new skills or change jobs? It can be hard to get back into learning after a long break. This confidence training will prepare you to feel comfortable stepping back into the classroom.
This short course can help you bridge the gaps in your confidence and overcome the obstacles standing in your way to get back into learning.
The objective of this course is to get you into a positive mindset to achieve your goals. You will practise a variety of confidence-building exercises to help that mindset shift come from within.
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Dates:Mon 02/09/2024 -
Mon 23/09/2024Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:Focusability (Lincoln)
Ryland Bridge Welton
Lincoln
LN2 3RPTutor:Sally DarlowCourse code:Q00017381How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
Beginners Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
What would improved digital skills mean for your career or everyday life? No matter what your job role is, the chances are your day-to-day life would be easier with enhanced computer skills. This beginner’s Microsoft Word and PowerPoint course will help you learn the basics of Word and PowerPoint. This knowledge can help you in a wide variety of routine situations. These can include creating CVs, helping your kids with their homework, or preparing presentations for family events. You will learn how to Enter and Edit text in a document, save and print your work, format and align text, add images, create a poster and customise Templates in Word. Create Striking Presentations with images, and designs. Run slide shows and produce audience notes.
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Dates:Mon 02/09/2024 -
Mon 14/10/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Mark TurkCourse code:Q00009572How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £51.80
Beginners Excel and Spreadsheets
Did you know you can use spreadsheets to make hundreds of everyday tasks easier? You can use them to efficiently keep track of job applications, birthday lists, inventories of collectible items, or anything else. Never opened a spreadsheet in your life? Don’t worry. This is an Excel course for beginners, and we’ll cover all the basics. This beginner’s Excel course aims to teach you computer skills for everyday life. You will learn how to navigate spreadsheet cells, format data, add currency and change decimal places. Save and Print a worksheet. Add borders and colour to text and cells. Use basic formulas and create charts from selected data.
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Dates:Mon 02/09/2024 -
Mon 14/10/2024Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Mark TurkCourse code:Q00009575How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £51.80
Award in Preparation for Work in Community Interpreting Level 2
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 02/09/2024 -
Fri 31/01/2025Location:Sahara In Preston (Preston)
48 Fishwick Parade
Preston
PR1 4XQCourse code:Q00016195How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £300.00
Entry Level Essential Digital Skills: Get Ready for Learning E3
This Entry 3 Digital Skills course helps you get ready for studying and daily life. You will learn how to use Microsoft Teams to talk and work with others and Canvas VLE to find and manage your course materials. We will also show you how to use your smartphone and laptop for everyday tasks like emailing, storing files, fixing simple tech problems, and searching the internet. By the end of this course, you will feel confident using these digital tools, ready for your studies and daily life.
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Dates:Mon 02/09/2024 -
Wed 25/09/2024Times:12:30pm - 3:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:Malcolm X Community Centre (BRISTOL)
141 City Road
St Pauls
BRISTOL
BS2 8YHTutor:Barbara RicciCourse code:Q00018301How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00