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Essential Digital Skills (Entry 3)
Digital skills are increasingly in demand in modern society. Picking up essential digital skills can help you go about your everyday life, as well as open doors to employment opportunities.
This course starts at the beginning and covers everything from using a digital device to getting started on social media and making videos.
This Entry-level 3 digital skills course is aimed at complete beginners- so don’t worry if this is new to you.
If you want to learn digital skills for everyday life or improve your job prospects, this course is ideal for you. It's also suitable for people reentering the workforce after a long break.
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 09/12/2024Times:10:00am - 2:00pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:Jobs 22 Lincoln (Lincoln)
12 Silver Street
Lincoln
LN2 1DYTutor:Joanna HintonCourse code:Q00017408How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
Pre Entry Digital Skills
Learn to use digital devices and gain essential computer skills for professional and personal use. Digital training helps you move with the times and not get left behind. This beginner’s course is for anyone who wants to learn digital skills, no matter your current knowledge.
This course is appropriate for complete beginners, so don’t worry if this is all new to you.
Learn to use word processing software and fill out online forms in this Digital Skills course. Understand how to use email and search for information online. This digital skills training also teaches you how to shop online securely. You’ll understand online safety and data storage
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 28/10/2024Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:7 sessionsLocation:Wesley Hall Community Centre (Leicester)
76 Hartington Road
Leicester
LE2 0GNTutor:Ayman AliCourse code:Q00017233How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
Film & Media: World Cinema
We will consider a range of films, from classics to contemporary cinema. We will discuss the style and meaning of diverse extracts drawing on key ideas from Film Studies. We will consider films from diverse countries, comparing and contrasting these with American and British cinema. The class will be organised around discussion of selected extracts, with guidance on points to look for, including different aspects of film such as the screenplay and cinematography. Students will be encouraged to develop their responses in small groups. Case studies will be included on Alfred Hitchcock and British cinema.
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 25/11/2024Times:6:30pm - 8:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Daniel WilliamsCourse code:Q00017427How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Literature: British Literature in the Belle Epoque.
This course will explore four novels: The Turn of the Screw by
Henry James; Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame; Sons
and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence; The Good Soldier by Ford
Madox Ford, and the work of one poet, Thomas Hardy,
specifically Poems 1912-1913, a record of his reactions to the
death of his first wife.
We will discuss the end of Empire, the rise of Modernism and
Feminism and psychological study, and the political situation
leading up to 1914 and changing perceptions of individual and
national identity.
There will be ample opportunity for discussion and a chance
to reassess what may in some instances be familiar texts.
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 25/11/2024Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017457How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
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Duration:12 monthsFee:WEA Membership
Literature: Strange Worlds in Twentieth Century Fiction
This course will discover five texts ranging across twentieth
century European and British literatures. The texts are: Stories
from the City of God by Pier Paolo Passolini; Baron Bagge by
Alexander Lernet-Holenia; Forbidden Notebook by Alba de
Cespedes; The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps by Michel
Faber and Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.
These texts include essays, novellas and novels are by turn
extravagant fantasies and profound social commentaries on
the last unlovely century.
There will be ample scope for discussion of issues such as
class identities, social and political identities and the desire to
create stories to explore the nature of the mutable worlds of
the twentieth century.
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 25/11/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017462How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Preparing for the Support Role in Schools Level 2 Qualification
Have you completed an introductory or a Level 1 helping in schools course? Then this introductory course is right for you. It will provide you with the necessary knowledge and study skills needed to prepare you for a Level 2 course. It will also provide you with the opportunity to practice using study skills such as quizzes, case studies and related texts. You will get the chance to discuss new topics with other learners and, ask and answer questions. You will also be given a brief outline of what you will learn on your course. Your tutor will give you constructive feedback to ensure you are ready for your next stage of learning.
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 30/09/2024Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Natasha AbramsCourse code:Q00017613How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £27.75
Personal Development: Mind at Work
This course is put on in partnership with Wolverhampton City Council and Job Centre Plus. Are you unemployed and looking for work but experiencing mental health issues? These might include, but not be limited to, stress, anxiety, depression, panic attacks or post traumatic stress. This free support programme will help you to cope better with these challenges and discover techniques and strategies to use in every day life.
There is an information and registration day on Monday, 15 April 10am-12pm. Please bring photo ID.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Tue 10/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:30pmDuration:26 sessionsLocation:The Old School Building (Wolverhampton)
The Old School
73 Dudley Road
Wolverhampton
WV2 3BYTutor:Jayne EvansCourse code:Q00015657How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Professional Development: Employability Skills
Are you looking to upskill for employment? Then attend this course and boost your employability skills. If you’re entering the workforce for the first time or after a long break, this course can teach you essential skills employers look for and prepare you for the transition. Learn basic skills for jobs in any sector as well as key soft skills for your CV. Feel confident stepping into the workforce. This course will provide you with the soft skills required to get that job and give you the confidence and self-esteem to sell what you have to offer to potential employers.
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Thu 19/09/2024Location:Seetec Pluss Bournemouth
G.01 & Meeting room 1a
Oxford Point
19 Oxford Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8GSCourse code:Q00017093How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £63.00
Textiles and Fashion: SCC-Dressmaking for Beginners
Discover the wonderful world of the sewing with this follow on course from Multiply ‘Measure up Sewing’. This Beginners Dressmaking course will help you to develop your craft in textile and fashion and dressmaking. Whether you have studied sewing before or are completely new to it. You will find value in this sewing course. Develop your skills to Improve the sewing, measuring and adjustment skills needed to make and finish garments and improve your knowledge of fabrics. You do not need any special tools to attend, just yourself and some enthusiasm. Start your sewing journey today by registering for this course and discover where your sewing journey takes you! This is only for those living in Southampton.
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 07/10/2024Times:12:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:Clovelly Centre (Southampton)
60-68 Clovelly Road
Southampton
SO14 0AUTutor:Tracey SweetmanCourse code:Q00017052How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £88.20
Entry Level ESOL: Getting Ready for ESOL Entry 1
Start your English language learning journey with this starter course! This course will support you with getting into the classroom and starting to develop your language and learning skills. It will help you to develop basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in English at a level that’s right for you. You will also explore a wider range of communication, including conversation practice, digital learning tools and study skills. It will give you the confidence to become more independent and engage in your community. You can move on afterwards to an accredited English course leading to formal qualifications.
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Thu 17/10/2024Location:Bakersfield Community Centre (Nottingham
312 Sneinton Dale
Nottingham
NG3 7DNCourse code:P00000080How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:Available