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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.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Dates:Mon 10/03/2025 -
Mon 21/07/2025Times:10:00am - 1:00pmDuration:16 sessionsLocation:Dolphin Women's Centre (Birmingham)
Ward End Park
Washwood Heath Road
Birmingham
B8 2HBTutor:Ekta VishroliaCourse code:Q00015535How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:2 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
History: Forgotten Queens of Medieval England; a short course for International Women's Day 2025
A short two-hour course that focuses on the forgotten Queens of medieval England and the role they played in shaping the past, to celebrate International Women's Day 2025
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Dates:Tue 11/03/2025 -
Tue 11/03/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Michael LongCourse code:Q00020168How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £7.40
Healthy Living: Auricular therapy
This course is delivered in a relaxed and informative way, where we look at the intriguing science of auricular therapy. Designed equip you the knowledge of how you can work on the acupressure points on your ears to alleviate pain, stress and enhance your life and wellbeing.
In a similar way that reflexology is a mirror of the body on the hands and feet, auricular therapy is simply the body mapped on the ear. We will cover basic anatomy, aromatherapy, how to use hopi ear candles and both the practical and theoretical application of how to massage your ears and the correlating areas.
Auriculotherapy has shown to have positive effects while associated to conventional treatments of insomnia, chronic and acute pain.
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Dates:Tue 11/03/2025 -
Tue 15/04/2025Times:11:00am - 1:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Georgia DanielCourse code:Q00020808How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £55.50
History: Spreading like wild fire: news, rumours and conspiracy theories: The Great Fire of London
Join guest speaker Nicola Clarke in an exploration of news and information dissemination in the 17th Century! This short course will examine on how news of the Great Fire of 1666 was transmitted across London, the rest of the country and Europe. There will be a particular focus on the role that different media played during the crisis and how Londoners were able to assess the reliability of the information they were receiving and conduct their own personal newsgathering. It will introduce students to original print and manuscript sources for the events and it will also explore how to assess oral news transmission during the crisis.
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Dates:Tue 11/03/2025 -
Tue 25/03/2025Times:7:30pm - 9:30pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:Peter House Community Centre (London)
122 Forest Rise
Walthamstow
London
E17 3PWTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00021190How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Creative Writing: Memoirs Writing Workshop
This is a writing workshop for memoir writers keen to advance their work in progress or complete a stand-alone essay. We will study extracts from acclaimed memoirists and new voices to analyse what works and why, and which styles we wish to use for own subject matter. Then we will put what we have learnt into practice in developing our own projects.
You will be encouraged to share your personal story effectively and we will explore writing techniques to help craft compelling memoirs.
Some common challenges faced when writing memoirs will be looked at and ways of addressing these.
Join us for a friendly, online class where you will explore this genre's unique characteristics.
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Dates:Tue 11/03/2025 -
Tue 27/05/2025Times:2:30pm - 4:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Sarah WardleCourse code:Q00021273How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Multiply: Confidence with Language for Numeracy
Welcome to the 'Language for Numeracy' course! This course is designed to help you understand and use English in mathematical contexts. You will learn to read and write numbers, understand math terms, and solve basic problems. You will learn how to use measurements, handle money, and tell the time. The course aims to improve your English skills through practical numeracy tasks in a supportive learning environment. Your tutor will encourage the use of language around numeracy and you will work with incredible students from all around the world that can compare language used for numeracy from their countries.
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Dates:Tue 11/03/2025 -
Tue 18/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:2 sessionsLocation:Island House Community Centre
Beyond the Bias
Island House Community Centre
Roserton Street
London
E14 3PGTutor:Daniella AndersonCourse code:Q00021401How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Multiply: Confidence with Language for Numeracy
Welcome to the 'Language for Numeracy' course! This course is designed to help you understand and use English in mathematical contexts. You will learn to read and write numbers, understand math terms, and solve basic problems. You will learn how to use measurements, handle money, and tell the time. The course aims to improve your English skills through practical numeracy tasks in a supportive learning environment. Your tutor will encourage the use of language around numeracy and you will work with incredible students from all around the world that can compare language used for numeracy from their countries.
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Dates:Tue 11/03/2025 -
Tue 18/03/2025Times:12:15pm - 2:15pmDuration:2 sessionsLocation:Island House Community Centre
Beyond the Bias
Island House Community Centre
Roserton Street
London
E14 3PGTutor:Daniella AndersonCourse code:Q00021403How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Gender Equality Awareness Men
This 2-hour workshop is designed specifically for Afghan refugee men to help them understand the concept of gender equality in the UK, their legal responsibilities, and the consequences of non-compliance with UK laws. The session takes a culturally sensitive approach, acknowledging Islamic values and Afghan traditions while introducing UK legal frameworks and social norms. The workshop will emphasise the role of men in fostering gender equality and positive family and community relationships.
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Dates:Tue 11/03/2025 -
Tue 11/03/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:Centenary House
Centenary House
Woodfield Road
Crawley
South East
RH10 8GNTutor:Nusrat HathiariCourse code:Q00021579How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Care 2 aromatherapy
This course is for Carers, Former Carers and the Cared for. For absolute beginners right through to those who have a little experience in the fascinating subject of floral aromatherapy. This course will inform you of a wide range of floral oils, where they grow, what they are good for and a little history of each oil. Comprehensive notes will be provided on Canvas for you to download and refer to. This course encourages individuals to share and discuss your aromatherapy journey. The aim is for you to incorporate oils into your everyday life. You may have your own oils that you can bring to the session, you may want to purchase the range of oils prior to the course but this is not mandatory.
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Dates:Tue 11/03/2025 -
Tue 11/03/2025Times:9:00am - 10:00amDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Georgia DanielCourse code:Q00021490How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:4.55
Shapes of Story: Tell it Slant
There's so many ways to tell a story. Finding the structure IS the creative part!
Dive into the fascinating shapes of story. We’ll look at braided stories, hermit crabs, list stories, epistolary and fragmentary forms across fiction and creative non fiction. Learn the techniques and appreciate the effects different shapes of a story can enhance your writing.
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Dates:Wed 12/03/2025 -
Wed 02/04/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Nicola TorodeCourse code:Q00021166How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £29.60