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Textiles and Fashion: Beginners Knitting Workshop
Dive into the world of knitting with our 3-hour Beginner's Knitting Workshop. Designed for absolute beginners, this hands-on class covers all the essentials to get you started. You'll learn how to cast on, create knit and purl stitches, and cast off, with guidance from an experienced tutor. By the end of the workshop, you'll have the skills to start simple knitting projects and a completed sample piece to take home. Join us for a fun and relaxing introduction to knitting and discover the joy of creating handmade items. All materials will be provided for you.
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Dates:Wed 31/07/2024 -
Wed 31/07/2024Times:1:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St Marys Community Centre (PONTEFRACT)
The Circle, Town Centre,
Chequerfield
PONTEFRACT
WF8 2AYTutor:Victoria BouldCourse code:Q00017779How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Textiles and Fashion: Beginners Crochet Workshop - Getting to Grips with Crochet
Join our 3-hour Beginner's Crochet Workshop and embark on a creative journey into the world of crochet. This hands-on class is perfect for those with little to no experience in
crochet. You'll start with an introduction to essential materials, including various yarns and hooks, and then learn foundational stitches such as the chain stitch, double crochet, and single crochet. Our expert tutor will guide you through basic crochet techniques, ensuring you gain the confidence to start your own projects. By the end of the workshop, you'll have the skills to create simple crochet items and a solid foundation for further exploration. All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies.
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Dates:Wed 31/07/2024 -
Wed 31/07/2024Times:9:30am - 12:30pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St Marys Community Centre (PONTEFRACT)
The Circle, Town Centre,
Chequerfield
PONTEFRACT
WF8 2AYTutor:Victoria BouldCourse code:Q00017780How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Pre-Entry ESOL: Confidence for English
This course focuses on bolstering confidence through practical language skills necessary for daily interactions. Participants will engage in conversations relevant to various aspects of everyday life. The course aims to empower learners from diverse backgrounds, including those facing socio-economic challenges. Through targeted language instruction and confidence-building exercises, learners will begin to develop essential linguistic abilities vital for active participation in their communities. This short course will cover a range of learning opportunities enabling students to further develop skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking through focus on various elements of grammar and vocabulary. Confidence in English is a taster course tailored for learners thinking about working towards accredited ESOL.
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Dates:Thu 01/08/2024 -
Thu 22/08/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:Jubilee Library
Jubilee Street
Brighton
BN1 1GETutor:Camille RamsdenCourse code:Q00018136How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
Community Interpreting
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:Thu 01/08/2024 -
Thu 31/07/2025Location:OnlineCourse code:P00000025How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:Available
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Creative Writing: Writers’ Online Retreat: Write, Feedback, Progress!
Over 5 consecutive days, you’ll set an achievable goal, immerse yourself in 45 minutes of writing and get feedback from the tutor and peers when you share. Imagine the amount of work and momentum you’ll build over 5 days.
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Dates:Mon 05/08/2024 -
Fri 09/08/2024Times:10:00am - 11:30amDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Nicola TorodeCourse code:Q00017740How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £27.75
Pre-Entry ESOL: Steps to Success - Introduction to ESOL
Take Your First Steps Towards English Communication
New to English? Feeling overwhelmed by the alphabet and basic greetings? This Pre-Entry ESOL course is your stepping stone to effective communication.
Key focuses include:
Alphabet & Pronunciation: Master sounds and letters for clear speech.
Essential Vocabulary & Phrases: Learn greetings, introductions, and everyday words.
Listening & Speaking Skills: Understand and respond to simple conversations.
Reading & Writing Basics: Familiarize yourself with writing letters and basic words.
Building Confidence: Practice in a supportive environment.
With clear explanations, visuals, and practical exercises, no prior English experience is necessary. Start your English journey today by enrolling in Pre-Entry ESOL!
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Dates:Mon 05/08/2024 -
Mon 19/08/2024Times:9:30am - 12:30pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Farzana BiraderCourse code:Q00016482How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.30
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Writing) (Entry 2)
Build up your writing skills with these ESOL classes. This English course for beginners is aimed at speakers of other languages. It will help you learn writing skills that will support you to work or study in the UK.
This ESOL entry 2 writing course builds on skills you learnt at entry 1. Expand your knowledge of grammar and improve your writing skills 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 05/08/2024 -
Mon 23/09/2024Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00015880How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
Personal Development: Developing Digital Skills
Enjoy developing your digital skills and build your confidence in knowing how to use a digital device to search for activities to support your family and your health and wellbeing. Learn how to use social media to search for activites you and your family can take part in during the summer holidays. Learner how to know where to look for new events taking place that you and your family can enjoy. During this course you will gain more knowledge and confidence in suing a mobile device.
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Dates:Mon 05/08/2024 -
Tue 06/08/2024Times:10:30am - 1:00pmDuration:2 sessionsLocation:New Hope Global (Birmingham)
Birchfield Library (2nd floor)
3 Trinity Road
Birmingham
B6 6AHTutor:Ekta VishroliaCourse code:Q00018185How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £21.00
Multiply - Maths for the Healthcare Sector
Here at the WEA we believe in bringing education within reach of everyone Our maths course is designed to give everyone the opportunity to learn and develop the essential numeracy skills they need to succeed at any age. We want to help people to improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life. This Maths for work course is an opportunity to learn new skills to support you no matter what role you play in work. You will be able to understand how to use new maths skills to support your children's homework, along with managing finances and supporting you in your career progression
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Dates:Mon 05/08/2024 -
Tue 20/08/2024Times:2:30pm - 5:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Ekta VishroliaCourse code:Q00018189How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Art appreciation: Early renaissance
This course is an introduction to ways of viewing paintings made in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The course that uses a selected number of paintings to provide a basis for the beginnings of an appreciation and understanding of some of the seminal ideas in aesthetics and philosophy of the period. The selection will encourage a focus on the paintings with specific themes and attentions; from the early use of artificial perspective and proportions to involvement in a world that represents the complexity of thought with feelings The course will include a study of selected works by Giotto and Masaccio, Jan van Eyck. and Rogier van der Weyden, Piero della Francesca and Sandro Botticelli, Andrea Mantegna and Giovanni Bellini.
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Dates:Tue 06/08/2024 -
Tue 27/08/2024Times:11:15am - 1:15pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Allen FisherCourse code:Q00016839How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £29.60