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Craft: Christmas Macramé
Join our festive Christmas Macramé course and learn how to craft beautiful handmade gifts for the holiday season! This six-session course, with each class lasting two hours, will teach you essential macramé techniques, including the larks head knot, square knot, clove hitch knot, berry knot, and how to make tassels. Throughout the course, you will create personalized Christmas ornaments, a decorative wall hanging, and a stylish plant hanger – perfect as gifts for loved ones or to add a festive touch to your home. This course is ideal for beginners and crafters who want to explore a new skill while celebrating the season!
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Dates:Mon 18/11/2024 -
Mon 09/12/2024Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Victoria BouldCourse code:Q00019829How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £29.60
Creativity for Calm: Seasonal Painting & Drawing
Are you looking for a relaxing hobby to help you unwind? Creating moments of calm in the day is essential for our emotional well-being and mental health. Step into the world of mindful crafts with this course and enjoy art for relaxation.
This creativity course allows you to explore your art and craft skills to find practices that soothe you. Whether you enjoy drawing, painting, origami, or craft-making, art courses can help you find a relaxing hobby.
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Dates:Mon 18/11/2024 -
Mon 03/02/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Delves Lane Community association (Conse
Village Hall
Delves Lane
Consett
DH8 7BHTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00019863How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Creativity for Calm: Seasonal Papercrafts
Are you looking for a relaxing hobby to help you unwind? Creating moments of calm in the day is essential for our emotional well-being and mental health. Step into the world of mindful crafts with this course and enjoy art for relaxation.
This creativity course allows you to explore your art and craft skills to find practices that soothe you. Whether you enjoy drawing, painting, origami, or craft-making, art courses can help you find a relaxing hobby.
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Dates:Tue 19/11/2024 -
Tue 04/02/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Delves Lane Community association (Conse
Village Hall
Delves Lane
Consett
DH8 7BHTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00019864How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Supporting Autistic Children & Teens
Having a child or loved one receive an autism diagnosis can be worrying and unsettling. It’s difficult to know how best to support autistic children’s needs without external guidance. This autism course can teach you how to offer support to help autistic young people live healthy and fulfilling lives.
This taster course is ideal for you if you have regular contact with autistic children or teenagers. It is aimed at parents, family members, community workers, or volunteers who interact closely with autistic kids.
It can be useful both if you are going through diagnosis, and also if you feel you need extra resources to help support a developing autistic child.
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Dates:Tue 19/11/2024 -
Tue 19/11/2024Times:10:00am - 1:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:Riverside Community Health Project (Newc
Carnegie Building
Atkinson Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 8XSTutor:Rupa MarwahaCourse code:Q00018863How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Fee rangeFree to £12.60
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Award in Creative Craft: Textiles
Combine your craft skills with key work skills in this textiles course. If you’re a whizz with threads, yarns, and fabrics, why not consider ways to earn a living from your creative skills?
This is the perfect course to study if you enjoy crafts and would like to learn the employability skills to help you get a job in craft-making. This textile crafts course has a business element to help you understand work options in this area.
Textile design courses are also great if you’re returning to education after a long break, or want to develop a hobby.
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Dates:Tue 19/11/2024 -
Wed 15/01/2025Times:10:00am - 3:00pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:School of Create (Vauxhall)
MACTAC Building
Vauxhall Millennium Centre
Blenheim Street
Liverpool
North West
L5 8UXTutor:Amanda MeaghanCourse code:Q00016850How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
Functional Skills Qualification in Mathematics (Level 1)
Work towards GCSE-level maths skills with this functional skills level 1 course. Progress your maths skills to help you access work and study opportunities. Functional maths improves your numeracy skills through real-life situations.
Learn maths in context. Develop practical maths skills to help you in everyday situations such as organising your personal budget or applying discounts when shopping.
This level 1 functional skills maths course can help you get a GCSE-equivalent qualification in maths. You’ll learn practical maths skills employers look for.
Functional Skills qualifications are free if you don't already have a GCSE in English or Maths at grades A*-C, or 4-9. We'll check your level and any previous qualifications before you start. This ensures you are on the correct course.
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Dates:Tue 19/11/2024 -
Tue 20/05/2025Location:Woodpecker Hall Academy (London)
North Star Community Trust
Cuckoo Hall Lane
London
N9 8DRCourse code:Q00017471How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Functional Skills Qualification in Mathematics (Level 2)
When you’re studying maths at school, it’s sometimes hard to see how you’ll use the skills in real life. All it takes is for someone to explain that ratios help you compare the prices of different products, percentages are used to split bills, and multiplication and division help you set a monthly budget. When you learn in context, it’s easy to see how functional maths is.
This Functional Skills Maths Level 2 course is designed using real-life examples to help you improve your maths skills. If you find it easier to learn maths with practical examples, this is the course for you.
Functional Skills qualifications are free if you don't already have a GCSE in English or Maths at grades A*-C, or 4-9. We'll check your level and any previous qualifications before you start. This ensures you are on the correct course.
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Dates:Wed 20/11/2024 -
Thu 22/05/2025Times:1:30pm - 4:00pmDuration:44 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Humera MehrbanCourse code:Q00010757How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Fee rangeFree to £222.00
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.
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Dates:Wed 20/11/2024 -
Wed 04/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Gillian FutcherCourse code:Q00012734How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:2 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £22.20
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:Wed 20/11/2024 -
Wed 18/12/2024Times:12:45pm - 2:45pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Littlehampton Jobcentre (Littlehampton)
33 Church Street
Littlehampton
BN17 5ERTutor:Gabriella RussoCourse code:Q00019763How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £42.00
Award in Digital Promotion for Business (OG) Level 2
Get to the core of how to build or promote a business with this digital marketing course. Digital promotion activities such as online and social media marketing can help you support your company’s growth or build your own business. Get first-hand knowledge of key business activities that promote growth.
Gain a clear understanding of digital marketing practices with this digital skills course. It’s ideal for flexible learning as you can choose topics that interest you from a variety of units.
Pick up crucial skills for employment that can help you in any sector and build skills for your CV.
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Dates:Thu 21/11/2024 -
Thu 08/05/2025Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:20 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Karen DuncanCourse code:Q00017632How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00