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An Introduction to the Allotment

An Introduction to the Allotment

Over 8 weeks (2.5 hr sessions) you will learn and carry out some of the basic skills needed to create and maintain an allotment plot. No previous experience required but a willingness to participate in a range of outdoor activities.

20 hours

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Award in Active Listening and Counselling Skills: Level 1

Award in Active Listening and Counselling Skills: Level 1

If you have already completed the Listening and Counselling workshop and would like to learn more, then this accredited Level 1 course will enable you to gain theoretical knowledge and develop your practical skills.

30 hours

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Award in Applying Retail Skills For Work: Level 2

Award in Applying Retail Skills For Work: Level 2

This course is designed to introduce you to the essential roles and responsibilities within a retail environment.

25 hours

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Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace: Level 2

Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace: Level 2

This course will ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the public.

7 hours

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Award in Mental Health Awareness: Level 1

Award in Mental Health Awareness: Level 1

Raise awareness of the issues surrounding mental health difficulties. Dispel some of the myths and misconceptions frequently linked to mental health issues. Develop learners’ knowledge of the rights of those with mental health issues.

20 hours

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Award in Preparing to Work in Health and Care: Level 1

Award in Preparing to Work in Health and Care: Level 1

This course aims to equip all learners with the sufficient skills and knowledge to start out in a successful career within the Health and Social care industry.

40 hours

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Award in Stress Awareness: Level 1

Award in Stress Awareness: Level 1

This course provides a clear and practical introduction to stress, exploring what stress is, why we experience it, and how it affects our wellbeing.

18 hours

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Baby Activity Station

Baby Activity Station

This course is aimed at promoting understanding of how parents/carers can support the learning and development of their baby. This course takes 8 or 10 hours to complete (four or five sessions of two hours).

10 hours

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Baby and Me

Baby and Me

This course is aimed at promoting understanding of how parents/carers can support the learning and development of their baby. This course takes 8 or 10 hours to complete (four or five sessions of two hours).

10 hours

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Baby, Babble and Banter

Baby, Babble and Banter

There are two courses available aimed at promoting understanding of how parents/carers can help their babies/toddlers to become successful communicators. Each course takes 8 or10 hours to complete (4 or 5 sessions of 2 hours).

10 hours

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Capturing the Outdoors

Capturing the Outdoors

This course will take place outdoors, as much as the weather allows, and encourages you to carefully observe your surroundings in a way that most of us don’t while we are out during our busy lives.

20 hours

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Certificate in Counselling Skills: Level 2

Certificate in Counselling Skills: Level 2

This course would be useful for anyone who would like to develop their use of counselling skills and will provide a foundation for further study. Learners will be introduced to the use of listening and counselling skills in everyday life and work and some of the approaches that underpin the use of these skills.

60 hours

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Confidence and Wellbeing

Confidence and Wellbeing

This course aims to help you develop a greater understanding of barriers to your confidence and personal wellbeing. You will learn skills to support you in building your confidence and self-esteem and identify steps to take towards improving your general sense of wellbeing.

10 hours

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Confidence in Household Budgeting

Confidence in Household Budgeting

The aim of this 10 hour course is to build your confidence to make everyday decisions about your personal finances.

10 hours

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Confidence in Using a Slow Cooker

Confidence in Using a Slow Cooker

This 10 hour course will introduce you to using a slow cooker, its benefits in reducing costs in energy use, and suitable ingredients.

10 hours

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Cooking For You and Your Family

Cooking For You and Your Family

This course will help to support parents/carers to cook a balanced range of foods which appeal to children and to learn about why a balanced diet is important.

15 hours

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Developing Confidence as Parents

Developing Confidence as Parents

The course aims to enable you to explore issues around confidence, assertiveness and life management to help you make more informed life choices.

15 hours

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Developing Customer Service Skills

Developing Customer Service Skills

This course will help you to develop your customer service skills through a range of activities such as identifying good customer service skills, the selling process, good communications skills, product knowledge and how to deal with customer complaints and the importance of stock control and pricing.

16 hours

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Developing Housekeeping and Cleaning Skills For Work

Developing Housekeeping and Cleaning Skills For Work

This two day (8 hour) course provides learners with an essential understanding of housekeeping roles

7 hours

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Digital Skills for the Office: Level 1

Digital Skills for the Office: Level 1

This course is aimed at those that have good keyboard, mouse and basic computer skills. It is also suitable for those that have progressed through the Computer Skills for Beginners package.

54 hours

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Digital Skills for the Office: Level 2

Digital Skills for the Office: Level 2

This course is aimed at those that have completed the ‘Digital Skills for the Office’ course at Level 1 or for those that have already achieved equivalent Level 1 ITQ qualifications and wish to further their knowledge and skills in a range of applications while also gaining a certificate of learning.

24 hours

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Digital Wellbeing for Parents and Carers

Digital Wellbeing for Parents and Carers

This course will help to provide parents and carers with an understanding of safety issues around their children and use of technology.

10 hours

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Emergency First Aid at Home

Emergency First Aid at Home

This course is a flexible unaccredited course that is useful for parents and carers at home who would like to develop their confidence in learning how to deal with first aid at home, but do not need a qualification in the subject.

6 hours

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Emergency First Aid for the Workplace

Emergency First Aid for the Workplace

Taking part in this one-day workshop will allow you to explore the basic principles of First Aid to prepare you for work and home scenarios that you may experience in the future.

6 hours

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English

English

Our English courses are designed to support you to develop your skills and confidence in reading, writing and communication skills for you to apply them in employment and everyday life.

70 hours

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ESOL

ESOL

Develop your confidence and skills in the three areas of English language: speaking and listening, reading and writing. This course is made up of a 2 hour session, working on all skills, with the option of an additional 2 hour Steps to Success in ESOL course.

70 hours

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ESOL Steps to Success

ESOL Steps to Success

This course has been designed to provide the opportunity for ESOL learners to develop their confidence in the skills required to integrate into their communities.

70 hours

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Follow-on English

Follow-on English

This course is for parents/carers who have completed the ‘Step Ahead in English’ course and who want to continue their learning and gain a Functional Skills qualification in English.

18 hours

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Follow-On Maths

Follow-On Maths

This course is for parents/carers who have completed the ‘Step Ahead in Maths’ course and who want to continue their learning and gain a Functional Skills qualification in Maths.

18 hours

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Food Safety in Catering: Level 2

Food Safety in Catering: Level 2

This is an essential course for anyone working or wanting to work in the catering and hospitality industries. The course will benefit anyone working where food is prepared, cooked and served.

7 hours

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Fun With Food

Fun With Food

This course provides ideas and opportunities for you to take part in fun cooking activities which appeal to your child and to learn about a balanced diet.

8 hours

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Get Going in Digital Skills

Get Going in Digital Skills

On this 54 hour course, you will learn the essentials to get you started in creating documents, sending emails with attachments and how to search and use the internet safely.

48 hours

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Get Ready for English and maths

Get Ready for English and maths

Get Ready for English and Maths is a one day assessment session, which provides you with information about the English and maths courses that we offer.

3 hours

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Get Ready for English/ESOL & Maths

Get Ready for English/ESOL & Maths

Get Ready for English/ESOL and Maths is a one day assessment session, which provides you with information about the English/ESOL and maths courses that we offer.

3 hours

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Get Ready for ESOL and maths

Get Ready for ESOL and maths

Get Ready for ESOL and Maths is a one day assessment session, which provides you with information about the ESOL and maths courses that we offer.

3 hours

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Introduction to Skills for Creative Digital Design

Introduction to Skills for Creative Digital Design

This workshop will introduce you to the important aspects of digital design from developing a website, choosing a domain name, how to manipulate images as well as helping you develop your analytical skills through product investigation and understanding of marketing and promotion.

3 hours

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Introduction to Working in Logistics

Introduction to Working in Logistics

On this course you will expand your knowledge of the logistics sector to support progression to employment, to an apprenticeship or to further study at a higher level.

54 hours

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Investigations in Science and Maths

Investigations in Science and Maths

This course will help you develop knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to the types of investigations that are carried out in primary classrooms.

10 hours

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LaunchPad

LaunchPad

This 20 hour course is designed to give you renewed personal confidence, a positive self-image and the skills to tackle stress.

20 hours

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Living with Children (2-12 years)

Living with Children (2-12 years)

This 8 week course is for parents/carers who want to develop positive communication skills with their children.

24 hours

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Living With Teens (12-18 years)

Living With Teens (12-18 years)

This 8 week course is for parents/carers who want to develop positive communication skills with their children.

24 hours

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Maths

Maths

Develop your confidence and skills in the three areas of maths: number, measure and data.

70 hours

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Move, Make and Play

Move, Make and Play

This course is aimed at helping parents/grandparents or carers understand how they can support their child/children’s physical development; moving and handling, health and self-care.

10 hours

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Outdoor Skills

Outdoor Skills

Over 10 weeks you will learn the basic skills needed to go hiking, camping and live in the outdoors.

20 hours

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Outdoor Skills: Back to Nature

Outdoor Skills: Back to Nature

This 7 week course provides us all with the opportunity to do this again in a structured, informative way that will also help us to understand and protect the environments we explore through a range of walks and outdoor activities.

20 hours

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Outdoor Skills: Introduction to Walking and Camping

Outdoor Skills: Introduction to Walking and Camping

Over 7 weeks (3 hr sessions) you will learn how to use a map and compass to follow a walking route, experience putting up a tent, eat food that you have heated over a camping stove and practice packing your bag ready for a long distance walk.

20 hours

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Paper, Paint and Play

Paper, Paint and Play

This course is aimed at promoting understanding of how parents/carers can support the learning and development of children 2 years to 3 years old.

10 hours

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Play and Language

Play and Language

This 10 hour course is for parents/carers and grandparents who are interested in devising play opportunities to support their child’s learning.

10 hours

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Ready Steady Go (Transition)

Ready Steady Go (Transition)

This course will help to assist parents/carers in supporting children starting pre-school/school.

10 hours

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Rhythm and Rhyme

Rhythm and Rhyme

This course is designed to give parents/carers the opportunity to experience musical activities with their children and understand how they contribute to communication, language and literacy development.

10 hours

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SAGE Essentials: Safe and Simple Accounting

SAGE Essentials: Safe and Simple Accounting

The most popular accounting software for small and medium businesses. If accounting or bookkeeping is something you do or want to do more efficiently then this is an excellent introduction.

24 hours

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Skills for Creative Digital Design

Skills for Creative Digital Design

This course will introduce you to the many ways design is used in business and the range of jobs from graphic design to window display, to packaging design to creating websites.

50 hours

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Skills For Developing Your Own Business

Skills For Developing Your Own Business

Thinking about working for yourself but not sure where to start? Whether you already have a business idea or just want to explore if self-employment could be right for you, this course will help you take those first steps on your journey.

40 hours

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Skills for Working in Business Administration: Level 1

Skills for Working in Business Administration: Level 1

On this 10 week course you will learn the essential skills required to start a career in business administration and retail.

70 hours

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Starting Out in Digital Skills

Starting Out in Digital Skills

On this 8-week course (24 hours), you will learn the essentials to get you started in creating simple documents, sending emails and learn how to search and use the internet safely.

24 hours

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Step Ahead in English: Support Your Child

Step Ahead in English: Support Your Child

This course is designed to give a better understanding of the way that English is taught in primary school.

18 hours

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Step Ahead in ICT: Support Your Child

Step Ahead in ICT: Support Your Child

The course aims to provide parent/carers with an introduction to IT /Computing and its current use in schools.

18 hours

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Step Ahead in Maths: Support Your Child

Step Ahead in Maths: Support Your Child

This course is designed to give a better understanding of the way that Maths is taught in primary school.

18 hours

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Story Boards for Wellbeing

Story Boards for Wellbeing

This course will help you to use pictures to explore your life story and uncover ways to improve your mental health by overcoming personal barriers.

10 hours

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Story Sacks (With Children Attending)

Story Sacks (With Children Attending)

This course will take parents/carers through the process of making a story sack for their child whilst also learning about the impact this can have on a child’s developing English skills.

10 hours

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Story Sacks (Without Children Attending)

Story Sacks (Without Children Attending)

This course will take parents/carers through the process of making a story sack for their child whilst also learning about the impact this can have on a child’s developing English skills.

10 hours

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Supporting SATS (Maths or English)

Supporting SATS (Maths or English)

This course is designed to give a better understanding of the way English or maths is taught to key stage 2 children in primary school and how it is tested.

15 hours

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Tablet Course

Tablet Course

This is a six-week course that puts you in the driving seat. As a group you will choose from a range of projects giving you the opportunity to practice a whole host of skills with computers and technology.

12 hours

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The Allotment: Changing Seasons

The Allotment: Changing Seasons

This course is taught one morning a week over 10 weeks throughout the changing season. This course will provide an outdoor learning environment to benefit learners’ wellbeing.

30 hours

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The Allotment: Sow and Grow

The Allotment: Sow and Grow

On this 8-week course (24 hours), you will learn the essentials to get you started in creating simple documents, sending emails and learn how to search and use the internet safely.

30 hours

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Travel Together Through Books: Support Your Child

Travel Together Through Books: Support Your Child

This 6-10 hour course is for parents/carers and grandparents who are interested in looking at ways to help children enjoy reading.

8 hours

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Wellbeing in Nature

Wellbeing in Nature

This course will help you explore the connection between mental wellbeing and being in nature and the outdoors. You will meet at the learning centre and then participate in outdoor activity. You will also learn about local free resources to support your wellbeing and make connections with other participants.

10 hours

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Working in Childcare: Level 1

Working in Childcare: Level 1

This course will give you a broad introduction to working in the Childcare Sector, equipping you with knowledge and skills specific to this sector.

70 hours

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Working in Childcare: Level 2

Working in Childcare: Level 2

This course will give you a broad introduction to working in the childcare sector, equipping you with knowledge and skills specific to this sector.

114 hours

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Working Together

Working Together

This course prepares parent helpers to offer effective support in the classroom and gives participants an opportunity to gain a qualification.

30 hours

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