Our Essential Skills team have developed a range of short courses, to help you progress your IT, English, Maths and other communication and life skills. They will help you improve your confidence, develop your career potential and in some cases gain a nationally recognised qualification. These programmes can be tailor made for employers to develop the skills of their workforce.
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Courses available: Click on a course to find out more
Certificate in Adult Literacy
Certificate in Adult Numeracy
Beginners Computing Excel
Beginners Computing PowerPoint
Beginners Computing Word
Beginners Guide to Ebay
Managing your Money
Presentation Skills
Certificate in Adult Literacy WBL
An opportunity to develop and progress your reading and writing skills and achieve a nationally recognised qualification in a relaxed and friendly environment. There will also be opportunities to develop and improve your computer skills. We offer the certificate at five levels to suit your need.
| Date | Tuesday 12/01/10-23/02/10 |
| Duration | 7 weeks |
| Time | 1800-2100 |
| Course Code | SK250-02S |
| Tuition Fee | FREE |
| Total Fee | FREE |
Certificate in Adult Numeracy WBL
An opportunity to develop and progress your number skills and achieve a nationally recognised qualification in a relaxed and friendly environment. There will also be opportunities to develop and improve your computer skills. We offer the certificate at five levels to suit your need.
| Date | Wednesday 13/01/10-24/02/10 |
| Duration | 7 weeks |
| Time | 0915-12.30 |
| Course Code | SK290-02S |
| Tuition Fee | FREE |
| Total Fee | FREE |
Beginners Computing Excel
An introduction to using Microsoft Excel.
| Date | Wednesday 20/01/10 |
| Duration | 1 morning |
| Time | 0915-1230 |
| Course Code | SK410-02B |
| Tuition Fee | £24 |
| Total Fee | £24 |
Beginners Computing PowerPoint
An introduction to using Microsoft PowerPoint.
| Date | Wednesday 24/02/10 |
| Duration | 1 morning |
| Time | 0915-1230 |
| Course Code | SK414-02B |
| Tuition Fee | £24 |
| Total Fee | £24 |
Beginners Computing Word
An introduction to using Microsoft Word.
| Date | Wednesday 10/03/10 |
| Duration | 1 morning |
| Time | 0915-1230 |
| Course Code | SK416-02B |
| Tuition Fee | £24 |
| Total Fee | £24 |
Beginners Guide to using Ebay
An introduction to buying and selling on Ebay.
| Date | Wednesday 24/03/10 |
| Duration | 1 morning |
| Time | 0915-1230 |
| Course Code | SK420-02B |
| Tuition Fee | £24 |
| Total Fee | £24 |
Managing Your Money WBL
An opportunity to gain an overview of personal finance and develop skills in managing your every day money, and gain a nationally recognised qualification.
• Understanding bills
• Insurance
• Looking at different types of credit
• Personal taxes and benefits
| Date | Wednesday 13/01/10-24/02/10 |
| Duration | 7 weeks |
| Time | 1330-1630 |
| Course Code | SK215-01S |
| Tuition Fee | FREE |
| Total Fee | FREE |
Presentation Skills/Speaking in Meetings WBL
This course will help you improve your presentation and meeting skills and gain a nationally recognised qualification.
| Date | Monday 22/02/10-15/03/10 |
| Duration | 4 weeks |
| Time | 1800-2100 |
| Course Code | SK402-02S |
| Tuition Fee | FREE |
| Total Fee | FREE |
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