Course Directory

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.

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.

This course will help you explore ways to improve your own personal wellbeing by developing your understanding of stress and its impact, motivation, making choices in everyday life and the impact this may have on our relationships.

During this progression course you will have the opportunity to recognise personal growth and engagement in learning, evidenced through a portfolio of work.

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.

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).

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

The Level 2 Certificate in Health and Care will equip all learners with the fundamental skills and knowledge, to embark on a rewarding and successful career in the Health and Care industry.

This course will prepare you for employment in the retail sector and covers the many important aspects of good practice in retail and customer service.

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.

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.

On this 54 hour course, you will learn the essentials in creating documents for a range of audiences, use a spreadsheet to record data and how to search and use the internet safely.

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.

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.

This informal course aims to boost your personal confidence and self-awareness in everyday situations and prepare you for employment in customer service.

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

This initial 3 hour workshop will introduce you to using a slow cooker, its benefits in reducing costs in energy use and ingredients.

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

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

This three-hour session will introduce you to skills for understanding and improving confidence and self-esteem. It will get you started on the journey towards identifying steps to improving your personal wellbeing.

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.

The aim of the course is to raise and promote the issue of mental health, to encourage people to talk about and share with others their experiences of mental health.

The aim of this course is for learners to explore the beginnings of expressing themselves and to be able to write about their life experiences in the form of a cartoon strip.

The aim of this course is to develop your skills and confidence to be able to take good photographs with your own cameras and be able to display them in an exhibition.

The aim of this course is to develop the skills and confidence to use a computer, tablet or phone to produce images, labels and other digital things to include in your own scrapbook.

This 7 week interactive online course will teach you how to use images and words in a creative way to record your own thoughts and experiences. We will explore the use of colour, the theory behind it, and its use in expressing emotion and in creating impact.

This 7 week interactive course will explore how fairy tales don’t just exist in bedtime stories, or the pantomimes visit at Christmas. We’ll see how they are still relevant to today, and how they have equivalents on many different countries in the world.

This 6x week interactive online course will teach you how to use images and words in a creative way. We will explore how the elements – earth, air, fire, and water appear our own lives and also those of other cultures.

On this course, we will look at the seasons as a subject and support our mental health by being creative. We’ll think about how weather, temperature and nature are part of our lives.

This 7 week interactive course will teach you how to use images and words in a creative way to record your own thoughts and experiences. We will explore how the senses allow us to interact with the world.

Be part of an online group creating connections in a post Covid-19 world. You’ll need to access the class through Microsoft teams on your computer & we’ll support you as you access the course through your laptop, iPad, tablet or phone.

Think you need an expensive camera to make good photographs? If you have bridge camera, a point and shoot, or a smart phone this course will teach you otherwise.

On this 2 x 3 hour course, you will learn the essentials to get you started in job searching, sending emails and how to search and use the internet safely.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This outside workshop will encourage you to become one with nature and the environment and give you the opportunity to let your inner senses experience the natural world around you.

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

Explore how you can become more mindfully aware of your surroundings. How you can improve your hygge and the impact it can have on you, others around you and your surroundings.

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.

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

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

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

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

On this 3 hour workshop you will identify some practical ways to manage your wellbeing through the festive season.

On this four hour workshop, you will explore the key principles of manual handling, with a clear focus on applying these principles within your own working context.

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

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.

During this three hour workshop you will learn about ways to promote your positive self esteem.

The aim of this course is to introduce you to the skills required to empower you to live independently and have the confidence to make everyday decisions about your personal finances.

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.

This course will provide you with the skills necessary to navigate a route in both an urban and rural environment. We will learn how to read an Ordnance Survey map, use a hand-held compass, make use of GPS technology and use some basic phone applications such as OS locate and What-Three-Words.

This 16 hr practical course is delivered outdoors within a woodland habitat and is ideal if you are looking to work in the outdoors or if you are working in outdoor centres, supporting the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme or volunteering with outdoor groups.

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

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.

Over 5 weeks (2 hr sessions twice a week) you will be encouraged to spend time outside, looking at the natural world and exploring it.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

This course is designed for anyone who has completed the Skills in Hospitality: Level 1 and the Skills for Planning & Cooking Set Menus: Level 1; or has prior kitchen experience and is looking to build their skills for use in work and/or volunteering in the hospitality industry.

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.

This short six session course will combine theory with practical tasks to get you started in exploring different types of cybercrime and how you can enhance cybersecurity at home and at work.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

On this course you will gain an understanding of what we mean by stress, the various causes of stress in your life and how this impacts your wellbeing.

This three hour session will get you started on the journey towards understanding how to manage stress in your life.

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.

This course will support anyone who wishes to gain basic skills for assisting in a classroom environment. You will gain skills in classroom management, planning, assessing and feedback.

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.

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.

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

Volunteering improves your confidence and supports you in identifying your next steps in life.

During this three hour workshop, you will learn about the positive impact of volunteering on your wellbeing and why doing good does you good.

On this 3 hour workshop you will identify come practical ways to manage your wellbeing.

On this 3 hour workshop you will identify some practical ways to manage your wellbeing through the winter season.

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