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Interested in Learning?
Whether you are new to
learning, haven’t thought about learning since you left school or
regularly like to update your skills, your Learning Centre could
help you find the right course for you, and may be able to provide
that course for free or at a discount. Come and talk to one of your
Branch Officers, Union Learning Representatives or contact your
Regional Project Worker for further information about your Learning
Centre.
Some courses that have
already been provided at one or more of our Learning centres
include;
Introduction to IT
Creating files and documents, saving and finding, spellchecker,
using tabs and Caps. An introduction to Microsoft Word, Excel,
Powerpoint and a foundation for other courses.
ITQ; A Certificate in IT
This is an umbrella
qualification where you chose the modules. (e.g. Word
Processing, Spread Sheets, Email, Internet, Databases; whichever
will be most relevant or useful to you) This course is being
presented in partnership with LearnDirect, allowing students total
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Some of the
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Students can access the course at home, at work
or at the Learning Centre. As long as each student can commit around
3 hours a week to doing the course, they can work at their own pace
at a time that’s convenient to them and it can be fitted in around
work and family commitments. Support is available to the student
either by face-to-face, by email or by telephone with either a
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IT & Web Design
Electronic Communications
(Internet & email). Navigate the Internet, download, store and print
information from websites, use search engines effectively, set up
favourites and history for tracking web pages. Set up an e-mail
account, create and send new messages, save, open and send
attachments, set up and use an e-mail address book. Students will
also learn how to protect their computers from viruses.
English & IT
This course teaches students about writing letters, using grammar
and punctuation to help with writing c.v.’s, reports, presentations,
writing emails, filling in forms and job applications. Also useful
for help with producing newsletters, cards or flyers using MS Word.
Students also learn about
managing files and folders, navigating, making changes to page
Set-up, applying borders and shading, inserting bullet points and
number lists, using tabs, setting up tables, using ClipArt and
WordArt, formatting text, and about the different mouse buttons.
Maths & IT
Help with using and understanding numbers. Assist you in day-to-day
tasks, household bills, invoices, budgets, sales offers, and wage
slips, using MS Access.
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Learn A New Language for
Beginners
Holiday French, Spanish, Italian, or Greek. Introductory courses are
available in a variety of languages, depending on numbers. Want to
order a drink or a taxi, book a hotel room or find the nearest
toilet, hospital or beach? Fancy talking to local people in their
language? We can help.
IT & Digital Cameras
Editing Digital Photographs
(Photoshop Elements). Learn to edit your own photographs using the
appropriate software. Enhance colour settings and picture quality.
Use airbrushing to correct photos, e.g. red-eye / blemishes. Add
captions and effects to your photos for slide shows. You will work
on photographs saved on CD so a digital camera is not required.
Deaf Awareness and Deaf Communication Tactics
An introduction to British
Sign Language (BSL), how to communicate with Deaf people and the
hard of hearing and some back-ground information relevant to Deaf
and hard of hearing people. These courses can lead to further
courses in the three stage course to full BSL certificate. This has
proved very popular wherever we have held it.
You can achieve an Open
College Certificate for your portfolio of evidence completed during
the course once it has been assessed.
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For more
information please contact the Gatehouse on 01452 333136 |
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