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ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND DISABILITIES - SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERING

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More information about this Course

Course Summary
All of these courses are suitable for Adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. Courses to help you understand, learn and practice some of the skills you need in the world of work and volunteering. This includes: - Team building; - Personal presentation; - Health and safety; - Time keeping; - Following instructions; - Retail Skills; - First aid; - Social Enterprise.

Teaching And Learning In The Community
Personalised skills are taught in museums, libraries, supermarkets, public gardens, voluntary organisations, day care providers and social enterprises. We use public transport for all of our community activities. We offer weekend courses and residentials. Short courses may be available in college holidays.

Person Centred Learning
All learners have a personal meeting and guidance onto courses. Following assessment activities, learners produce their own learning plan which they monitor with tutors. Classes are based on learners’ own personal goals, people can bring their own support worker. Progression learning is reviewed regularly and at the end of course. We work with parents and carers to ensure the best learning environment. Our classes are available county wide to enable personal access to learning. Courses are available for specialist groups, eg, health and safety, food hygiene and money management.

Embedded Themes In All Courses
Promotion of independence. Use of modern technology, eg iPads, computers, laptops, mobile phones, digital photography. Inclusion of simple literacy and numeracy, including budgeting. Provision of safer learning opportunities.

How to get on a course?
Ring Freephone 0800 988 0308 and we will then arrange a guidance meeting. After the meeting we will need information about any benefits you receive so that we can arrange for the course to be free, or at a reduced fee. We can talk to learners, carers, families, agency workers, group homes or any other agency enabling us to give the best possible course offer.

Support For Your Learning
Once you start, if you have further queries and/or support needs, please talk to the tutor. We also offer support to help people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, health problem or mental health difficulty that may affect your learning or participation, please contact us for further advice.

For More Information And How To Enrol
If you need more information, want to discuss levels and course content, or wish to enrol, you can call into our local centres, call our Enrolment Team, or for some courses, you can enrol online. If you need help with your choice of learning, training, career, work and life goals, please book an appointment with one of our Learning and Work Advisors who can provide free, 1:1, impartial advice. Call our FREEphone 0800 988 0308.

The Adult Learning Service Also Offers Courses In
· Computing and ICT · Personal Development, including Arts and Leisure · Languages, British Sign Language and ESOL · Maths and English · Skills for Jobs · Apprenticeships and Traineeships · Family Learning · Programmes for Adults with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities

Minimum Numbers
If the required minimum number of learners is not reached we cannot guarantee that the course will run. We will try to advise you 5 working days before the course start date if this is the case.

Online Learning
If you are enrolling for an online/blended learning course: It is important to check the detailed course information prior to enrolment to ensure you have suitable equipment and software. You will also need a reliable internet connection to participate in this course. If you are not sure about the requirements or have any queries or questions please get in touch with our enrolment staff using the contact details provided. Please note that online courses may be recorded and shared with adult learning staff for quality assurance purposes.

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