Bolton College Community Guide 2109 (Uploaded Nov18)

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Improve your English & Maths Part of Life’s Essentials

Improving your English and maths skills will help you to get a job, progress to further education, support your children and give you the skills to confidently use English and maths in everyday life.

FREE beginners’ classes and qualifications available for adults (19+); study in our community learning centres or at our Deane Road campus.

Not sure where to start?

Try our beginners’ level ‘Improve your English’ or ‘Improve your Maths’ classes*: Improve Your English Thursdays 1pm-4pm, 9 weeks

Brownlow Fold CLC, Eskrick St, Halliwell, BL1 3EF 01204 482 900

Wednesdays 1pm-4pm, 9 weeks

Deane and Derby CLC, Board St, BL3 5EH 01204 482 920

Wednesdays 9.15am-12.45pm, 9 weeks

New Bury CLC, Buckley Lane, Farnworth, BL4 9PR 01204 482 960

Improve Your Maths Thursdays 1pm-4pm, 10 weeks

Brownlow Fold CLC, Eskrick St, Halliwell, BL1 3EF 01204 482 900

Thursdays 1pm-4pm, 10 weeks

Deane and Derby CLC, Board St, BL3 5EH 01204 482 920

Wednesdays 1pm-4pm, 10 weeks

New Bury CLC, Buckley Lane, Farnworth, BL4 9PR 01204 482 960

Interested? Ring or call into your nearest centre, or visit www.bookwhen.com/adultmathsenglish to book an informal assessment so that we can check if an ‘Improve Your English/Maths’ course is right for you.

For ESOL courses for speakers of other languages, please telephone 01204 482 460. The ‘Improve Your English’ classes are not ESOL courses.

Ready to Study for a Higher Qualification?

If you are ready to study for a qualification, book onto one of our FREE ‘Welcome to English’ and/or ‘Welcome to Maths’ sessions. You will sit an initial assessment to help us match the right course to your ability. Start dates and times of your course will be confirmed when you attend the session.

To reserve your place, please visit www.bookwhen.com/adultmathsenglish

Entry Level

Level 1

Pre-GCSE

Courses are available from Entry Level to GCSE. www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-english-maths *Times and dates can be subject to change.

GCSE

Positive Steps to Health & Wellbeing Our Positive Steps courses are designed to improve your general wellbeing, boost your personal confidence and help you to develop skills for a more healthy lifestyle.

All of these courses are either FREE or low cost.

Aromatherapy for Health and Wellbeing

Five Ways to Health & Wellbeing

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Learn how to select and use essential oils to promote health and wellbeing.

Mindfulness Positive Steps to Reduce Stress

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Five simple steps to improve health and wellbeing in line with NHS guidelines.

Women’s Wellbeing

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Create positive balance in your life, reduce stress, promote calm and learn how to relax.

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Learn about healthy eating, manage stress, develop confidence and promote a feel good factor.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/mental-health/wellbeing

Mental Wellbeing & Positive Self-Help We also offer a range of FREE mental wellbeing courses for people experiencing mental health issues.

These courses aim to support recovery, promote positive self-help, reduce social isolation and explore ways to cope in day-to-day situations.

Steps to Better Mental Wellbeing courses* are available in: Creative Crafts

Classic Cookery

Creative Computers

Creative Writing

Personal Pathways to Positive Wellbeing

New courses start throughout the year, for further details please enquire at your local community learning centre.

Key Brownlow Fold

Deane & Derby

Deane Road

New Bury

2 Easy Steps to Enrol - See back page *Subject to conditions

Employability Skills - helping you to secure that next job If you’ve never had a job, are looking for a change, or are returning to work after a long break, then these courses will help you prepare for job seeking, applications and interviews. Many of the courses are supported by our partners at Job Centre Plus, a range of employers and one-to-one support from our onsite College Job Coach.

If you’re receiving benefits or are on a low income, you could qualify for a FREE place on one of these courses.

Employ Me & Nail that Interview

Employability Skills

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Increase your confidence and motivation when seeking work and improve your communication and presentation skills.

Learn to prepare a CV, complete job applications, present yourself well and excel in interviews.

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-skills-life-work/employ

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Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-skills-life-work/employ

Volunteering in your Community

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Develop the skills and direction for gaining Opportunities include: work experience and supporting your local • Volunteering for ‘Talk English’, supporting community. These courses will build your members of your community in their journey to confidence, improve your communication learn English skills and give you the opportunity for • Working as a Community Learning Ambassador participation in different volunteer projects. promoting the benefits of learning to the wider community

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-skills-life-work/culture

Book on to a Job Seeking Skills session and receive some advice and guidance from our friendly team. These are held on a Friday, 1pm-3pm, during term-time. To book a place, contact Deane & Derby Community Learning Centre on 01204 482 920.

Develop skills and prepare for work in Customer Service, Retail, Cleaning and Health & Safety Customer Service & Retail

Cleaning and Health & Safety Skills for Work

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These courses will give you excellent customer service and retail skills, highly valued when seeking work or progressing in the sector.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-business Key Brownlow Fold

Deane & Derby

Deane Road

New Bury

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Develop skills and knowledge essential for a role in the cleaning sector. You’ll also learn important health & safety skills.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-catering/food-safety

2 Easy Steps to Enrol - See back page

Develop skills and prepare for work in Business Gain the know-how to succeed in a job in the business sector. We’ll help you get on the career ladder or for those with experience, we can improve your existing skills.

Accounting Book-keeping

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Business Administration Office Skills

Learn the techniques that will help you land an accounting or book-keeping role, or progress your existing career.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-business/aat

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Develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to secure work in an office or business administration environment.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-business/office

Develop skills and prepare for work in Computing At home, at work, studying, seeking employment and helping your children with their schoolwork computers and IT touch on almost every aspect of our lives, so developing your skills is really beneficial.

Computing for Beginners (FREE)

Androids Tablets for Beginners (FREE)

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iPads for Beginners (FREE)

Develop beginners skills for MS Word, sending emails and using the internet safely. Use your new skills to look for jobs or help with homework.

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If you’re unsure about how to use iPads or Android tablets, these courses will improve your skills and build your confidence.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-computing/beginners

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-computing/tablets

Basic Computing Skills for Work & Life

Software Computer Skills for Work (ECDL)

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Further develop your confidence using spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software, perfect for work and home.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-computing/user-skills

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Deane & Derby

Deane Road

New Bury

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Pick up a range of essential IT user skills for work, including word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-computing/user-skills

2 Easy Steps to Enrol - See back page

Prepare for work in Childcare or Education

Early Years Working with Children

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If you’re considering a career in a nursery, pre-school, play school or holiday club, this will give you a basic knowledge of the childcare sector.

These courses will give you the skills and qualifications to find work, or gain promotion, within the childcare or education sectors.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-childcare

Teaching Assistant

Mentoring Adults in Education

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Become an effective mentor of adults in an educational setting. Cover how to work responsibly, equality and diversity and peer mentoring.

Perfect for those new to supporting in schools, or those with experience who need a qualification. Choose modules linked to your career path.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-teaching/assistant

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Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-teaching/training

Develop skills in Sign Language or prepare for work in Counselling, Health & Social Care or Mental Health Prepare for a rewarding career with a counselling or health & social care course. Alternatively, try a sign language class and learn to communicate with D/deaf people, or broaden your knowledge of mental health difficulties.

Counselling

Health & Social Care

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Learn how to help people deal with emotional issues, bringing about a positive change in their lives.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-counselling

Sign Language

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-languages/bsl Deane & Derby

Deane Road

Make a difference to the lives and welfare of others when you develop skills as a health & social care worker.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-health/health-social

Mental Health Awareness

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Learn to communicate with D/deaf people, enhancing your employability and opening up rewarding opportunities.

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New Bury

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Professional courses that broaden awareness of mental health issues, ideal if you work or would like to work with people who experience mental health issues.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/mental-health/awareness

2 Easy Steps to Enrol - See back page

Develop skills and prepare for work in Hairdressing, Beauty and the Arts Choose one of these courses to gain a qualification, develop your skills for employment, get back in to learning or to simply boost your confidence.

Photoshop & Digital Photography

Beauty Therapy

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Learn the art of stunning photography and how to use the latest technology to touch up your photos.

If you love all things beauty then these courses are for you!

Choose skincare, make-up, nails or holistics.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-art

Dressmaking & Floristry

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Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-beauty

Hairdressing

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Create on-trend hairstyles that you can use on yourself, family or friends. These courses are also a gateway to further study.

Spruce up your wardrobe or learn to make show-stopping floral displays. Suitable for all levels.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-art

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-hair

Develop skills and prepare for work in Catering & Hospitality

Plus a r a Healthy nge of Cooker y course s for home Whether you want to gain a professional qualification to progress in the catering industry or create healthy dishes and eat well for less at home, we have the course for you.

Trade Cookery & Food Preparation

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Hospitality & Food Safety

Prepare for a job in hospitality or, if you work where food is handled, choose a food safety course, essential for work in the sector.

If you’d like to obtain employment in the catering industry, these cookery courses are a perfect starting point.

Visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-catering/cookery

Healthy Cookery for Home Key

Healthy Mediterranean Cookery

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Street Food

Deane & Derby

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Healthy Asian Cookery

Deane Road

New Bury

Healthy Bake & Make

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Festival Food

Learn to cook healthy and tasty dishes. These courses are either free or low-cost, and at the end of each class, you’ll take home a free tasty meal.

2 Easy Steps to Enrol - See back page

2 easy steps to join us Step 1: Choose your course

Step 2: Enrol!

- & make sure it’s right for you To do this:

To do this:

1. Read this leaflet and contact your local centre if you have any queries.

1. Check what’s required to enrol, such as evidence of any benefits to receive a fee reduction. To do this, visit: www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/fees

2. Either use the website links under your course or download our online Adult Course Guide for further information, by visiting: www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/ course-guide 3. We have courses available at: Brownlow Fold Deane & Derby Deane Road

2. Check our enrolment times by visiting: bit.ly/bc-enrol or contact your local centre.

3. Visit a centre below to enrol: You can enrol up to Thursday 20th December 2018 and then from Monday 7th January 2019. Courses run throughout the year until July 2019.

New Bury Brownlow Fold Eskrick Street, Halliwell, BL1 3EF 01204 482 900 brownlow.fold@boltoncc.ac.uk Deane & Derby Board Street, BL3 5EH 01204 482 920 deane.derby@boltoncc.ac.uk

Adult (19+) Course Guide 2019 Online Now!

Deane Road Campus Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5BG 01204 482 000 info@boltoncc.ac.uk

• English & Maths

New Bury Buckley Lane, Farnworth, BL4 9PR 01204 482 960 / 07841 438 191 newbury@boltoncc.ac.uk

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/course-guide

If you have any problems, give us a call and we’ll be happy to help.

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