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Skills City News                                  Easter 2009

 

171-173 Broadway Ÿ Davyhulme Ÿ Urmston Ÿ Manchester Ÿ M41 7NW Ÿ Tel: 0161 749 7733

 

 


NewNew IT Day Courses IT Day Courses

The centre is running a programme of IT day courses once a month starting in May. These will be run as workshops and can be booked by telephoning or calling in to the centre. The price per day course is £57.50, payable on booking.

11 May

Basic Word

8 June

Basic Internet and Email

6 July

Basic Spreadsheets

10 August

Basic Power Point Presentations

7 September

Basic Databases

5 October

Advanced Word

9 November

Advanced Spreadsheets

 

EECDLCDL

 

We have had many enquiries about the ECDL qualification. This qualification is the benchmark by which many employers measure IT qualifications. We have managed to buy this course at a very competitive rate. However, the syllabus is due to change from September and we will then have to buy in at a higher cost. Anyone wanting to take advantage of the current price rate should contact the centre ASAP to enrol.

OOther Coursess

 

Skills City is now able to offer a variety of day courses for groups of learners at very competitive prices.

 

·         Health and Safety

·         Bereavement

·         Challenging Behaviour

·         Communication

·         Customer care

·         Equality and Diversity

·         HIV and blood borne viruses

·         Moving and handling

·         POVA for carers

·         Risk Assessment

·         Safe handling of Medicines

·         Principles of Care

·         First Aid

 

If you, or your employer, are interested in any of the above courses, please contact the centre either by telephone or in person.

 

6 Book RBeginners IT Courseead   

 
Switch On is a new course being offered by the centre. It is designed for absolute beginners and is a great step into the world of IT. The course will give you a perfect introduction to the skills you need to use a computer confidently. It starts right at the beginning – switching on your computer, using the mouse and brushing up on your keyboard skills. If you would like to book yourself or a friend or relative onto this course then please contact the centre. The cost is £57.50 and it will be run in the usual IT sessions, for as long as it takes.

 

6 6 Book Reading ChallengenC

The Reading Group has got off to a great start. Librarians from Urmston Library came to the first meeting to bring along a selection of Quick Reads and join in the chat. If anyone else is interested in joining this informal group then please contact Sara.

LearnersofLearners of the Month theonth

We have had many outstanding learners since the last newsletter; however, we have picked three in particular for the monthly awards:

 

January – Karl Barnes

February – Andrew Davey

March – Kim Wright

 

  Learndirect Achievement Awards  

Every year, learndirect ask for nominations for their Achievement Awards. We have nominated three learners for three categories: Skills for Work, Progression and Outstanding Learner. The centre has also been nominated for the learndirect Centre category and we await the results at the end of April to see if any of our nominations have been put through to the Regional Awards. Any successful nominees in the Regional Awards will then go through to the National Awards Ceremony in October.

 

Easter CEaster Closurelosure

 

Close: Thursday 9th April 2009 at 1pm

Re-open: Tuesday 14th April 2009 at 10am