
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (the OCN PTLLS course)
For those thinking about or currently involved in teaching adults, this course is for you!
In an informal yet purposeful training environment, the course will cover lesson planning, classroom management, teaching and learning strategies and how to assess and record adults' learning.
The 30-hour training (+ approx 20 hours' home-study) will give you a first stage qualification towards teacher training.
Course details:
Venue: Solent Business Centre, Millbrook Road, Southampton
Dates: 23, 30 January, 6, 13, 27 February 2014
Time: 9.30am - 3pm
Cost: £380 (no extras)
If you already work in the voluntary / community sector, J2 Training (Jackie Garratt and Shirley Johnston) may be well known to you. The course is an excellent opportunity for you to continue your professional development (CPD). If you have attended J2 Training's pre–PTLLS course (Introduction to Teaching Adults) you'll know what lies ahead!
Please direct any enquiries to j2training@hotmail.com or call 07919 598 712 as soon as possible. You must enrol by 20 December.
Floristry workshops

3 and 10 December / 10am - 12noon / The Warren Centre, Chestnut Road, SO16 6BR / For more information or to book please call 023 8032 7802 / Costs include all materials and Christmas refreshments
Traditional Christmas Wreath - £20
Be creative and make your own Christmas wreath to take home. Work with fresh pine / spruce, holly, ivy, berries, bells, ribbon, fir cones and cinnamon sticks. You can also bring extra materials to suit your home colour scheme (e.g. baubles).
Traditional Table Centrepiece - £16
Be creative and make your own Christmas table centrepiece to take home. Work with fresh pine / spruce, holly, ivy, white candles and red flowers. You can also bring extra materials to suit your home colour scheme (e.g. flowers and candles).
Contemporary Table Centrepiece - £16
Be creative and make your own contemporary table centrepiece to take home. Work with fresh foliage, ivy, lime green, red and white flowers, cellophane, brown paper and raffia. You can also bring your own materials to suit your home colour scheme (e.g. fresh flowers).
Food Safety in Catering
15 and 22 January / 10am - 3pm / Lordshill Community Centre
This course is aimed at volunteers who serve or handle food as part of their volunteering role. For more information please contact TWICS (Training for Work in Communities) on 023 8067 1111 or click here to visit the website.

Computers for Beginners
Every Friday starting in January 2014 / 9.30 - 11.30am / Woodlands Community College, Minstead Avenue, Harefield / 10 weeks / FREE
Are you scared of IT? There's no need to be! How about joining a FREE course in the new year that will teach you how to use computers and the internet?
Contact the Woodlands Community Team on 023 8047 4866 or via email here for more information.

Take a course at Itchen College...
There are lots of new courses starting in January 2014 at Itchen College including Yoga, Alexander Technique and Pediatric First Aid. Contact Itchen College on 023 8044 6156 for more information and to enrol.
Award in Community Development
Would you like to gain a recognised qualification in Community Development? TWICS (Training for Work in Communities) is running a course suitable for volunteers or paid community development workers, leading to a City and Guilds Award at Level 2 or 3. It will run on Fridays between January and March 2014. More information can be found here.
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