Wokingham Borough Connect
From brushing up on your maths skills to improving your IT skills for work, Sleep Matters training or Learn with Lego for parents, we have a range of courses on offer this term.
Some courses are free and those courses that have a cost are free for anyone who is in receipt of Universal Credit (work related), Employment Support Allowance, Jobseeker’s Allowance, or are on low income and in receipt of Income Support. Please contact us with any queries around costs. Eligibility requirements for all courses are at the end of the newsletter.
Help with your maths
During the sessions you will refresh the basic maths skills which are used in everyday life and work including fractions, percentages and ratios. The course will help you assess your current skill level and identify further courses you could attend if you want to improve your maths skills further. Suitable for learners who have not gained a GCSE grade 4/C or above, or Functional Skills level 2. The sessions are part of the Multiply initiative and are free for learners who have lived in the UK for more than 3 years.
Building your confidence to get back into work or volunteering
- 17 April to 22 May, Mondays 1.30 to 3.00pm, Online via Zoom
- Free
- Apply here
Getting into work or volunteering after a break for any reason, or for the first time in a new country, can be daunting. This course will help you to identify all the strengths and qualities you have that employers want and look at ways to expand your experience through volunteering or further learning while building your confidence to take the next steps. This course will not run on the Bank Holiday Mondays.
Excel for beginners
- 17 April to 22 May, Mondays 10am to 12pm, Online via Zoom
- £30 - free to those on jobseeking benefits or a low income
- Apply here
Learn to use Excel and create simple spreadsheets. Gain confidence in sorting data, entering data and find out how you can use it for work or personal use. This course will not run on the Bank Holiday Mondays.
Numeracy Champion Training
- 19 April to 26 April, Wednesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm, Online via Zoom
- Free
- Apply here
This training is for anyone who works or volunteers in a supportive role in the community where lack of maths confidence may come into conversations around budget setting or other life skills discussions.
Learn how to talk positively with those who may feel anxious about maths and understand how to engage and support people to have a more positive approach towards numbers. This course is run by the National Numeracy charity as part of the Multiply initiative.
Learn with Lego
- 20 April, Thursday 10am to 12pm, Ambleside Children’s Centre
- Free
- Apply here
Learn how to use Lego with your children for more than building! Explore basic maths and gain confidence in using bricks to help you child count and measure, and explore mathematical problems of symmetry and patterns. This course is aimed at parents / carers of pre-schoolers and infant school aged children as part of the Multiply initiative.
Introduction to being a Teaching Assistant and Working in Schools
- 20 April to 25 May, Thursdays 12.45pm to 2.45pm, Ambleside Centre, Woodley
- £45 – free to those on jobseeking benefits or a low income
- Apply here
Find out more about different roles available in schools and gain an understanding of how to apply for roles. Explore your own strengths and weaknesses in your transferable skills and build your confidence to apply for roles in schools.
IT Skills for Work
- 27 April to 25 May, Thursdays 10.15am to 12.45pm, Wokingham Library
- £30 - free to those on jobseeking benefits or a low income
- Apply here
Refresh or learn new IT skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint to help you at work or on your job seeking journey. Learners will practice file management and by the end of the course you will be able to use simple documents, email attachments and feel more confident with their IT skills.
Excel for Work
- 27 April to 25 May, Thursdays 2.00pm to 4.00pm, Wokingham Library
- £30 - free to those on jobseeking benefits or a low income
- Apply here
Know how to create everyday formulas. Learn techniques for summarising and sorting data for easier understanding. This course is a progression on from the Excel for Beginners course.
Sleep Matters
- 15 May, Monday 9.45am to 2.15pm, Arborfield Green Community Centre
- Free course
- Apply here
This workshop is for parents, carers and practitioners with an interest in sleep difficulties in children and young people with SEND. The session will cover sleep issues, triggers and sleep associations as well as sleep strategies, tips and ideas to best support children/young people or family members. The course will be run by ASD Family Help.
English for Speakers of Other Languages
- Online on Zoom or classroom based - classes run through the week in different locations and different times
- Free
- Apply here for an assessment
Improve your English in a small, supportive group, with a choice of online or classroom learning. Build your confidence in speaking, writing, reading and listening and explore helpful topics such as health, work and education. We have a number of classes running, and will assess new learner’s current level of English with an easy online assessment tool, before offering a place in an appropriate class.
Eligibility
You need to:
Live or work within the Wokingham Borough, or have a child attending a Wokingham school,
- AND be over 19 years old (as of 31st August 2022)
- AND have ordinarily been resident in the UK or EEA for at least 3 years. If you are an EEA National, you need to have obtained either pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
All Ukrainian adults and their family members supported through the Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme are immediately eligible for courses and are exempt from the 3-year residency requirement.
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa holders in the UK, are eligible to apply for courses without having to be a resident for three years for courses ending before 31/05/23.
There are a number of other exemptions including those for some asylum seekers or refugees. Please email us or call 0778 5314 603 if you wish to discuss any exemptions further.
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