Wokingham Borough Connect
Adult education courses can be a step back into learning, or a chance to learn something completely new!
This term we have a wide variety of new courses on offer – including new life skills courses such as Money Management or how to make food go further with Love Food Hate Waste.
There are also two new courses on offer for secondary school parents – either Transition to secondary school maths or Understanding Teenagers.
More details on all the courses can be found by clicking on the links below. Applying in advance is required for all courses.
Some courses are free and those courses that have a cost are free for anyone who is in receipt of certain benefits.
Eligibility requirements and cost information for courses are at the end of this newsletter.
Life skills courses
iPads for beginners
- 13 September to 11 October, Wednesdays 10am to 12pm, Wokingham
Excel at Budgeting
- 19 September, Tuesday 10am to 12 pm, Wokingham
Money Management
- 28 September to 19 October, Thursdays 10am to 12pm, Online via Zoom
Love Food, Hate Waste
- 27 September to 18 October, Wednesdays 10am to 12pm, Woodley
Digital skills for Beginners
- Ongoing sessions, Tuesdays 2pm to 4pm, Wokingham
Courses for parents and carers
Introduction to managing your child’s anxiety
- 12 and 19 September, Tuesdays 7.30pm to 9pm, online via Zoom
Introduction to managing your child's anxiety
- 15 and 22 September, Fridays 10am to 11.30am, online via Zoom
Learn with Lego
- 18 September, Monday 9.30am to 11.30am, Winnersh
Being a carer
- 18 September to 2 October, Mondays 9.45am to 2.15pm, Wokingham and online via Zoom
Building resilience in your child
- 18 September and 25 September, Mondays 10am to 11.30am, online via Zoom
Sleep matters
- 19 September, Tuesday 9.45am to 2.15pm, Woodley
Learn with Lego
- 21 September, Thursday 12.30pm to 14.30pm, Woodley
Understanding teenagers
- 27 September to 5 October, Wednesdays 12.45pm to 2.45pm, Woodley
Transition to secondary school maths
- 27 September to 18 October, Wednesdays 6:30pm to 8pm, online via Zoom
Fun with time
- 5 October, Thursday 12.45pm to 2.45pm, Wokingham
Sleep matters
- 5 to 12 October, Thursdays 5.30 to 7.30pm, Finchampstead
Improve your skills for work
IT skills for Work
- 11 September to 16 October, Mondays 10.15am to 12.45pm, Wokingham
Excel for beginners
- 11 September to 9 October, Mondays 2pm to 4pm, Wokingham
Building your confidence to get back into work or volunteering
- 13 September to 4 October, Wednesdays 10am to 11.30am, online via Zoom
Introduction to being a teaching assistant and working in schools
- 14 September to 19 October, Thursdays 12.45pm to 2.45pm, Wokingham
Introduction to working in the NHS or care
- 4 October to 15 November, Wednesdays 12.45pm to 2.45pm, Woodley
Introduction to Powerpoint
- 16 October and 30 October, Mondays 2pm to 4pm, Wokingham
Wokingham Job Fair
Tuesday 26 September 2023, 10.00am to 2.00pm, Wokingham Town Hall
As well as meeting with employers and the chance to talk about active vacancies, there will be support to help you on your journey into work and signpost you to some events and resources on CVs, confidence, and local jobs. Wokingham Adult Education will also be attending.
No booking needed to attend - just turn up.
Eligibility and cost
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 2023)
- AND be a UK or Irish citizen or a non-UK national with permission to live in the UK and have ordinarily been resident in the UK for at least 3 years
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.
Learners with a BN(O) visa are eligible to apply for Community Learning courses until 31 December 2023.
There are a number of other exemptions including those for some asylum seekers or refugees. Please email us or call 0118 974 3797 if you wish to discuss any exemptions further.
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. Please contact us with any queries around costs.
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