Brownlow Fold Community Learning Centres – Course Leaflets

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Choose a course at Brownlow Fold Community Learning Centre to: • Learn digital skills • Get out and make new friends • Improve your mental wellbeing • Discover a new interest and stimulate your mind • Gain skills for employment • Enhance your CV • Gain a recognised qualification • Find a job or progress at work

Choose from a variety of courses:

Courses delivered during the day or evening to suit you!

Accounting - Art & Design Book-Keeping – British Culture Catering & Hospitality Cake Decoration - Community Interpreting - Complementary & Beauty Therapy - Customer Service - Deaf Awareness Digital, Computing & IT Early Years – Employability Skills - Event Management & Planning – Fitness Hairdressing – Health & Social Care – Health & Wellbeing - Mental Wellbeing Mentoring - Sign Language Teaching Assistants

Brownlow Fold Community Learning Centre

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Eskrick Street, Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 3EF Tel: 01204 482 900 Email: brownlow.fold@boltoncc.ac.uk Opening Times Monday – Thursday: 9am-4.30pm Friday: 9am-12.30pm *Many of our courses are free or eligible for reduced fees, depending on your circumstances. Over 60s are also eligible for reduced fees or free courses.

Many of our courses are FREE or eligible for reduced fees!*

Courses at Brownlow Fold 01204 482 900

*Depending on your circumstances.

Over 60s are also eligible for reduced fees or free courses.

Accounting, Book-Keeping & Customer Service

Art & Design Use your creativity and learn photography, Photoshop, dressmaking, or floristry.

Courses to help you progress at work, or secure that next job.

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-business

British Culture & Volunteering in your Community

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-art

Catering & Hospitality Whip up delicious and healthy dishes and desserts; find out about cake decorating; or get ahead in the hospitality industry with a Level 1 qualification.

Develop your understanding of volunteering opportunities, and the skills you would need to develop your experience in this area.

If English is your second language, then learn more about British culture, traditions and values, whilst improving your language skills at the same time.

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

Beauty, Holistics & Nails Choose a Level 1 Beauty Award, an introduction to holistics, or learn how to perfect the manicure.

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-beauty

Deaf Awareness & Sign Language

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-catering

Hairdressing Create show-stopping hairstyles with courses in Asian bridal hair, hairstyling, or hairstyling for occasions. www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-hair/hairdressing

Digital Computing & IT From Deaf Awareness to British Sign Language Level 3, these courses will give you the skills to communicate with a D/deaf person.

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-languages/bsl

Beginner or experienced, we’ll have a course to meet your needs!

Computers for Beginners; iPads & iPhones for Beginners; Publisher; and more of our introductory courses are all FREE, whatever your circumstances! www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-computing

Early Years

Employability Skills 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. If you’re receiving benefits or are on a low income, you could qualify for a FREE place.

Pick up the skills for a career in the Early Years sector.

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/childcare

Event Management & Planning

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

Fitness The ideal introduction to the event and planning business, preparing you for further study and an exciting career.

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

Health & Social Care Make a difference to the lives and welfare of others with a qualification in Health & Social Care. www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-health Teaching Assistants & Mentoring Adults

Perfect for those new to education and mentoring, or those with experience who need a qualification. www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-teaching/assistant

Introductory course, giving you that first important step towards a career as an exercise professional or Fitness Instructor. www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-sport

Health, Wellbeing & Mental Wellbeing Boost your confidence and improve your wellbeing with a Positive Steps course.

We also offer mental wellbeing courses promoting positive self-help, reducing social isolation, supporting recovery and giving you the tools to confidently cope in day-to-day situations.

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

English, Maths and ESOL FREE English and maths classes, up to the attainment of grade 4/C at GCSE! Visit www.bookwhen.com/ adultmathsenglish for an assessment.

For English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes, visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-esol

Family Learning Learn more about how to support your primary school aged children with homework and online learning!

Funded by Bolton Council, Bolton College runs a range of FREE Family Learning courses, enrolling NOW. Open to parents/carers/grandparents, you’ll develop your own skills whilst gaining an understanding of primary school curriculum - courses include KS1 Maths, KS1 and KS2 English, KS2 SATs Maths and English, Family Learning, ESOL and Early Years.

To register your interest in a course please email familylearning@boltoncc.ac.uk and a member of our team will contact you with details of enrolment.

Download our Adult Guide!

To view all of our courses, across all of our Centres, visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/adult-guide You can also view all of our courses on our website by visiting www.boltoncollege.ac.uk

How to enrol or apply for a course To enrol or apply for a course, please choose one of the following three options:

1. Find a course using the

website link from the middle pages of this leaflet, or our Adult Guide, then click the yellow ‘ENROL’ or ‘APPLY’ button on the website, and follow the instructions.

2. If you’ve found your

course on our website, but need help applying or enrolling, please visit www.bit.ly/brownlowenrol-support and book an Enrolment Support appointment at Brownlow Fold Community Learning Centre.

3. If you’d rather speak to

someone about enrolling or applying, or have any questions about our courses, please call the Centre on 01204 482 900 or email brownlow.fold@ boltoncc.ac.uk for help and advice.