Brent Adult & Community Education Service (BACES) – Taking learning into the community
New Year, new learning, new you Fancy trying your hand at something fresh in the New Year? Brent Adult and Community Education Service (BACES) is Brent Council's direct provider of education and training, funded by the Learning and Skills Council. Our mission is ‘to broaden minds, create opportunities and change the lives of individuals and communities in Brent’.
Look out for the BACES course brochure 2009/10 for courses beginning in January 2010.
BACES offers a wide range of courses that cater for a diverse range of people with a variety of educational needs. There are accredited and non-accredited courses at a variety of levels and students can choose to progress at their own pace. Some people love to learn just for the joy of it and there are plenty of courses on offer to stretch your mind and help you extend your skills, from event planning and car maintenance to music technology and drugs awareness. For other people, learning is a way of improving their employment chances and there are many courses that lead to nationally recognised qualifications. Enrol on a BACES course now and choose from a huge range of exciting opportunities. Courses cost just a few pounds per session – or you may even qualify to study at a concessionary rate. Sixteen to 19-year-olds who are not in full time education have free access to accredited courses.
Where do I find out more about enrolling?
Case Study Working with children
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Raksha Chauhan feels she owes a lot to BACES. She has combined
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studying and caring for her two sons, now aged 16 and
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11, with a busy career looking after children. She is now studying for the Diploma in Childcare and Education –
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CACHE Level 3, having progressed from various childcare
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courses at Levels 1 and 2. “Level 1 was the cornerstone for me – it gave me the confidence to work with children. The teachers have really opened doors for me and given me lots of opportunities to set my career up. I thank BACES and I am proud that these qualifications have put me on a firm footing and helped me to achieve my aim.”