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ADULT EDUCATION COURSE PROGRAMME

Course Programme for 2007-2008. Please click here to download

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EBAY?

New 5 week course starting Saturday 7th June. Read more details (PDF, 45kb)

LATEST NEWS!!

Don’t have an English Qualification (or have GCSE ‘D’ or below)?

Want to help yourself, for work or family? Need help with spelling, reading or writing?

Then visit: Useful English Tuesdays 9.45 to 11.45 am at the South Portslade Community Centre, Church Rd

New, FREE course Starts Tuesday 12th February with an introductory session. Come and join us! Enquiries on: 01273 422632

SUMMER 2008

New technology baffling you? Try one of our FREE short taster courses for beginners in computing

Two new daytime computing courses for beginners start in March.

A one day First Aid Appointed Person Course is to be held on Wednesday, 19th March. 

Please telephone us on 01273 422632 for further details of these courses!

Skills for Life in English and Maths

Do you want help to brush up your English and/or Maths skills? Do you want to work towards a qualification? Then ring us for information on our courses!

Adult Learners Week

Coffee Morning at South Portslade Community Centre on Wednesday 21st May from 10.00am-12.00 midday Come and find out what courses are on offer!

Summer Term Vacancies

We have vacancies for students on the following continuing courses – Art. Ceramics, Creative Writing, Singing, Stained Glass and Tai Chi.

NEW COURSE IDEAS?

We are now putting together our programme for the Autumn 2008 – let us have your ideas for courses! Please ring us on 422632 and let us have your requests for courses.

Are you interested in these courses or any other activities at the college? Telephone us at any time on 422632 for details or fill in our click here and fill in our online form.

RECENT ART EXHIBITION

A recent exhibition of work by students studying on the National Open College Network Awards in Creative Craft Skills.

Courses For Adults

Our learners have gained marvellous results and personal achievements over many years. The College Tutors are highly qualified, experienced and dedicated to working with adult learners. Together we hope you will achieve great success. Pictured - Egyptian Dancing

 

 

 

 

South Portslade Community Centre

Coffee Morning held in May .

In 2006, 645 adult students gained a qualification with us:

Key to levels:

• Entry - Entry Level Programmes
• Level 1 – GCSE grades D – G or equivalent
• Level 2 – GCSE grades A* - C or equivalent
• Level 3 – AS and A2 levels or equivalent

Key to abbreviations:

• OCR = Oxford Cambridge and Royal Society of Arts
• C & G = City and Guilds
• CLAIT = Computer Literacy and Information Technology
• ECDL = European Computer Driving Licence
• NOCN = National Open College Network
• NVQ = National Vocational Qualification
• NCFE = Northern College of Further Education
• AS/A2 Level = First part of ‘A’ Level/Second part of ‘A’ Level

ADULT LEARNING NEWS
ENGLISH & MATHS

Need to brush up your skills in English and Maths? Get rid of your Gremlins! Visit our Skills Centre or telephone 01273 422632 for further information.

Students on Useful Maths course at South Portslade Community Centre:

COMPUTING OPPORTUNITIES

Feel overtaken by modern technology? Trying to keep up with your children or grandchildren? Need to return to the workplace or update your skills? Bought a computer and not sure how to use it?

Then Visit our Skills Centre or telephone 01273 422632 and book a computer course.

PCC ADULT LEARNER OF THE YEAR 2006 – 07 : BETTY ELLOY

I have always enjoyed sewing and craft activities and when I saw Patchwork and Quilting classes advertised I decided to apply. It was not without trepidation though as I was still concerned about wheel chair access and facilities.

The college however was extremely supportive and arranged an introductory visit for me which allayed my fears about those issues.

The next hurdle I felt was how the Tutor would react to my disability and needs as well as the apprehension of meeting new people.

My fears were groundless though as the Tutor was incredibly supportive and could not have done more to help me. My fellow quilters were kindness itself.

I came to patchwork totally unaware of the challenges it would present. I thought "sewing - I can do that!" But there is a lot more to this craft than you think. There are fabrics to buy; sewing machines to be carried, equipment to be taken to class-all of which are added difficulties for me. In addition to all that there is the cutting out of fabrics using a rotary cutter and board which is best carried out standing up.

Again the College came up trumps. The carpenter was given the unusual job of shortening the metal legs of a table so now I am able to cut out my fabrics in class easily.

I am thoroughly enjoying my course. I hope it will leave me with an absorbing hobby which is both creative and productive. I have also met a group of very nice people.

“The learner voice”

The College was proud to be shortlisted, as one of four Colleges, for an ‘Education Oscars’ event organised by the Centre for Excellence in Leadership.

It was a National competition and all Further Education providers were invited to submit an application. The College’s Adult Education Department sent in a piece of work which we had done in March 2007, where we had invited our Adult students to be interviewed by Governors, Community Education Council members and Staff about their current course and experience at the College and about their ideas for further courses. Ninety-three students took part in this consultation evening.

We did not win, but we were thrilled to have got so close. The other three Colleges shortlisted were all very large Further Education Colleges and the winner was City and Islington College in London. The awards were presented at the Kensington Roof Gardens venue in London by Bill Rammell, MP, the Government Minister responsible for the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Peter Sanders
Assistant Principal

FORMER ADULT STUDENTS

Are you a former adult student of the College? When did you take a course with us and what did you do?

Many of our former students tell us the impact that taking an adult education course has had on their lives. This may have been by opening up new horizons or by leading to a new job or a career change.

Please write and tell us your story – even if it’s only in a few words. It will help us to build up a picture of our former students and maybe, with your permission, we can publish them on our website.

We look forward to hearing from you. Our email address is comed@pcc-web.com

Peter Sanders
Assistant Principal