Skills for Work

Enhance your theoretical understanding of counselling and continue to help you develop the skills and attitudes required to practice these approaches. You will also encourage profound personal growth and understanding enhance your ability to understand others and develops your ability to extend empathy.

Learn the basics of IT in a safe and supportive setting. You will take part in fun activities and boost your confidence with using computers and mobile phones. This five-day course runs most weeks of the year and is helpful if you are wanting to show employers you have basic IT skills.

Sweeten up your skills with our short course in cake decorating and sugarcraft Over nine weeks in the evening we will help you work with different techniques and ingredients to create baking masterpieces. Take on this course to impress your friends, and family or even turn a hobby into a new career in baking or catering.

Whether you are a complete beginner or have previous experience in cake decorating, this hobby course will teach you the basics of covering a cake to marzipan modelling and party cupcakes. On completion you may choose to enrol onto another one of our part-time courses or continue your progression into full-time study.

Whether you are a complete beginner or have previous experience in cake decorating, this hobby course will teach you the basics of covering a cake to marzipan modelling and party cupcakes. On completion you may choose to enrol onto another one of our part-time courses or continue your progression into full-time study.

Learn about key concepts in environmental sustainability, including local and global communities as well as ways to minimise your own impact on the planet. This course will build your understanding of global environmental initiatives as well as effective use of natural resources, providing opportunities within a range of careers including waste management or construction.

If you're an adult 19+ and looking to gain work in the energy sector, try this week long-course covering workplace skills, managing relationships and customer service, to prepare you for employment as an Energy Specialist.

This four-week programme is for those interested in working in the construction industry. The course will help you gain nationally recognised qualifications in health and safety and support you with interview and CV skills. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to gain the CSCS Green Card on completion of the programme.

Customer service is an important part of many job roles. This classroom-based, one day nationally recognised qualification will help you improve your customer service skills as well as learning how to meet a customer’s needs. The course is offered all year round and you will need to complete a full day of learning.