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£5.00 Off Any Course

If you are a new learner or have not enrolled on a course with us since September 2008 you can get £5.00 off the cost of course fees.

For further information, please see our Terms and Conditions (application/pdf; 220kB).

Learner Newsletter

We are coming to the end of 2009-2010 year of learning and would like to share with you our successes and achievements. So take a few minutes to read our Learner Newsletter (application/pdf; 304kB).

Autumn Brochure 2010 - Now Available

View a copy of our latest brochure 2010/11 to see what is on offer across Bedfordshire.

ACL Autumn/Winter 2010-11 Brochure (application/pdf; 494kB)

Pick up a FREE course brochure from your local adult education centres, libraries and other local venues.

If you cannot find the course you are after please go to our local learning centres page and call your local office to find out if the course is available at another date.

Ever thought of Teaching!

We need 'Keep Fit' Tutors to run classes in Bedford, Shefford, Biggleswade, Clifton and surrounding areas.  Classes take place during the day and evenings.  The work is on a casual basis and can be fitted around your current job or commitments.

If you have the relevant qualifications and experience please contact Jane Rogers on 0300 300 4884 for an application form.

Careers Advice and Guidance Sessions

Want to improve your career prospects?

Interested in gaining a qualification and don’t know where to look?

Unemployed and looking for work?

Worried about redundancy?

Book yourself into a FREE session and talk to one of our specialist career advisors who can help with a range of things including CV support, Interview Techniques, Job Search and Individual Skills Analysis.

Call now on 01582 818723 to book a session with an advisor.

National Vocational Qualifications

We offer a wide range of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) that are designed to recognise an individual’s competence in the workplace. NVQ’s ranging from Level 1-4 are available to anyone over the age of 19.

Employers who provide their staff with the opportunity to work towards this qualification will broaden their employees’ horizons and skills, whilst enabling them to gain a nationally recognised qualification.

For more details please contact us on 0808 100 3140

Family Learning

Family Learning runs free workshops and courses for families and family adults (parents, grandparents and carers).

Families have the opportunity to learn and enjoy activities together and try something new.

Family adults find out how children learn and ways they can help with homework and brush up their literacy, language, numeracy and ICT skills so they are better able to support their children’s learning.

Workshops and courses are run in community venues, children’s centres, schools, libraries and in any other settings where families come together.

If you work with or support families that would benefit from our workshops and courses or if you are a family adult interested in finding out about workshops and courses for your community please contact the Family Learning Team on 01582 818781.

Learndirect

We have dedicated learning centres in Houghton Regis, Leighton Buzzard and Bedford, with additional outreach facilities in Shefford and Biggleswade, all offering a range of online courses including computing and basic English and Maths.

Learndirect offers flexible online learning with additional tutor support, everyone can progress at their own speed and repeat any part of the course as required to increase their confidence and achieve success.

All centres are affiliated with UKonline and can provide FREE additional online short courses including: using ebay, using a digital camera and shopping safely online.

Call 01582 818723 for details of a centre near you.     

Skills for Life

Skills for Life Classes offer you the opportunity to develop or improve your skills in English and Maths and get that qualification you have always wanted. We can support you:

• To feel more confident at work                                         
• Help your children with their homework
• With letter and CV writing
• To be more confident with money and numbers
• To improve skills and get back into work
• When filling out forms
• To overcome fear of fractions and percentages
• To be more confident when speaking English

Come along and have a chat with one of our tutors at an informal information session.

Sessions are held throughout the year and at venues across the County. Contact Sue King on 0808 100 3140