Adult Learners Week is the UK’s largest annual festival of learning; inspiring thousands of people each year to discover how learning can change their lives.  Adult Learners’ Week celebrates all kinds of learners and promotes the benefits of every type of learning.

Adult Learners’ Week gives you the opportunity to explore the many different kinds of learning available, whether you want to:

• get a better job
• try something you’ve always wanted to
• be able to help your children at school 
• discover something new

Adult learners week also recognises the achievements of learners and inspiring learning projects through national and regional awards. 

To celebrate Adult Learners Week Bedfordshire Adult Skills & Community Learning are holding a Free Family Fun Day on Saturday 12 May 2012, 11 am - 3 pm, at Kingsland Skills & Enterprise Centre, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis LU5 5PY.

Come and have a go at our FREE fun family activities:

• Climb aboard a Fire Engine
• Bouncy Castle
• Story Time   
• Ukulele Playing
• Arts and Crafts for all the family
• Computing and Digital photography        …..and more

There is also the opportunity to take part in 'Battlefield Live'* laser tag gaming on one of the largest  Mobile Inflatable Battlefields available in the UK.  * Call now on 0300 300 8184 to reserve your place or you can book on the day however places are limited.  Children must be 7 years or over and only 2 children per adult.

Join us to enter a FREE Prize Draw entry and enjoy the FREE refreshments.

The classes have now been running at the Library/Theatre complex for a number of weeks, the initial feedback from both learners and tutors is that the classroom is good, well equipped, professional and an improvement on the previous facilities.

To find out more open the link on the move in Leighton Buzzard (PDF 109KB) or call 0300 300 8184 (calls charged at the local rate).

We are hoping that phase 2 of the project will be completed by 1 May 2012.

To see full details of our full course programme visit our online course directory.

Free Family Fun Day

On Saturday 12 May 2012 at Kingsland Skills & Enterprise Centre in Houghton Regis we are holding a Free event as part of Adult Learners Week for details of the planned activities click on the following link Free Family Fun Day (PDF 127KB).

Get set for Summer 2012

Click on the following link to view our programme of courses for Spring and Summer (PDF 282KB) 2012.  We have a variety of new courses starting in April, May and June for example:

• Introduction to Word Processing and Spreadsheets for Work
• Touch-Typing
• Introduction to Law
• Egyptology
• Lip Reading
• Fashion Skills for Beginners
• Photostory
• Cup Cake Decoration Workshop

Don't Delay - enrol today.

To see full details of our course programme visit our online course directory.

Volunteering Opportunities

We have opportunities available for people to volunteer their time and be part of a team supporting learning activities across Bedfordshire.  Contact Jane Rogers via email, telephone on 0300 300 4884 or open the following Volunteering Opportinities (PDF 254KB) link to find out more information about volunteering your time. 

Adult Education Tutors Needed

• Click on the following link for more information - Art and Craft tutors needed (PDF 8KB)
• click on the following link for more information - Computerised Accounts (Sage) tutors needed (PDF 15KB)

Following their success in 2011 our Work Clubs are getting bigger and better in 2012.

Our Work Clubs are open to all and are free, when you attend you will get help and advice with:

• CV Writing Techniques
• Interview Techniques
• Job Application Form Techniques
• One to One mentoring and support  - New for 2012
• Dedicated skills workshops - New for 2012
• IT training - New for 2012
• Personalised Action Plan - New for 2012

Click on the following link to find out work clubs: Where and When (PDF 93KB) they take place.

Volunteering Opportunities

We have opportunities available for people to volunteer their time and be part of a team supporting learning activities across Bedfordshire.  Contact Jane Rogers via email, telephone on 0300 300 4884 or open the following Volunteering Opportinities (PDF 254KB) link to find out more information about volunteering your time. 

Did you know you might be eligible to enrol on our courses for free click on the link fees and financial help for details.

Email: Adult Skills & Community Learning or call 0808 100 3140 for more information.

Our free careers advice service is open to all.

• Would you like to talk to someone about your career?
• Do you want to improve your career prospects?
• Are you unemployed and seeking work?
• Would you like help writing the perfect CV?
• Interested in gaining a qualification and don’t know where to look?
• Worried about redundancy?

Book yourself onto a free session and talk to one of our specialist career advisors.

Email: Adult Skills & Community Learning or call 0808 100 3140 to book a session with an advisor

Did you know you might be eligible to enrol on our courses for free click on the link fees and financial help for details.

If you are unemployed and need support to get back into work, drop into one of our FREEWork Clubs (PDF 93KB) to see how we can help you.

Moodle is known as: an Open Source Course Management System (CMS); a Learning Management System (LMS); a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

We have developed a Moodle that allows:

• Learners to complete an online induction to the service 
• Learners to take part in blended learning courses
• Tutors to complete online training at a time that suits them
• Staff to access key information and Staff Development opportunities

Log onto our learning moodle by entering your user name and password.