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Learning for Life Learning for Life Update, Issue 43 December 2016 The Learning for Life Scheme Courses in Leeds: Leeds College of Art is situated on Blenheim Walk which is opposite the Parkinson Tower. The college offers an extensive range of exciting short courses and day-schools for adults. These include: Adobe Photoshop, Black and White Photography, Bookbinding, Design and Digital Imaging, Experimental Drawing, Jewellery Design, Millinery and Woodworking. Whether you are new to art and design or you are a more experienced practitioner, they will have a course for you. Please follow the link below for a full range of courses or telephone the college on 0113 202 8000: January 2017 Enrolments http://www.leeds-art.ac.uk/study/short- New Year – Try Something New courses/ If you are a member of staff on grade 2, 3 or 4, you can access ‘Learning for Life’ (L4L) Leeds City College and Centres funding of up to £135 each year to pay for Leeds City College provides a wide range of non-work related, part-time courses. You can courses for adults from introductory short do more than one course per year if you have courses to professional qualifications and not used all of your allowance. You have until higher education. The college operates out of the last week in June 2017 to claim your five main campuses, Horsforth, Keighley, Park funds for this year. You can find more Lane, Technology and Printworks (Hunslet information about the scheme on our website: Road), as well as running courses in smaller www.logik.leeds.ac.uk/about-us/learning-for- community centres across the region. You can life/ contact the college on 0113 3861997 or you can browse courses provided at the different The administration of the Learning for Life centres by following the link below: scheme is based in the EC Stoner Building, http://www.leedscitycollege.ac.uk/the- LOGIK Satellite, Level 10, 10.50, college/college-centres/ Room 40a. You can contact Eileen Barrett (Learning for Life Adviser) on Mondays and Leeds College of Music is located on Quarry Wednesdays on extension 34619, or email: Hill which is opposite Leeds City Bus Station. [email protected] if you need an Upcoming short courses for 2017 include: application form, any help in finding a introductory courses in Acoustic Guitar, course, or if you just want to check to see DJing, Electronic Dance Music Production, if a course is eligible for funding. Jazz Piano, Mixing and Mastering, Songwriting, Pop and Jazz Choir, Piano and Piano Teaching. You can call the College on 0113 2223400 or follow the link below for further details: https://www.lcm.ac.uk/courses/short- courses/upcoming-courses Learning for Life Newsletter Page 1 Swarthmore is a Centre of friendly learning Opportunities on Campus from January: and has something for everyone. You can work The Edge - Learn to Play Squash; get fit towards a qualification or take up a new and have fun! This course costs £72 for 45 hobby. Courses include a range of arts and minute lessons over six weeks. Sessions are crafts, health and wellbeing, languages, available on your lunch break or after work. computing and counselling skills. Swarthmore The ‘Beginners’ course will start you from the is situated near Leeds General Infirmary and foundations and you will learn to play the is only a short walk from the University. You right way from the start. An ‘Intermediate’ can contact the Centre on 0113 2432210, and course is also available. Rackets are provided. access the 2017 brochure of courses and Self Defence; learn to defend yourself, stay activities at: http://www.swarthmore.org.uk/ fit and gain new valuable skills. This course is aimed at beginners and costs £90. Sessions Yorkshire Dance is located on St Peter’s are available before and after work and last Square which is opposite Leeds College of for one hour over six weeks. Music and the BBC. Classes on offer include: For either course, you can book in person at Ballroom/Latin, Indian Bollywood, Street the Edge reception or call 0113 343 5095. Dance, Lyrical Jazz and Zumba. You can call Lifelong Learning Centre; Yorkshire Dance on 0113 2439867 for general Arabic for Everyone; the Centre will be enquiries or visit their website at: offering a ten week ‘Beginners Arabic’ course http://www.yorkshiredance.com/ in January 2017. The course is £85 and it will be run on campus from 6-8pm on Thursday Learning for Life courses on campus evenings. For more information please contact In order to fit in with different working Greg Elliot on 0113 343 1770 (x 31770). times, Learning for Life has been running LOGIK Centre Yoga and Relaxation on Wednesdays at the The 2017 LOGIK Winter programme will start LOGIK Centre from 3.15 to 4.00pm. Are th on January 9 . Please follow the link below to there any courses that you would like to see access this on the LOGIK website: provided on campus? If there at least six of http://www.logik.leeds.ac.uk/programme/ you who are interested in a particular If you would like a paper copy of the LOGIK subject, or a certain exercise class, ‘Learning programme, please contact Eileen. for Life’ may be able to deliver this on campus at a time that is convenient for you. Advice & Guidance, ESOL and Maths Please contact Eileen with any ideas or Develop your career, create successful CV’s requests. and job applications! The LOGIK Centre offers ‘information and guidance’ Mock Interviews; if you are applying for a appointments to all staff. All one to one role and think that a mock interview would be sessions with our qualified IAG adviser useful, please contact Carole Craven at the are confidential. LOGIK Centre on 0113 343 7786 ESOL; develop speaking and listening skills in (x 37786, Tuesday and Wednesday 8.00 – preparation for Trinity GESE Grade 5. The 16.00 or Thursday morning 8.00 – 11.30). course will run one hour a week for 20 weeks. Maths; we are planning to run an online maths course with tutor support. The course uses practical problems to help you grasp ‘powerful ideas’ that you can apply in work and life. For further information on IAG, ESOL and Maths, please contact Carole Craven. ‘Happy Holidays’ Learning for Life Newsletter Page 2 .