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Contents Welcome 2 Helping You Decide Your Future 18 Recreational Courses Formal Qualifications English, Maths and ICT/ 3 Finding the Right 19 - 20 Employability Courses Level for you Access to Community 4 Defining Your Future 21 Education/Drives Access to University 22 Recreational Course 5 - 9 University Centre 23 - 24 Information South Devon ACL Brixham Courses 10 ACL Paignton Courses 11 - 13 Find Us 25 - 26 ACL Torquay Courses 14 - 15 Enrolment and Payments/ 27 Access to Community 16 Fee Reductions Education (ACE) Courses Application Form 28 - 29 2018-19 Term Dates 17 What Next? 30 /southdevoncollege @sdcollege 1 Contents south_devon_college southdevoncollege Welcome At South Devon College, we share your passion for learning, which is why we provide a vast range of courses for adults that enable you to enjoy lifelong learning, whether that’s to enhance a skill, try something new or to improve your future prospects. We have everything from GCSEs to University Degrees so we can provide you with every opportunity to achieve your future goals. We would like to welcome you to our brochure, where you will find various high quality recreational and educational courses to suit your needs. Our provision is delivered at various locations for your convenience throughout South Devon. Enjoyment Flexibility We pride ourselves on delivering high quality lessons that We offer a variety of courses at numerous locations and are also fun and enjoyable for our learners. times, meaning that you can attend at a time and place that is convenient for you. We can also offer distance Our dedicated tutors can share their years of expertise and learning in specific areas. experience with you, inspiring you to take your skills to the next level. Employability Fulfilment If you want to enhance your future career prospects, we can also offer employability courses that will Many of our students find great fulfilment in continuing improve your CV. learning, which can keep you focussed or give you new experiences to share with your friends and family, as well Some of our learners choose to begin with a recreational as providing a gratifying sense of accomplishment too. course before finding a new passion and progressing to a full qualification. Quality As a leading provider of community learning in the region, we ensure that our courses are of the highest quality, in all areas of our provision across the College. We follow nationally recognised recreational frameworks, which are delivered by experienced and dedicated tutors. southdevon.ac.uk Welcome 2 English, Maths and ICT Refreshing or developing your skills We offer a wide range of English and These courses run throughout the in English, maths and ICT can have a maths qualifications, including: academic year, with classes available significant, positive impact that lasts during the daytime and evening. • ■■Functional Skills in English (Entry a lifetime. The ability to read, write, Before enrolling on a course you Level, Level 1 and Level 2) use numbers confidently and use will be required to complete an ICT systems is essential in a variety • ■■Functional Skills in Information and assessment so that we can identify of careers, but can also benefit you Communication Technology (Entry what level is most appropriate for you greatly in your day-to-day life and Level, Level 1 and Level 2) and ensure you get the most out of open up possibilities you hadn’t your studies. previously considered. • ■■Functional Skills in Mathematics (Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2) For more information, call 01803 540770 (Brixham & Paignton) • ■■English for Speakers of Other 01803 540865 (Torquay). Languages (ESOL) Employability Courses Entering employment doesn’t have If you are unemployed, have less Courses can last between 1 and 3 to be a daunting idea - our pre- than 16 hours of paid employment days. You will develop important employment programmes mean each week, or are in receipt of either skills that employers seek such as that you can learn at your own pace, Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) or problem solving, ICT skills, customer as you gain the skills you need to Employment and Support Allowance service, working within a team, secure paid employment as soon (ESA), we can provide this training applying for jobs and preparing as possible. for free. for interviews. For more information about these courses please contact [email protected] or call 01803 540770 (Brixham & Paignton) or 01803 540865 (Torquay) Like us on facebook.com/sdcacl /southdevoncollege @sdcollege 3 English and Maths / Employability Courses south_devon_college southdevoncollege Access to Community Education (ACE) Access to Community Education The charity helps and supports ACE can offer its members courses (ACE) is a local charity group who people in accessing courses at discounted rates, as well as provide recreational and educational that cover areas as diverse as providing a subsidised taxi scheme activities for adults with disabilities, swimming, pottery, arts and crafts, for those without access to transport. as well as offering respite to carers mobility sports, creative writing For course information please turn throughout Torbay. and gardening. There is also the to page 16. opportunity to socialise at weekly group meetings and activities, which occur every Thursday. For more information, contact your local ACE team on 01803 540865, or email [email protected]. Drives - Courses for Adults with Learning Disabilities and/or Difficulties We also offer engaging ‘Drives’ Drives courses last for 10 weeks We encourage you to contact our courses for adults with learning and are delivered over 2.5 hours per team to find out if a Drives course is disabilities and/or difficulties, which week from South Devon College’s right for you, and to ensure that we provide the chance to improve campuses in Paignton, costing just can meet your personal learning and English and maths skills, as well as £77.50 for a full 10 week term. support needs. introducing other valuable life skills, including cooking, using computers and other practical topics. To find out more email [email protected] or call 08000 780 123 /southdevoncollege @sdcollege southdevon.ac.uk Access to Community Education / Drives 4 south_devon_college southdevoncollege Recreational Course Information Art Art for All Landscape Painting Painting and Drawing Paignton - Wednesday for All for Beginners Do you enjoy drawing and painting Paignton - Tuesday Paignton - Monday but are not sure where to go next? This course will enable you to You will be encouraged to This course is the ideal place for develop your artwork with the experiment and explore different beginners to learn the basics of benefit of having an experienced ways of painting landscapes and drawing and painting. You will learn tutor and professional artist to offer may follow individual interests but how to use a range of drawing new ideas and techniques. The take them to a new level. You will materials to create tone, line and course would also be ideal for those be encouraged to try different texture, utilising various techniques. who wish to build a portfolio of work media and will be shown how to You will progress to exploring use of and for those who wish to exhibit use materials, tools and equipment colour, and learn about colour mixing their work. effectively and safely. and techniques of painting. Art Continuation Oil Painting for All Portrait Painting Paignton - Monday and Friday Paignton - Thursday Paignton - Wednesday This course is for those wishing Torquay - Tuesday This course has been designed for you to understand approaches to to develop their skills in drawing This course is suitable for beginners capturing a portrait, working with and painting, and provides the and improvers who would like to scale, proportions and conveying opportunity to experiment with try out new approaches and to likeness to a subject. techniques and media. develop new styles of application with oil painting. Art for Everyone Watercolour Painting Paignton - Tuesday Painting for Beginners Paignton -