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Adult & Community courses. Leisure Guide 2021. Open Days. We run open days at all of our main campuses (Printworks, Park Lane and Quarry Hill) throughout the year. Open days provide an opportunity for you to find out more about our courses, college life and how we can support you academically, emotionally and financially. For more information on our upcoming events, please visit our website. 2020 Wednesday 14 October, 4-7pm Wednesday 11 November, 4-7pm 2021 Saturday 23 January, 10am-1pm Wednesday 24 March, 4-7pm Wednesday 16 June, 4-7pm At our community centres (Deacon House, Enfield Centre, Rothwell Centre and Joseph Priestley Centre, Beeston) you can call in and speak to staff who will tell you about the courses available that start throughout the year. Look out for the exciting reopening of St Bartholomew’s Centre on Strawberry Lane where we will offer a selection of essential skills, vocational and leisure courses including English, maths, digital skills, childcare and more! Check our Facebook page and Twitter to keep updated with information about this offer. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL: 0113 386 1997 EMAIL: [email protected] WWW.LEEDSCITYCOLLEGE.AC.UK 3 Welcome. At Leeds City College, we realise help you succeed. Get to university the importance of developing skills in one year with Access to Higher fit for today’s workplace in-line Education, discover a professional with industry demands. That’s career or develop your skills. why we offer courses specifically designed for adult learners, to As well as providing you with the help you refresh your skills. opportunities to gain plenty of new knowledge and skills, we also We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all strive to support learners outside approach, we have a wide range of of the classroom. We offer flexible courses at all levels suitable for any timetables, blended and online starting point. We aim to help you take programmes, childcare support, the first steps back into education and academic advice and funding guidance aid you as you achieve your aspirations. for a range of course-related costs. Whether you’re looking to go further Take the next step and prove in your career, try something new or to yourself, and others, that find that dream job, we have removed it’s never too late to learn. as many barriers as possible to 4 LEISURE COURSE GUIDE WWW.LEEDSCITYCOLLEGE.AC.UK 5 Contents. Open Days 3 Welcome 4 Contents 6 Our courses 8 Our STEM courses 10 How to apply 12 Other courses available 14 Deacon House 16 Enfield Centre 18 Joseph Priestley Centre, Beeston 20 Rothwell Centre 22 Our campuses 24 Course fees & funding 30 Our support services 36 Our Leisure Courses 38 Cookery, Food & Hygiene 40 Introduction To Cake Decorating 42 Intermediate Cake Decorating 43 Creative Arts 44 Acoustic Guitar 46 Acting For Confidence 47 Adobe Suite 47 Art Appreciation 48 Beading And Jewellery Making 48 Card Making And Paper Crafts 49 Creative Metal Art 49 Crochet 50 Drawing And Illustration 50 6 LEISURE COURSE GUIDE Dressmaking 51 Flower Arranging 51 Games Engines 52 Introduction To 3D Modelling 52 Introduction To Pencil Drawing 53 Life Drawing 53 Oil Painting 54 Printmaking 54 Screen Printing 55 Singing 55 Studio/Creative Photography 56 Watercolour 56 Web Design 57 Beginners’ Sewing Machine Skills - Stage 1 57 Dressmaking - General Sewing 58 Dressmaking - Pattern Draft Design 58 Dressmaking / Sewing 59 Health & Wellbeing 60 Tai Chi 62 Mindfulness And Stress Management 62 Languages 64 Beginners’ French 66 Beginners’ Italian 66 Beginners’ Spanish 67 Intermediate Italian 67 Intermediate Spanish 68 British Sign Language 68 Contact us 70 WWW.LEEDSCITYCOLLEGE.AC.UK 7 Our courses. Access If you are looking for a fast-track route to university our Access courses will get you to university in one year. Professional Do you want to train for a specialist role such as accounting, HR, management or procurement? If so, our professional courses could be what you need to succeed. 8 LEISURE COURSE GUIDE Vocational and Essential Skills If you would like to change career, refresh your industry skills or develop your English, maths, digital or IT skills, our vocational and essential skills courses are aimed at students at all levels. Benefit from a part-time programme that will help you progress. Leisure Would you like to pursue your favourite pastime, make new friends, improve your mental wellbeing or try your hand at something new? We offer plenty of leisure courses spanning a range of subjects. Courses are suitable for all adults regardless of age. You can find specific courses by using the index at the back of the guide. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Speak to our staff, they will help you find a course that meets your needs. WWW.LEEDSCITYCOLLEGE.AC.UK 9 Our STEM courses. STEM refers to skills and knowledge developing the essential skills from four subject areas: science, employers are looking for. We technology, engineering and call these the STEM seven: mathematics. STEM is frequently talked about; discover what it is 1. Creative thinking and why it’s so important for your 2. Problem solving future career opportunities. 3. Communication 4. Collaborative working We live in a rapidly changing world, technological and scientific advances 5. Intellectual curiosity are being made all the time, improving 6. Flexibility our daily lives, quality of life and 7. Data-driven decision making how we work. This is an exciting world to work in with great career There is such an emphasis on STEM progression. Locally, nationally and education because our economy internationally, there are vacancies and and future depends on the skills skills shortages in these areas so there and knowledge from STEM subjects. are great job opportunities for all. People who understand how to anticipate problems and create Having STEM skills makes you very solutions will always be in demand. employable. Demand for people working in STEM is high and set to Studying a STEM course will allow increase even more over the coming you to progress on to a range of jobs years. They also attract good salaries. in: software development, health, data At Leeds City College, we offer courses security, engineering, motor vehicle, at all levels with progression to higher laboratories, renewable energy and level study built into our progression environment, psychology, games routes, right up to university level. development, computer programming, medical science, actuary, conservation, STEM education combines artificial intelligence or petroleum knowledge and practical experience, engineering to name a few! TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT STEM COURSES PLEASE SEE OUR ACCESS GUIDE WWW.LEEDSCITYCOLLEGE.AC.UK 11 How to apply. Applying for a course at Leeds City College is easy. Follow these steps and get ready to start your course! Search for a course by exploring this guide or checking out the adult and part-time courses on our website 1. www.leedscitycollege.ac.uk. Call us for further information. If you can, attend a virtual open event to find out more about your course. This is an excellent opportunity to 2. meet tutors and confirm if it’s the right course for you. Apply online using our simple application form at www.leedscitycollege.ac.uk. Enter your chosen course and 3. your details, and we will contact you about the next steps. Enrol in person at the centre offering your course. This will be explained fully once we’ve processed 4. your application and accepted your offer. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL: 0113 386 1997 EMAIL: [email protected] 12 LEISURE COURSE GUIDE WWW.LEEDSCITYCOLLEGE.AC.UK 13 Other courses available. Apprenticeships, GCSEs and A levels into wider career pathways, helping Did you know that you can still do you get to where you want to be. an apprenticeship, gain A levels or GCSEs are a fantastic springboard to study for your GCSEs as an adult get you into work or further study. student? It’s never too late to learn. Meanwhile, A levels advance your Apprenticeships are a great way to knowledge and open up opportunities. train and develop skills for a career You will often learn in small class sizes change, or to develop your existing with similar 19+ learners, so you will be skills for your current role. They surrounded by like-minded individuals are offered from entry to degree in a supportive learning environment. level, so there are multiple options to suit your ability and individual needs. Our apprenticeships can feed 14 LEISURE COURSE GUIDE Other courses available. Higher Education advantage of our industry links. After further education you can If you already have a foundation progress to degree level study at degree, why not top up to a full University Centre Leeds. We pride bachelor’s degree with us? After ourselves on our extensive support and graduating, many of our students have smaller class sizes that are designed progressed into relevant employment. to give you the individual learning Higher education at University Centre support that will enable you to excel. Leeds covers these subject areas: We have a range of foundation degree • Science, technology and engineering programmes that are part of wider • Health, care, humanities career paths. Study your foundation and education degree with us, then top it up to a • Business and law full bachelor's degree, or move into • Creative industries relevant employment after taking WWW.LEEDSCITYCOLLEGE.AC.UK 15 Deacon House. Courses at Deacon House aim to take your skills to the next level and are designed for the local community. Whether you want to refresh your skills, change career, develop professionally or try something new, there’s a course for you.