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Curriculum area: Digital Skills

The qualification provides learners with the essential digital skills which are needed in a wide range of situations in life and at work. For example, successful learners will be able to make appointments, order goods and services, organise payments using online platforms, conduct video calls, create, edit and save a range of documents, and troubleshoot basic problems on their device. At Level 1 the focus is primarily on digital skills for work with a secondary focus on digital skills for life.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 25 January 2027
Number of weeks: 15
Time: 09:15 - 12:15
Venue: Archive Building Whitehaven and Local Studies Centre

Free Course

Curriculum area: English

This course helps you build everyday reading, writing, speaking and listening skills so you can handle simple, real-life tasks more confidently.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Number of weeks: 18
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Venue: Archive Building Whitehaven and Local Studies Centre

Free Course

Curriculum area: English

This course helps you build everyday reading, writing, speaking and listening skills so you can handle simple, real-life tasks more confidently.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 23 February 2027
Number of weeks: 18
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Venue: Archive Building Whitehaven and Local Studies Centre

Free Course

Curriculum area: English

This course helps you develop clear reading, writing, speaking and listening skills so you can communicate confidently in everyday situations at home and work.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Number of weeks: 18
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: Archive Building Whitehaven and Local Studies Centre

Free Course

Curriculum area: English

This course helps you develop clear reading, writing, speaking and listening skills so you can communicate confidently in everyday situations at home and work.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 23 February 2027
Number of weeks: 18
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: Archive Building Whitehaven and Local Studies Centre

Free Course

Curriculum area: English

This course helps you develop clear reading, writing, speaking and listening skills so you can communicate confidently in everyday situations at home and work.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Number of weeks: 18
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: Archive Building Whitehaven and Local Studies Centre

Free Course

Curriculum area: English

This course helps you develop clear reading, writing, speaking and listening skills so you can communicate confidently in everyday situations at home and work.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 23 February 2027
Number of weeks: 18
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: Archive Building Whitehaven and Local Studies Centre

Free Course

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

This course will look at famous artists and paintings and use these as inspiration to create our own paintings.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Number of weeks: 12
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £228.00 | Staff fee: £193.80

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

A course for those who have some knowledge of watercolour painting and would like to develop a theme in their work by producing a series of linked paintings. The aim of this course is to experiment with watercolour and to understand what your personal style is. You will think about how you like to paint and how you would like to paint in the future.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 12 January 2027
Number of weeks: 10
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £190.00 | Staff fee: £161.50

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

A course for those who have some knowledge of watercolour painting and would like to take a risk and push their work in new directions.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 13 April 2027
Number of weeks: 12
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £228.00 | Staff fee: £193.80