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Digital Skills

This course offers an introduction to Android Smartphones and how they can be used in everyday life. We will cover such topics as how to access the internet using your phone, how to access your emails and how to alter basic settings amongst other topics

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 19 September 2025

Number of weeks: 3

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Digital Skills

This course offers an introduction to Android Smartphones and how they can be used in everyday life. We will cover such topics as how to access the internet using your phone, how to access your emails and how to alter basic settings amongst other topics

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 14 November 2025

Number of weeks: 3

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Digital Skills

The emphasis of this course is about Apps that we use in a ‘typical day’ scenario, such as a day out by train, city break by car, using Google maps as Satnav, online groceries and many more!

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 10 October 2025

Number of weeks: 3

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Digital Skills

The emphasis of this course is about Apps that we use in a ‘typical day’ scenario, such as a day out by train, city break by car, using Google maps as Satnav, online groceries and many more!

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 5 December 2025

Number of weeks: 3

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Health and Wellbeing

This accredited course looks at what is meant by resilience and grit, and why they are vital to our health and wellbeing in an uncertain world.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 3 November 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 09:30 - 12:30

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Arts and Crafts

Produce work inspired by ancient pottery or reproduce a piece using the same process to experience how pottery evolved.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 14:00 - 16:00

Venue: Florence Art Centre (Egremont)

Full fee: £86.00
Concessionary fee: £47.00
Staff fee: £74.30

Health and Wellbeing

This course will enable you to build your confidence in dealing with life's day-to-day challenges.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 8 September 2025

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Health and Wellbeing

Engaging in a creative activity is widely recognised as having the potential for a positive impact on health and wellbeing. If you are looking for an opportunity to release your creative potential, this is the ideal course.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Number of weeks: 4

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

English

If you have completed a qualification, but aren't quite ready to take the next step, this course can help you get ready.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Number of weeks: 14

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

ESOL

Do you want to improve your reading skills? Do you want to join a fun and friendly class? If the answer is yes then this could be the right course for you! By the end of this course your knowledge and skills will have improved and you will be confident to: use prepositions, adverbials and connectives, use knowledge of common words to understand text and find information, use detailed reading to find specific information. If this sounds very complicated do not worry! You will work with an experienced and enthusiastic ESOL tutor and a group of your peers to develop the skills and knowledge to achieve this qualification and be in the best position to move forward with your studies. You need to be able to attend classes each week and complete homework to give you the best chance of success. You will be able to study other awards in the ESOL Skills for Life suite of qualifications on successful completion.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 11 September 2025

Number of weeks: 38

Time: 09:30 - 11:00

Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course