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Health and Wellbeing

This course is ideal for those who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of distressed behaviour in children. It’s also valuable for anyone who is planning a career that requires an understanding of distressed behaviour and is looking to gain a qualification in this. The programme is suitable for those who desire to form a foundation due to little or no previous experience of the topic.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 8

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Employability

The purpose of the qualification is to develop learners’ knowledge and understanding of a range of topics relating to environmental sustainability including control of global warming, reducing carbon emissions, alternative energy sources, conservation, environmental monitoring and energy management. The qualification forms part of a wide-ranging strategy of sustainability improvement.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 7

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Employability

The purpose of this qualification is to give learners the skills to support colleagues with mental health problems. These skills will be gained by increasing the learner’s knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions and the principles of mental health first aid and how this can be implemented in the workplace. This qualification is suitable for learners who wish to raise awareness of mental health, creating a culture of care and the promotion of positive mental health. This qualification gives learners the opportunity to understand mental health, its associated care and how this can be applied to learners or colleagues in the workplace.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 8

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Health and Wellbeing

The purpose of the qualification is to increase the learner’s knowledge and understanding of nutrition and healthy eating. It covers the following areas: principles of healthy eating; nutritional needs of a variety of individuals; using food and nutrition information to plan a healthy diet; principles of weight management; eating disorders and food safety for the home environment.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 9

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Employability

Learners who wish to learn more about Specific Learning Difficulties. This qualification would also be useful for those who may wish to move into a support role for Specific Learning Difficulties in a school or work setting.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 9

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Employability

The purpose of the qualification is to provide updating and continuing professional development (CPD) by developing knowledge relevant to job roles which involve caring for individuals with diabetes. Learners may be employed or seeking employment in the health and social care sector. The qualification develops knowledge and understanding of diabetes; prevention and early intervention type 2 diabetes; the initial care of diabetes and the treatment and management of diabetes.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 7

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Employability

This course is designed for learners to obtain and demonstrate knowledge related to handling topical, oral and other types of medication at Level 2. Please note that it is not relevant to administering medication in a non-healthcare setting.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 8

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

ESOL

Do you want to improve your spoken English and be able to communicate better with people in English? If so this could be a great starting point for you! Join one of our friendly and welcoming classes and work with your peers to develop skills and knowledge. Be supported by an experienced and enthusiastic ESOL tutor as you progress on your learning journey. By the end of the course you will be able to progress to other awards in the ESOL Skills for Life curriculum offer. You must be able to attend classes each week to give you the best chance of success. You will progress quicker if you complete homework and independent study outside of class.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Number of weeks: 16

Time: 09:30 - 12:00

Venue: Hindpool Community Centre

Free Course

ESOL

Do you want to improve your speaking and listening 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 the course you will feel more confident to be able to: Understand directions and instructions, use intonation appropriately in statements and questions, use knowledge of grammatical detail e.g. past and present, continuous tense, present perfect tense, ‘used to’ understand text. You will be confident to use a range of ‘wh’ – questions, yes/no and open questions using different tenses. You will be able to give a short description using a range of adjectives, comparatives and superlatives. If this sounds daunting don`t worry! You will work with your peers and an experienced and enthusiastic ESOL tutor to develop the skills and knowledge to need to achieve this qualification and be in a positive position to move to further study. It is very important that you can attend all classes as this puts you in the best position to succeed.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Number of weeks: 16

Time: 09:30 - 12:00

Venue: Salvation Army (Barrow)

Free Course

ESOL

Do you want to improve your speaking and listening skills? Join a supportive class and work with your peers to continue your learning journey. By the end of the course your speaking and listening skills will have improved and you will be in a really good position to continue your study in ESOL, or other areas of our curriculum offer. You will need to be able to attend classes each week to complete the guided learning hours for this qualification to give you the best chance of success. You will work with an experienced and supportive ESOL tutor to gain the skills and knowledge you need to achieve the ESOL Skills for Life Award in Speaking and Listening at Entry Level 3. You will be asked to complete homework and additional independent study too, this is really important to allow you to do well and achieve your potential.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Number of weeks: 16

Time: 09:30 - 12:00

Venue: Barrow Library

Free Course