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Health and Wellbeing

This course is ideal for learners who wish to develop their awareness of mental health and a range of mental health problems, as well as gain an awareness of how to work and interact with individuals with these conditions. Anyone who currently works in health and social care settings would benefit from this course, as well as those who would like to raise their awareness of mental health for personal reasons.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 11

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Health and Wellbeing

The course is aimed at anybody who wants to expand their knowledge and understanding of health, well-being and exercise, including the role of nutrition in exercise and planning for personal exercise and nutrition. The course will provide a deeper understanding of factors that affect personal motivation and basic anatomy and physiology as well as energy requirements and fluid replacement for exercise and the importance of exercising safely. Learners will also understand how to follow an appropriate personal programme of exercise and nutrition.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 8

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Health and Wellbeing

The purpose of the qualification is to develop learners’ knowledge and understanding of autism and how to support individuals on the autism spectrum to live healthy and fulfilled lives.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 11

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Health and Wellbeing

The qualification develops learners’ knowledge and skills in the area of children and young people’s mental health. The successful learner will understand the factors affecting mental health and a range of common conditions experienced by children and young people.

Mode of attendance: Flexible

Number of weeks: 9

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

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

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

Health and Wellbeing

We're all finding it hard to keep track of where our money goes at the moment. This course will help you to balance your weekly and monthly budget with simple advice and practical tips.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Number of weeks: 3

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kendal Library

Free Course

ESOL

Do you want to get better at reading English? Do you want to work with an experienced and friendly tutor? This could be the ideal course for you! By the end of this course you will be confident to : read and understand a short piece of text. You will understand how to construct of a simple sentence. You will know days of the week, family words, dates and times. You will understand common prepositions. You will recognise digits 0 – 9 (used in dates, times telephone numbers and prices). You will confidently recognise the alphabet in both lower and upper case. You must be able to attend classes each week to give you the best chance for success. This qualification is ideal for learners who want to progress and improve all aspects of their English and will leave you in a very good position to study other awards at Entry 1 in the ESOL offer.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Number of weeks: 8

Time: 12:30 - 16:30

Venue: Tourist Information 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: Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Number of weeks: 13

Time: 09:15 - 11:30

Venue: Kendal Library

Free Course

ESOL

Do you want to improve your reading skills? Join a supportive class and work with your peers to continue your learning journey. By the end of the course your reading 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 Reading 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: Thursday, 26 February 2026

Number of weeks: 14

Time: 09:15 - 14:45

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Free Course