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Digital Skills

This course is for those with a good level of ICT knowledge and skills. It further expands and develops at a higher level the skills and knowledge gained from the beginners course in how to use a computer.  You will use Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word as well as the internet, email and manage folders at a more advanced level to increase your competency in using a computer.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 18 September 2025

Number of weeks: 11

Time: 09:45 - 11:45

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Digital Skills

This course offers an introduction to iPhones 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: Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Number of weeks: 2

Time: 09:30 - 12:00

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Fully Booked

Family Learning

Create your own Story Box with resources to accompany the story of The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. This course is ideal for parents and carers who want to support their child’s early reading and language development in a creative, exciting and interactive way.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Family Learning

Create your own Storybox to retell the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar or We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 27 August 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 10:00 - 11:30

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Family Learning

Create your own Storybox to retell the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar or We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 20 August 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 10:00 - 11:30

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Family Learning

Create your own Story Box with resources to accompany the story of The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. This course is ideal for parents and carers who want to support their child’s early reading and language development in a creative, exciting and interactive way.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Digital Skills

This qualification focuses on enabling learners to interact with word processing applications and tools commonly encountered in the workplace and in learning environments.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 29 September 2025

Number of weeks: 8

Time: 09:45 - 12:45

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Digital Skills

This course is designed for Adults who would like basic IT skills to give them confidence to move on to a Beginners course.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Number of weeks: 3

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Greener Curriculum

Reuse all your old scraps of fabric, curtains, bedding and old clothes and recycle them into something new and beautiful! Making something like this is a good way to capture memories of the past in your choice of fabrics and while we all work together, we will chat – a sociable and therapeutic way to spend time being creative and make new friends.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Saturday, 13 September 2025

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Fully Booked

Family Learning

Great fun, creative, exciting and hugely appealing to inquisitive young children, story sacks are a fabulous way to encourage your young child to take an interest in stories and books!

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course