Rutland Adult Learning
RUTLAND ADULT LEARNING
LEARNER NEWSLETTER – Spring 2008
Dear Learner Computer courses for all abilities!
Welcome to our Spring 2008 Newsletter.
In it you’ll find information on some of the We have a wide range of courses to offer to
all learners from beginner to advanced
exciting things that are happening to adult
covering popular topics such as word
learning in Rutland. processing, spreadsheets, bookkeeping and
accounting and digital photography for both
Look out for……………………. personal achievement and to gain a
qualification delivered by qualified and
friendly tutors. The emphasis in our
delivery is very much on learners being
treated as individuals and not as one of a
group We are able to offer some free
courses such as Business Start Up skills
and Web Design for Business due to
Family Learning working in partnership with the Business
Look out for our Super Summer Family and Enterprise colleges. Please ask your
Learning Programme! - a series of FREE tutor or local administration staff if you
courses for families to be offered would like some information on other
throughout the County. classes that may interest you.
There’s a whole range of activities from We have further expanded the range of IT
Pirate Stories to Making Wind Chimes. courses offering a qualification to include
Make sure you get hold of a copy of the ECDL (European Computer Driving
programme, or see the website. Licence) at all 3 College venues, Casterton
www.rutnet.co.uk/adultlearning Business & Enterprise College, Vale of
Catmose College and Uppingham
Spring Term Closure Dates Community College.
Colleges will be closing for the Spring
The IT Curriculum Area has invested in sets
break on Friday April 4th and reopening of new purpose written workbooks for the
Monday April 21st. There will be no CLAiT/CLAiT Plus and ECDL qualifications
courses in this period. which are used to support learners within
If you are unsure of your course dates the classroom.
your tutor will be able to tell you.
We are now able to offer a SAGE Payroll
course at different levels covering aspects
Dyslexia
of setting up and maintaining a
Doreen Chappell (Skills for Life computerised payroll system.
Coordinator) has over 30 years’ experience
New Adult Learning and Information
working with adults with dyslexia. If you Centre set to open in April
have dyslexia or would like to know more This new facility on Melton Road Oakham will
about it, why not contact Doreen? She open its doors during April. Members of the
would be delighted to hear from you! public and existing learners will be able to drop
in for information on courses all around the
01572 725905 area, as well as engaging in individual learning
dchappell@rutland.gov.uk activities or course and careers advice sessions.
Watch our web site for information on this!
Rutland Adult Learning
Good News for Adult Learning
Rutland Adult Learning at Casterton
Business & Enterprise College (CBEC)
There is a new centre opening at CBEC Not sure what to do next?
on 28th April which will provide services for
families and adults. Adult Learning will be We have a team of advisors ready and
based at this centre and we will have the willing to give you the information and
use of 3 learning areas. Entitled “Visions advice you need. They can help you track
Children and Families Centre”, the down suitable courses or employment
building is situated behind the current opportunities, or help you to get at
childcare centre and is of a modular
funding for transport, course fees,
design. This is a very exciting
childcare and extra support that you may
development which will offer modern
accommodation with full services. be entitled to.
If you'd like an informal chat, or
Exciting Challenges in Adult Learning something more confidential, at a time
Inspection of provision and place to suit you, please get in touch.
In the week of May 12th to 16th Ofsted are You can call 01572 771700, email to
inspecting our adult learning provision. We advice@catmose.rutland.sch.uk or call in
have been inspected previously, so to
at our Vale of Catmose College or
some of you this will be a familiar process.
As usual, inspectors would like to speak to Casterton (CBEC) offices. We will put
a group of learners, so if you would like to you in touch with someone who can help,
take part this time, please email me and I and has time to listen.
will contact you with more information. We
are particularly seeking learners from NVQ Qualifications for Work
If a qualification to help you in your work is
awards, Computer and Business courses, what you’re looking for then maybe NVQs
Literacy, Numeracy, ESOL and foreign are the answer.
language courses. It does not matter There’s no course to attend, and many people
whether the course has a qualification or can get this training free of charge – see below.
not. Work Based NVQ's offered are:
Business Administration Levels 1, 2 and 3
Please email jpink@rutland.gov.uk Customer Services Levels 1, 2 and 3
Child Care Learning & Development Level 1,2 and 3
. Health and Social Care Level 1, 2 and 3
Rutland Adult Learning Website These are ongoing qualification and you can
Our latest brochure supplement with all enrol at different time of the year please ring for
details.
courses and activities between April and Level 2 entitlement: Through a government
August is attached, but if you would like initiative we are able to offer free NVQs for
further details look on our website, or those enrolling on a level 2 course who have not
contact our friendly enrolment helpline already achieved the equivalent of 4 GSCE's at
staff. grades A-C. Level 3 entitlement: If you are
between 19 and 25 and do not hold a full level 3
All details of courses and a pre-course qualification then you will be entitled to a Free
information sheet can be found on the level 3 NVQ Course.
website www.rutnet.co.uk/adultlearning For information on any of these features call
01572 771700