Life Skills

About the Courses

The Life Skills Programme provides free learning opportunities for adults, aged over 26 years with learning disabilities and/or disabilities.

Courses are organised in partnership with day centres, community groups, venues and learners,to ensure that courses meet the needs of both the learners and the community.

Where possible, learners will have the opportunity to mix and work with others in the community,for example, through enterprise and community arts activities, so that important social and communication skills can be developed.

Course Subjects

• Look Good, Feel Good
  Courses aimed specifically for men or women as focus on personal hygiene, appearance, presentation of yourself as well as looking after your hands, nails and feet
  
• Looking After Yourself     
  Aimed at those learners who live independently this course focuses on all the emergency services, travelling around on public transport safely, being safe in your home and how to use the internet wisely.
  
• Customer Service
  Aimed at learners who are comfortable working with others and able to communicate with customers, whilst taking part in sales transactions.
  
• Reception skills
  Aimed at learners who are comfortable in working with others and likely to take on reception duties within a day centre or a charity organisation.  Focusing on personal appearance, greeting visitors, introducing them, taking messages and working with files.
  
• Horticulture
  Aimed at learners who are comfortable working with others and able to carry out some manual work in the garden, as this course will involve sowing seeds, preparing the soil and maintaining the plants/vegetables.
  
• Recycling
  Recognising different packaging and items that can and can't be recycled.  Identifying ways of improving how individuals recycle in their local communities.
  
• Inspiring Art
  Very much up to the individual and the theme of the course which is decided by those attending the course with the tutor and day centre's input.

Locations

Courses run in a range of venues, including day centres and community halls across the county, in Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Worcester, Kidderminster, Redditch, Evesham and Malvern.

Classes

Learners are supported by qualified, experienced and enthusiastic teaching staff and learning support assistants, who work closely with the learners, centres and carers to develop individualised learning plans.

Class sizes are small, with around 6-8 learners in a group.

Most courses run from September through till June, term time only. However, there are some opportunities for learners to join short courses throughout the year.

Enrolment Information

If you would like to refer a learner onto one of the programmes, then complete and return the 'Referral' section of this form or contact our Life Skills Programme Manager for an informal discussion about the learner and their needs and interests.

The learner will then be invited along to a taster session so that an informal assessment can take place prior to enrolment.

Learner Comments about the Courses

Centre / Carer Comments about the Impact of the Courses

Hosting a Course

If you would like to host a course for a group of learners at your venue, then contact our Life Skills Programme Manager for a discussion about the needs of your centre and learners.

Referral

To refer someone to a class/classes please download the Referral form and return to:

Life Skills Programme Manager
FREEPOST SWC1253
Adult Learning Services
WorcesterWR5 2BR

Contact Details

Email:          adultlearning@worcestershire.gov.uk

Telephone:  01905 728887

Fax:             01905 728993

Post:            Life Skills Programme Manager,
                    Libraries and Learning (ACS),
                    Freepost Plus RSGG-HSZK-HSGL,
                    County Hall,
                    Worcester,
                    WR5 2NP.

 
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