This practice of Mindful Yoga focuses on how it makes you feel, we don’t place emphasis on trying to attain certain poses or yoga positions it is more about the “felt experience”. You will learn gentle and restorative yoga and breathing practices that will enable you to slow down creating a sense of calm and wellbeing physically, mentally and emotionally.
The Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma is a Level 3 qualification that prepares 19+ students who are returning to education or who left school without the qualifications needed to progress to university.
The Access to HE Diploma (business and law) is ideal for those who want to progress onto a degree or other higher education programme in a wide range of business related subjects and law.
The Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma is a Level 3 qualification that prepares 19+ students who are returning to education or who left school without the qualifications needed to progress to university.
The Access to HE Diploma (Health and Science) consists of 60 credits of which 30 credits are in Biology. This allows you to progress on to health related as well as various science related degrees.
The Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma is a Level 3 qualification that prepares 19+ students who are returning to education or who left school without the qualifications needed to progress to university.
The Access to HE Diploma (Social Science) is ideal for those who want to progress on to a degree or other higher education programme in a wide variety of subject areas.
This qualification is aimed at a range of learners who are thinking of working in a school setting. This course is ideal for anyone wishing to progress onto teaching assistant training. Learners do not need to be working or undertaking practical placements to take this qualification.
The awarding body for this qualification is Open Awards and it will be accredited through Lancashire Adult Learning. The Childcare and Wellbeing Pathway is part of the Health Care Professions Qualification at level 2.
The awarding body for this qualification is Cache and it will be accredited through Lancashire Adult Learning.This qualification is designed for a wide range of learners who wish to understand the approaches to care and support of those with mental health problems.
The awarding body for this qualification is Cache and it will be accredited through Lancashire Adult Learning.This qualification is designed for a wide range of learners who wish to understand the approaches to care and support of those with mental health problems.
Childcare Level 1- Live Online Classroom
On this online course you will enter the vibrant and varied world of children’s book illustration. You will be introduced to character design, layout and story development.
Picture book illustration allows you to enter the child like wild of your imagination. On this short course you will you will develop a human character of your own to place into a picture book. You will explore facial expressions and proportions.
This diploma aims to provide learners with in-depth knowledge of the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work and the approaches that underpin the use of these skills.
This qualification does not qualify learners to practise as a counsellor.
Learners on this course come with three different main aims.
• To progress onto a first degree or other higher education course within the field (i.e. you want a career in counselling and need a degree)
• To prepare for a post graduate qualification within the field (ie. you already have a (unrelated) degree but want to progress onto a MA in the field)
• To increase skills and knowledge that will enhance your current role (i.e. professional development) and/or increase job opportunities.
Whether you want a website for personal or business use, this course will guide you through the steps to create a site that you can be proud of, using a vast amount of FREE resources using world renowned website building platform, Wordpress.
During this online course, you will be guided through a series of demonstrations using a range of practical techniques, reviewing the connections to the 5 ways to wellbeing as you go along.
Learn how to further develop your creative side and take your writing to another level with this live online course. You will learn about editing and re-writing, plot development how to further develop your characterisations, define a sense of place and time in your writing, use tense appropriately and experiment with writing styles. You will look at point of view and examples of good writing and how to use examples to inform your own work.
This course has been specifically designed to support volunteers, both new and experienced, to develop a community project.
This course will help you understand what digital story telling is and the importance and benefits of it on children’s cross curricular learning. This is a 3 week course that focuses on how different apps can stimulate and encourage children to tell stories through scripting, recording and presentations of their stories.
Get creative and learn brand new hand stitching skills! If you are a complete beginner, then this course is designed for you! Over the course you will learn key skills for hand embroidery stitches. You will complete a range of sewing projects and learn about tools, equipment and materials needed for hand stitching. You will use your newly acquired skills to draw your own patterns and create your own pieces.
Having engaged with Experimental Drawing and Painting for Beginners, you will hopefully have gained an appetite for pushing your approaches to drawing and painting further. Gain insight into the work and processes of a range of experimental artists and explore a range of practical projects designed to push your investigations further by broadening your application of a range of media, tools, techniques and processes towards expressive and experimental outcomes.
Join us for an introductory course to the art of paper cutting. Over the duration of the course you will learn new skills needed to make precision cuts and shapes on paper and card. You will be introduced to tools, equipment and materials used for paper cutting and embark on projects that will focus on specific techniques. You will move on to creating your own designs and develop the confidence to use your new skills independently.
This course is designed to introduce you to some of the basic to intermediate level skills and techniques of watercolour painting and pen application whilst placing them in context with a range of Animal images.
This course is designed to introduce you to some of the basic to intermediate level skills and techniques of watercolour painting whilst placing them in context with a range Sky images.You will consider samples and the work of other artists. You will follow on – line tutor led demonstrations of a range of watercolour techniques and reflect and evaluate your progress. You will apply techniques in context with a range of appropriate secondary source imagery, discovering how to successfully order application and work in the style of different artists. This will allow you the opportunity to gage personal preference for media and delivery and identify suitable progression routes.
Why confine your microwave to reheating coffee or tea when you could be cooking a chicken casserole or making a tasty stew in just ten minutes. Many cooking methods burn away important nutrients due to little or no added water, covered cooking, boiling and a short heating time, however foods cooked in a microwave retain their nutritional value better than any other cooking method.
This brand new, innovative course is carried out through extremely fun, active and engaging delivery methods, consisting of topics such as ‘You Are What you Eat’ and ‘Find Your Zen’.
During this free course you and your family will have the opportunity to explore a range themes related to family wellbeing.
Prepare to discover your inner yogi! During this course, you’ll use yoga to work as a team, help you communicate more effectively, build trust and bond as a family.
The Level 2 Award in Support Work in Schools and Colleges has been designed as an introduction to the knowledge and understanding needed to work in a school or college environment. It can apply to the many varied roles that full and part-time support staff may fulfil, including administrative roles, site support roles, technical roles and volunteer roles, as well as roles that work directly with children and young people in the learning environment.
Ever wondered what Phonics is and how your child is taught to read at school? Do you want to feel better prepared to support your child on their reading journey then Fun with Phonics is for you!
This course has been specifically designed to support learners to ‘have a go’ at art and craft activities and to give you a wide range of skills. It is suitable for anyone who is new to art but also those who are revisiting their artistic skills. It will be delivered in a fun, easy to follow, step by step approach and will empower participants to gain confidence and self-esteem when working with art and craft materials.
The primary aim of this course is to engage novice gardeners in the skill of propagating plants by various methods. You will learn how to grow herbs, vegetables and flowers in the comfort of your own home. This is a fun and informative short course which will enable and help you to grow your own plants at home either to eat, pleasure or for your well-being using recyclables from your home.
This course is aimed at those who are interested in Hairdressing or qualifying as a Barber.
This course is aimed at individuals who require a CSCS labouring card to get a job within the Construction Industry but don’t currently have the required qualifications. This course is in preparation for three assessments. On successful completion of the course you will gain two accredited certificates.
This free online course aims to teach you how children are taught to read in a relaxed, fun and friendly way, so that you will be able to help your child with English homework and where appropriate, improve your own English skills too.
This qualification is designed to make you aware how infection control plays a key part in any workplace. Preventing illness and infection is vitally important to protect staff, customers or clients and ultimately to protect your business.
This programme is aimed at Therapists currently working in the beauty therapy industry, individuals with an interest in the beauty industry, or learners currently working towards a Beauty Therapy Level 2 qualification.
This programme is aimed at Therapists currently working in the beauty therapy industry, individuals with an interest in the beauty industry, or learners currently working towards a Beauty Therapy Level 2 qualification.
This course is perfect for individuals who are looking to have all their documents, spreadsheet, images and many more files in one place, stay in contact with family, friends and loved ones.
This course is delivered online and is designed to show simple exercises that can be done at home to develop learner’s knowledge and understanding of the components of fitness alongside the benefits to overall health and wellbeing. It is suitable for those who are new to exercise and wish to gain an insight into how physical activity can impact their lives positively during this time.
This online course is designed to introduce you to Microsoft Excel and ultimately allow you to have the knowledge and skills for you to be able to create a spreadsheet incorporating basic formulas. It will provide you with the foundation skills needed to progress onto more advanced Excel courses.
This online course is designed to introduce you to Microsoft PowerPoint and ultimately allow you to have the knowledge and skills for you to be able to create a professional looking slide show presentation.
This online course is designed to introduce you to Microsoft Publisher and ultimately allow you to have the knowledge and skills for you to be able to create your own publications.
This online course is designed to introduce you to Microsoft Word and ultimately allow you to get more out of your computer by increasing your knowledge of the range of tools Word provides. By the end of the course, you will be able to make documents look more professional using formatting and proof-reading tools.
This course introduces a number of male health related topics and aims to raise awareness of key issues relating to mental health, cancer screening and the importance of an active lifestyle. Personal reflection during the session will enable students to recognise how to improve their own health and wellbeing.
This 2 hour online session aims to give you an overview of how to help keep your child safe online. The course will be delivered via our online learning site ‘Moodle’, with stimulating and interactive activities to help you learn the different ways you can help your children stay safe online. The course will highlight the importance of e-safety, looking at parental control and privacy settings.
As we face a ‘new normal’ as a result of Covid-19 we can study the past and examine the extraordinary events that our ancestors faced and overcame. If you love history and enjoy learning about the past and want to know more about some of the upheavals of history then this live online course is for you.
This programme aims to allow you to explore and experience the subject of mindfulness in a safe and comfortable environment.
This course will enable you to be creative as a family, make decisions together and develop your confidence through communicating effectively with others and developing positive interaction skills as a family unit. You will be asked to complete an Initial Assessment at the start of the course, then you will just work through each section in order.
This live online course explores some of the key philosophical ideas that shape our world. Building on the beginner’s course, we will consider key, thought provoking ideas on the nature of philosophy of mind and existence.
Identity theft can happen when you least expect it. According to the UK’s fraud protection service approximately “80% of identity fraud in the first three months of this year was either attempted or perpetrated online, with many of us unwittingly leaving ourselves exposed” (Wright, 2015) Now you may be thinking it will never happen to me. WRONG! Without taking the correct security measures you will be leaving yourself vulnerable to thieves over the internet.
This programme is aimed at those who are interested in developing skills in spray tanning.
This course provides you with an opportunity to experience how relaxation practices can contribute to your health and wellbeing and for you to reflect on the benefits of these practices with a view to embedding them into your daily life, developing self-care tools to support you during challenging times.
This short course has been designed to introduce you to Microsoft Outlook and ultimately to get the most out of your computer by increasing your knowledge about the range of tools provided by Outlook.
This short course has been designed to introduce you to Microsoft Teams and ultimately to get the most out of your computer by increasing your knowledge about the range of tools provided by Outlook.
This short course has been designed to introduce you to Social Marketing and ultimately to get the most out of social media by increasing your knowledge about the range of tools available.
Please note that our courses are eligible for adults aged 19+ who live in Lancashire. Find out more here.