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- AAT Award in Bookkeeping L1
Employability
Delivered in a venue near you
In VenueIn VenueThis course is designed for learners seeking the skills and knowledge needed to work in the world of business particularly the accountancy sector. It provides learners with the underpinning knowledge that is required by employees to work in a range of different environments which require bookkeeping. You may choose that you want to work for an organisation, or become a self-employed bookkeeper once fully qualified.
The course will cover a wide range of subject areas to give you a great insight into bookkeeping. This will enable you to learn new skills or upskill your current skills and qualities.
You will develop essential knowledge of how to carry out bookkeeping techniques such as understanding bookkeeping transactions including income, expenditure, profit and loss. You will also explore the software associated with bookkeeping.
Once you have completed your first level qualification and complete further qualifications you can apply for an adult apprentice, or go into employment. There are currently around 30,000 jobs in the North West related to financial accountancy with the average salary averaging £32K once qualified.
Whilst you are qualifying, you could expect to earn around £13 per hour.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Accrington & Rossendale CollegeTUE - 17/09/2024
18:00 to 20:30
12 week course19 Places Remaining
Cost: £156.00
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- Business Administration L2
Employability
Delivered either online or in venue
Online or in VenueOnline or in VenueThis course is designed for learners seeking the skills and knowledge needed to work in the world of business. It will provide learners with the underpinning knowledge that is required by employees to work in a range of different environments in a business administration role.
The course will cover a wide range of subject areas to give you a great insight into the business sector. This will enable you to learn new skills or upskill your current skills and qualities. You will develop essential knowledge of how to carry out administrative tasks such as how to manage information and supporting events as well as know how to apply their knowledge in a variety of industries and job roles.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseMON - 16/09/2024
13:00 to 16:00
12 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: £195.00 -
Accrington & Rossendale CollegeTUE - 05/11/2024
13:00 to 16:00
12 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: £195.00
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- Get Into Working in Schools and Colleges
Employability
Delivered either online or in venue
Online or in VenueOnline or in VenueThis course will develop learner’s knowledge and skills required to work with children, by exploring vocational pathways and identifying further educational opportunities aligned to either working in schools or colleges. This is a
knowledge-based, short qualification, so learners do not need to be working in a school or college, or undertake practical placements to achieve this qualification. It will help learners start on the right path and progress towards
employment in their chosen area.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Sahara in Preston LtdMON - 09/09/2024
12:30 to 15:00
4 week courseThis course is now full
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 11/09/2024
09:30 to 12:00
4 week courseFew Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Whitefield Infant School & Nursery UnitTHU - 12/09/2024
09:30 to 12:00
4 week courseFew Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Get Started with: Microsoft Powerpoint
Employability
Delivered Online
OnlineOnlineAfter enrolment you will be given details to access our Moodle platform. This is not an automated response; you will be emailed by one of our tutors within seven days of enrolment** This is a self direct learning course through our online learning platform Moodle. Tutor support is avilable via email. You will complete tasks and activities on Moodle and progress to the following week. You will need to have access to the internet and the Microsoft Office PowerPoint package to complete this course.
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. It will provide you with the foundation skills needed to progress onto more digital courses. It is also a great opportunity to develop confidence with your general digital skills to support you in everyday life.
The course is accessible using our online Learning Portal – Moodle.
You will be required to read and complete some pre-course documentation in order to access the full course.
If learners want to development further skills, they will be signposted to other courses.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
17/09/2024
02:00 to 04:00
5 week course17 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Get Started with: Microsoft Excel
Employability
Delivered Online
OnlineOnlineAfter enrolment you will be given details to access our Moodle platform. This is not an automated response; you will be emailed by one of our tutors within seven days of enrolment** You will need to have access to the internet and the Microsoft Office Excel package to complete this course. 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. It is also a great opportunity to develop confidence with your general digital skills to support you in everyday life. The course is accessible using our online Learning Portal - Moodle You will be required to read and complete some pre-course documentation in order to access the full course. If learners want to develop further skills, they will be signposted to other coursesForthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
18/09/2024
02:00 to 04:00
5 week course9 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Get Started: With Microsoft Word
Employability
Delivered Online
OnlineOnlineAfter enrolment you will be given details to access our Moodle platform. This is not an automated response; you will be emailed by one of our tutors within seven days of enrolment** This is a self direct learning course through our online learning platform Moodle. Tutor support is avilable via email. You will complete tasks and activities on Moodle and progress to the following week. You will need to have access to the internet and the Microsoft Office Word package to complete this course.
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. It will provide you with the foundation skills needed to progress onto more digital courses. It is also a great opportunity to develop confidence with your general digital skills to support you in everyday life.
The course is accessible using our online Learning Portal – Moodle. You will be required to read and complete some pre-course documentation in order to access the full course.
If learners want to develop further skills, they will be signposted to other courses.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
18/09/2024
02:00 to 04:00
5 week course16 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Health and Safety in Construction (CSCS) L1
Employability
Delivered in a venue near you
In VenueIn VenueThis 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.
On successful completion of the course you will gain two accredited certificates and a score report:
- AIM Qualifications - Suite of Vocational Pathways Qualifications (AIMVOCs) in Construction and Building – Extended Award Level 1
- AIM Qualifications - Health and Safety in a Construction Environment Level 1
- CITB Health, Safety and Environment Score Report
Once you have achieved all assessments, we can then apply for your CSCS labouring card.
The course is fully funded for learners who are 19+, unemployed, looking for employment and claiming a benefit (evidence required). Funding is also available if you are working but earning less than £20, 319 (evidence required).
If you are not eligible for funding at this time, we can talk to you about different options. Please call 01254354423 and speak to Richard Dwyer.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Waterside Centre AccringtonMULTIPLE DAYS PER WEEK starting - 01/08/2024
09:30 to 15:00
2 week courseFew Places Remaining
Cost: £203.00 -
Waterside Centre AccringtonMULTIPLE DAYS PER WEEK starting - 10/09/2024
09:30 to 15:00
1 week courseFew Places Remaining
Cost: £203.00 -
Waterside Centre AccringtonMULTIPLE DAYS PER WEEK starting - 17/09/2024
09:30 to 15:00
1 week course6 Places Remaining
Cost: £203.00 -
Waterside Centre AccringtonMULTIPLE DAYS PER WEEK starting - 01/10/2024
09:30 to 15:00
1 week course12 Places Remaining
Cost: £203.00 -
Waterside Centre AccringtonMULTIPLE DAYS PER WEEK starting - 15/10/2024
09:30 to 15:00
1 week course12 Places Remaining
Cost: £203.00 -
Waterside Centre AccringtonMULTIPLE DAYS PER WEEK starting - 22/10/2024
09:30 to 15:00
1 week course12 Places Remaining
Cost: £203.00 -
Waterside Centre AccringtonMULTIPLE DAYS PER WEEK starting - 12/11/2024
09:30 to 15:00
1 week course12 Places Remaining
Cost: £203.00 -
Waterside Centre AccringtonMULTIPLE DAYS PER WEEK starting - 26/11/2024
09:30 to 15:00
1 week course12 Places Remaining
Cost: £203.00 -
Waterside Centre AccringtonMULTIPLE DAYS PER WEEK starting - 10/12/2024
09:30 to 15:00
1 week course12 Places Remaining
Cost: £203.00
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- Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
Employability
Delivered in a venue near you
In VenueIn VenueThis Course is designed to provide the required nationally recognised accredited award in catering at Level 2 for anyone who is involved in the preparation and provision of food to the general public.
The course content will highlight learner’s legal responsibilities, identifying risks to produce through a detailed examination of cross-contamination, cooking, chilling and cleaning practices.
All learners will undertake an assessment under exam condition, which if successful will result in them gaining the award which in turn can be utilised to maintain or gain employment in the food industry.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Waterside Centre AccringtonFRI - 11/10/2024
09:30 to 16:30
1 day courseFew Places Remaining
Cost: £47.00
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- Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity (EQUAL)
Employability
Accessed Flexibly Online
Flexibly OnlineFlexibly OnlineThis course is aimed at people who want to further increase their knowledge or learn a brand-new subject. It will consider different areas of Equality and Diversity that they would then be able to relate into their everyday lives. This could help with upskilling and enhancing their career prospects in the future. This can be applied to both voluntary and employment opportunities, this course is accessible for all.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
02/09/2024
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: £TBC
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- Level 2 Certificate in Event Planning (EQUAL)
Employability
Accessed Flexibly Online
Flexibly OnlineFlexibly OnlineThis course is aimed at people who want to go into the event management industry or want to set up an event malmanagement company of their own. It can also support people who wish to simply learn how an event is set up and ran as well as evaluated. This is an excellent opportunity to gain an accredited level 2 qualification as well as access to an award-winning online e-learning platform.
You are able to learn at your own pace yet have the support from qualified teachers.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
02/09/2024
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: £TBC
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- Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Customer Service (EQUAL)
Employability
Accessed Flexibly Online
Flexibly OnlineFlexibly OnlineThis course is designed to enable people to gain an overall view of customer service. It will provide you with the skills required by employers to work in a wide range of job roles. You will develop essential knowledge of how to carry out customer service related tasks such as how to manage information and even support events. This is a good all round customer service qualification which will help you gain the basics to support your CV applications across a huge sector of employment opportunities.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
02/09/2024
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: £TBC
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- Next Steps in Using: Microsoft Powerpoint
Employability
Delivered Online
OnlineOnlineThis online course is designed to further your skills in using Microsoft PowerPoint and ultimately allow you to have the knowledge and skills for you to enhance your PowerPoint skills by venturing into advanced and useful features that allows you to fully utilise its potential. It is also a great opportunity to develop confidence with your general digital skills to support you in everyday life.
The course is accessible using our online Learning Portal – Moodle. It is a flexible course which does not have a specific online lesson, but one that you work through at your own pace at times suitable to you.
You will be required to read and complete some pre-course documentation in order to access the full course. If learners want to develop further skills, they will be signposted to other courses.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
18/09/2024
02:00 to 04:00
5 week course17 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Next Steps with: Microsoft Excel
Employability
Delivered Online
OnlineOnlineFor all those Excel users out there! This course is the next instalment to the introduction to Excel course that we have on offer. The purpose of this course is to further enhance your Excel skills by venturing into advanced and useful features of that allows you to fully utilise Excel to its potential. Covering aspects including common formulas/functions, advanced functions for specific formulas/functions, creating graphs and charts to visualise data and page setup features for ease of reading/displaying. By the end of the course, you can rest assured you will be able to create advanced Excel spreadsheets which will certainly impress.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
19/09/2024
02:00 to 04:00
5 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Next Steps with: Microsoft Word
Employability
Delivered Online
OnlineOnlineFor all those Word users out there! This course is the next instalment to the introduction to Word course that we have on offer.
The purpose of this course is to further enhance your Word skills by venturing into advanced and useful features of that allows you to fully utilise Word to its potential. Covering aspects including working with templates, combining information from other software packages and advanced formatting.
By the end of the course, you can rest assured you will be able to create advanced Word-processed Documents which will certainly impress.Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
19/09/2024
02:00 to 04:00
5 week course19 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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