Learning Opportunities.
We have listed here a number of web sites that we feel will help you to identify what learning might be best for you and where learning opportunities might be accessed.
Perhaps you are unsure if you have the skills for learning - there are sites that will help you overcome your fears of learning and lack of confidence in employment.
There are hundreds of learning opportunities available and sites that will identify additional services that will help you finance your learning too.
If you're unsure which course or learning opportunity you should take, make an appointment to see one of our advisers now - it's FREE and provided near to where you live or work!
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AimHigher Learning Pathways System (ALPS) for the West Midlands
ALPS - a learning resource designed to help the advisor help others find their perfect learning and development solution.
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BBC LEARNING
Online support and advice - looks at all types of learning, for you and your family. Extensive links to other agencies and resources that will help you in learning and work.
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Campaign for Learning
It's amazing how some people can effortlessly memorise the names of a football team or the words of a song, but struggle to learn a subject for school. Why do we learn some things more easily than others?
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Career Development Loans (Directgov)
Since they were launched in 1988 Career Development Loans (CDLs) have helped tens of thousands of people to give their careers a lift
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Educational Grants Advisory Service - FWA
EGAS provides information and advice on funding for post-16 education, enabling individuals to gain access to education to improve their quality of life and employment opportunities.
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English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
Improving your English can help you get more out of your life in the UK. It will also help if you want to study, improve your CV, or apply to become a British citizen.
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Funding Directory - from advice-resources
Funding Directory is designed to support you through the process of applying for educational funding. Our fully searchable database provides quick access to over 600 non-charitable funding schemes and providers at a national, regional and local level.
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Get rid of your gremlins
Baffled by your kids’ homework? Want to improve your reading, writing or maths skills? Call the Get On helpline on 0800 66 0800, and get rid of your gremlins
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hotcourses - Student Money
Hotcourses and UCAS bring you a comprehensive guide to everything you need when planning and organising your student finances.
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learndirect
Online learning opportunities - study at home or at one of the nationwide network of learning centres
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Directgov
Adult learning - this government's web site will tell you what support is available.
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Learning at work
Your manager is usually the best person with whom to discuss learning opportunities in your workplace and development in your job. However, if you are looking to improve your working or home life through learning more generally, there are a range of place
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Move-on
A free skills check or test taster; a free brush up course that covers literacy and numeracy skills; entry to the National Test; advice on opportunities
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Open University
Find out how OU study works, what it costs and how we can help you meet those costs, and what it's like to study at home according to a timetable that suits you.
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Skills for Life
Literacy and Numeracy qualifications prove that you’ve gained the knowledge and developed the essential basic skills.
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Skills for Life - Courses at learndirect
Brush up on your maths and English skills - and once you get started you'll find that it's easier than you thought.
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Skills for Life qualifications
Skills for Life qualifications are designed to help you develop the skills you use in everyday life, such as reading, writing or maths. They can also help you boost your CV or move on to further study.
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Student loans
This site provides easy access to key information you may require about student loans.
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U3A - University of the Third Age
U3A stands for the University of the Third Age, which is a self-help organisation for people no longer in full time employment providing educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment. It consists of local U3As all over the UK.
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UCAS
The universities and colleges admissions service for the UK
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unionlearn
Unionlearn is here to help unions spread the lifelong learning message to even more members.
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Unionlearn - TUC
Information on learning agreements, IAG, working with providers, Skills for Life, funding, ICT...and more
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West Midlands Learning Directory
The directory is a signpost to some of the finest learning resources in the region. This resource is continually being updated for the benefit of employers, learners, providers infact any adult in the region.
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Workers' Educational Association (WEA) West Midlands Region
The largest voluntary provider of adult education in the United Kingdom. The national association is divided into ten regions: 9 in England and the Scottish association.
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RAW (Reading and Writing)
The biggest adult literacy campaign the BBC has ever undertaken, fun and entertainment to help you with you reading and writing
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Free Online Learning at OpenLearn
OpenLearn is online learning that is open to anyone, using materials taken from Open University courses. It is completely free to use! Instead of attending classes, you study online in the learningspace.
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Foundation Degree Forward
Foundation degrees integrate academic and work-based learning. They equip learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to their employment.
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Adult Learning Grant (ALG)
Up to £30 a week in your hand - With the Adult Learning Grant, you can get up to £30 a week when you study for 12 hours or more a week.
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read-write-plus
This website is the main source of information and advice on all aspects of implementing Skills for Life.
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Our future. It’s in our hands
Our world is changing and we all need more skills than ever before. For individuals, two out of three jobs in the future will require a higher level of skills and better qualifications. In fact, in less than 10 years there will be very few unskilled jobs
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Qualifications Calculator
A tool that translates your qualifications into the present day NVQ equivalent.
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