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1 APRIL 2016 Courses for adults Skills and leisure If you fancy a fresh start this April, then try a part time course with Kirklees College. From improving your computer skills to Caribbean cooking; we have a course for you. For the most up to date course list, please search Do I qualify for discount? Kirklees College wants to encourage as many people to benefit from our courses as possible. Some of the college s adult education courses (for those aged 19 or over) can be offered at a discounted for those who are in receipt of certain state benefits. You may be eligible for a discount: (a) If you are not working and claiming one of the following benefits at the start of the course and it is your intention to work in the future. You will need to sign a declaration form when you come into college. Benefits that qualify for discounted s: Council Tax Reduction (excluding single occupancy) Employment and Support Allowance (Income Related) Housing Benefit Income Support Unemployed person named on a joint claim for Working Tax Credit with a household income under 15,276 or (b) If you are in receipt of the below benefits at the start of the course: Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) (inc. those receiving National Insurance Credits only). Universal Credit and mandated (required) to undertaking skills training (Accepted a Claimant Commitment ) HOW DO I ENROL? Courses for skills and leisure Online STORE All courses will be available to buy online from 24 March. Go to and click the orange Online Store button. Select your course, fill in our online enrolment form (one per course per person) and pay using a credit or debit card. Postal Select your course or courses Complete a postal enrolment form available from the information team info@kirkleescollege.ac.uk Post the completed form to Customer Service Team, Kirklees College, Huddersfield Centre, Waterfront Quarter, Manchester Road, HD1 3LD or deliver your form to a reception desk at any Kirklees College centre and mark for the attention of Customer Services. Please note: do not include payment, s will be invoiced. Walk in enrolments Walk in Wednesdays take place at Huddersfield Centre each week between 10am-2pm when you can enrol for one of the courses in this guide. Visit for more information about courses. If you would like advice on whether you qualify to pay the discounted, please contact the information team at Kirklees College on or info@ kirkleescollege.ac.uk

2 Courses for skills and leisure Huddersfield Centre, Waterfront Quarter, Manchester Road, Huddersfield, HD1 3LD Mon 10 18/04/ GM51HSC-N06 Internet and Unsure about the Internet? Still don t have an address? Nervous of shopping online? This course will support you to become more confident with using the internet for its many purposes and sending/receiving s for business or pleasure. GM51HSLA-N06 Creative Writing - GM52HLA-N06 Creative Writing - All Devise titles and create characters in this class for beginner writers. Find inspiration for writing and develop your skills and confidence. Have a go at a short story for starters. This class is basic and unsuitable for anyone with previous experience. Find inspirational ideas to write your own poems and short stories to be able to submit to competitions. GM92HLB-N06 Pan Asian Cookery Pan Asian cuisine takes many forms because Asia is so big and rich with dining cultures. Try a mix of Thai, Chinese and Japanese food in this new cookery course. Ingredients included. GM92HLC-N06 GM92HSE-N06 GM92HLD-N06 GM92HSD-N06 GM93HLJ-N06 GM93HLC-N06 Middle Eastern Cuisine Web Design - an Introduction French Conversation Counselling for Grief and Loss Photography Improvers Creative Writing - All Is there anything nicer that home-made flat bread, hummus and baklava? Make your own baba ganoush and a range of middle-eastern cuisine in this short 5 week course. Ingredients included. Learn the basics of web design using Dreamweaver. This course will look at coding, HTML tags, formatting, aligning, tables and image links. French for beginners is an interactive course designed to develop the skills needed to speak and understand simple French in everyday contexts. The course takes you through a wide range of practical situations such as introducing yourself, talking about your family, travelling, shopping, and eating out in Frenchspeaking countries. This short course provides an introduction to the key issues associated with grief and loss, and outlines the different theories that have been developed in this important area of counselling work. This course will look at manual controls and settings, exposure, history of photography, metering modes, depth of field, light trails and action photography and other topics to help you improve your photography skills. Own camera needed - bring your instruction booklet if you have one. A tripod will be an advantage. Find inspirational ideas to write your own poems and short stories to be able to submit to competitions. GM93HLF-N06 Bake and Ice Cookies Iced cookies make a unique gift for friends and family and are inexpensive to produce. Learn the techniques needed to make stunning and edible confections, including flooding, brush embroidery and 3D. First week s ingredients provided. Speak to chef weekly for ingredients for the following week. GM93HLH-N06 GM93HLL-N06 Make your own Afternoon Teas Spanish Conversation Been out and paid a small fortune for afternoon tea at a fancy tearoom? Impress your friends and family and put on your own home-made 'do' to save a fortune. First week s ingredients provided. Spanish for beginners is an interactive course designed to develop the skills needed to speak and understand simple Spanish in everyday contexts. The course takes you through a wide range of practical situations such as introducing yourself, talking about your family, travelling, shopping, and eating out in Spanish-speaking countries. Mon 10 18/04/ Tue 10 19/04/ Tue 5 19/04/ Tue 5 24/05/ Tue 10 19/04/ Tues 10 19/04/ Tue 6 19/04/ Wed 10 20/04/ Wed 10 20/04/ Wed 5 20/04/ Wed 5 25/05/ Wed 10 20/04/ Kirklees College Course enquiries

3 Huddersfield Centre, Waterfront Quarter, Manchester Road, Huddersfield, HD1 3LD Thu 3 21/04/ GM54HSD-N06 Photoshop - Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop in this factfilled short course. GM54HLB-N06 Photoshop - Improvers GM54HLC-N06 Photoshop - Advanced GM94HLB-N06 Royal Icing - A continuation course for those completing the beginners programme or for those who already have appropriate previous experience. (See website for more details) A continuation course for those completing the intermediate programme or for those who already have appropriate previous experience. (See website for more details) Learn basic piping skills, run-outs, brush embroidery, inscriptions, piped flowers and leaves and sugarcollage. First week s ingredients provided. GM94HLJ-N06 Cooking Bistro Style Love to eat out? Yearn to know kitchen secrets? Come and learn with a chef who has worked in 'guided' hostelries. There will be an addtional charge on a weekly basis for some of the ingredients provided - speak to chef weekly. GM94HLE-N06 GM94HLG-N06 Holiday Spanish Stage 3 Perfect Pasta, Risotto and Italian Dishes Speak, read and further develop your writing to compare places, agree/disagree and give opinion. Talk about the past and describe the history of interesting places. Discuss future plans. This short 5 week course will show how easy it is to make fresh pasta, creamy risotto and tasty Italian dishes to excite your mealtimes. Ingredients included. GM94HLH-N06 Caribbean Cookery Have a go at some firm favourites and try Caribbean cookery across the West Indies from Jerk Chicken to sticky rice and peas. First week's ingredients will be provided but there will be a charge for some ingredients in following sessions. GM94HLK-N06 Photo Editing Part 1 Photos not quite right? Just left on your camera or computer? Want to know how to improve them after you have taken them? Then come along to our beginners photo editing course! This first five week course will look at downloading your photos, cropping and rotating, adjusting lighting and colours, using selection tools and removing minor imperfections in Adobe Photoshop. GM94HLL-N06 Photo Editing Part 2 Photos still not quite right? Already know the basics of photo editing but want to do more? Then come along to our improvers photo editing course! This second five week course will look at including working with layers, adding text, applying filters, sharpening and softening images, combining images effectively and creating panoramic images, all in Adobe Photoshop. GM55HLA-N06 Advanced Cake Decorating A course designed to build your knowledge and improve your skills over three projects: sugar flowers - longiflorum lily, freesia and jasmine; royal icing - oriental string work and lace; sugarcraft - smocking and bas relief. GM55HLB-N06 Watercolour Tips, tricks and advice on how to create beautiful watercolour paintings. All basic resources provided. Thu 3 12/05/ Thu 3 09/06/ Thu 10 21/04/ Thu 10 21/04/ Thu 10 21/04/ Thu 5 21/04/ Thu 5 26/05/ Thu 5 21/04/ Thur 5 26/05/ Fri 10 22/04/ Fri 8 22/04/ Visit Kirklees College 3

4 Courses for skills and leisure Highfields Centre, New North Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5LS GM94HLD-N06 Photography - Advanced This course will cover more advanced aspects of photography. To include White Balance Composition Shape/Texture, Histograms, Using a Light Meter, Planning / Reading Photographs, Personal Photography Project plus a range of photography styles: landscape, architectural etc. GM94FSA-N06 Tai Chi for All This low-impact form of exercise combines deep breathing and relaxation with slow and gentle movements. Wear comfortable clothes. Thu 10 21/04/ Thu 10 21/04/ Taylor Hill Centre, Close Hill Lane, Taylor Hill, Huddersfield, HD4 6LE GM91TSA-N06 North Huddersfield Trust School, Woodhouse Hall Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ GM93ALB-N06 GM93ASA-N06 Holiday Spanish Stage 2 Intro to Becoming a Teaching Assistant Speak, read and improve your writing to describe the local area, discuss the weather, write a postcard home, polite requests, shopping, making a complaint - If you can do all of these things well then stage 3 may be better for you. Looking at the roles and responsibilties of a teaching assistant in school will take you into the areas of managing behaviour, supporting learning, school jargon and literacy and numeracy teaching. Holmfirth High School, Heys Road, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth, HD9 7SE GH92ALA-N06 Gardening - Hanging Baskets and Growing Drawing and Painting - All This short course 8 week will introduce you to plants, seeds, mulching, germination, cutting, compost, correct tools and techniques as well as practical skills where you can have a go at your own hanging basket and seed sewing. First session s resources provided. Further weeks resources at learners expense. GM92TSA-N06 Floristry - All A fun informative practical-based course to suit all levels. Those new to floristry will be shown the basic principles and those with some prior knowledge will be stimulated with extended skills in designs. First week s flowers provided. Further weeks resources at learners expense. Develop skills in the use of line, tone, shape, colour and composition. Suitable for all. Mon 8 18/04/ Tue 10 19/04/ Wed 8 20/04/ Wed 10 20/04/ Tue 10 19/04/ GH93ASA-N06 Mindfulness Improve the way you think, l and act. Discover how to practice it in your daily life and experience the benefits it brings including reducing stress and anxiety. GH93ALA-N06 Stained Glass for all Learn stained glass techniques or improve existing skills. There will be added costs for your materials. Speak to the tutor. North Light Gallery, Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, HD4 7NR GH91ALF-N06 Ceramics - All Working with different texture, colour pattern and surfaces- design, make and decorate individual ceramics GH53ALA-N06 Ceramics - All Working with different texture, colour pattern and surfaces- design, make and decorate individual ceramics GH53ALB-N06 Ceramics - All Working with different texture, colour pattern and surfaces- design, make and decorate individual ceramics Wed 10 20/04/ Wed 10 20/04/ Mon 9 18/04/ Wed 9 20/04/ Wed 9 20/04/ Kirklees College Course enquiries

5 The Edgar Dickinson Building, Greave Road, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, HD9 2DF GH52ALA-N06 Upholstery - GH52ALB-N06 GH53ALC-N06 GH53ALE-N06 Upholstery - All abilites Sewing Skills - All Upholstery - All abilites GH53ALD-N06 Upholstery - Advanced Learn traditional and modern upholstery techniques in this hands-on course. After some basic training you will choose a personal project with your tutor that is do-able within the period of the course. This course is for new learners and not for those with experience. Learn traditional and modern upholstery techniques in this hands-on course that will teach you how to 'make new' your old furniture or project. Learn or improve your sewing (hand and/or machine) skills in this practical 'meet your needs' course. Learn traditional and modern upholstery techniques in this hands-on course that will teach you how to make new your old furniture or project. Further develop your skills in traditional and modern upholstery techniques in this practical course that will teach you how to make new your old furniture/project. This class is not for beginners and learners need prior experience to attend. Tue 10 19/04/ Tue 10 19/04/ Wed 10 20/04/ Wed 10 20/04/ Wed 10 20/04/ Dewsbury Centre, Halifax Road, Dewsbury, WF13 2AS GD92DLA-N06 GD94DLA-N06 Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft - All Holiday Spanish Stage 3 Icing and decorating cakes, marzipan modelling, characters and decorations using modelling paste, decorate a novelty character cake. Speak, read and further develop your writing to compare places, agree/disagree and give opinion. Talk about the past and describe the history of interesting places. Discuss future plans. GD94DLC-N06 Bake and Decorate Basic cake baking and decorating techniques for making a range of easy celebration and party cakes. First week's ingredients will be provided but there may be a small cost for other weeks. GD94DSE-N06 Floristry - All A fun informative practical-based course to suit all levels. Those new to floristry will be shown the basic principles and those with some prior knowledge will be stimulated with extended skills in designs. First week s flowers provided. Further weeks resources at learners expense. Batley School of Art, Birkdale Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HG GD92WLA-N06 Ceramics - All Working with different texture, colour, pattern and surfaces- design to make and decorate individual ceramics. GD92WLE-N06 Jewellery Making Workshop - Intermediate/ Advanced This course builds on the basic techniques. Adding to your basic knowledge, you will progress onto more advanced techniques to design and make your own piece/s. Stone setting will be emphasised in this workshop. Any precious metals/ stones used are not included in the course. Tue 10 19/04/ Thu 10 21/04/ Thu 10 21/04/ Thu 10 21/04/ Tue 10 19/04/ Tue 10 19/04/ Visit Kirklees College 5

6 Courses for skills and leisure Whitcliffe Mount Business and Enterprise College, Turnsteads Avenue, Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ GD92ALE-N06 GD92ASA-N06 Interior Design - All Basic Counselling skills Learn the tricks of the trade. How to use texture/ colours and patterns to transform your home. All welcome. This person-centred ten week course provides an introduction to basic counselling skills and personal development. The course is suited for people who have little or no counselling experience who are interested in developing their listening and communication counselling-related skills to either enhance their work or as the starting point for further training in counselling. GD92ASB-N06 Mindfulness Improve the way you think, l and act. Discover how to practice mindfulness in your daily life and experience the benefits it brings including reducing stress and anxiety. Tue 10 19/04/ Tue 10 19/04/ Tue 10 19/04/ Disclaimer: Every effort was made to ensure the information in this publication is as accurate as possible at the time of production. However, course particulars, s and venues may alter due to circumstances beyond our control. If there are insufficient numbers enrolled on a course, this may mean that we are unable to run the programme. If you haven t lived in the UK/EU for 3 years or more, contact the customer service team about your eligibility to enrol on a course ( ). The college reserves the right to make changes at any time. GO HIGHER AT KIRKLEES COLLEGE HIGHER EDUCATION Ask today about our degree level courses Access to HE Accounting Animal care Art Business Childhood studies Computing and digital industries Construction Counselling Engineering Equine Fashion Graphic design Management Marketing Music Performing arts Photography Public services Sport Teaching Full course list available online SEARCH APPLY ENROL 6 Kirklees College Course enquiries

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8 Step up get qualified It s never too late to kick start your career, or give your CV a boost. At Kirklees College, we re increasing the number of courses we offer to help adults get qualified and achieve their career goals. So it s time to step up and get qualified! overview of the courses we have on offer. From the CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing to a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, we have part time qualifications in a range of subjects. Download or request our latest part time professional and qualifications guide for an Something for everyone Search our website for full time courses, degree courses, Apprenticeships and information about empolyer training packages. Download the prospectus, search for a course or get in touch: info@kirkleescollege.ac.uk 19+ Advanced Learner Loans available (formerly 24+ Advanced Learner Loans) 8 Kirklees College Course enquiries