Community Education
Welcome to our Spring Term brochure for 2009/10
Introduction
The value of informal learning
Informal learning can at it's best transform people's lives. Whether it's personal fulfilment, keeping active and independant into old age, gaining increased confidence or opening a door to further opportunities, informal learning contributes hugely to the health and well-being of individulas and wider society. Goverment fully recognises the vital contribution informal learning makies in creating the kind of society we want to liveWe know that informal learning impacts positively on mental and physical health and well-being.
(source - extract from the Learning Revolution DIUS Crown copyright)
The programme for the Spring 09/10 term is, as ever, packed with great opportunities for those who want to enjoy an area of interest or activity. New courses this term include:Genealogy, Quick Fix Healthy Eating Cookery, Acoustic Guitar for Improvers, Ballroom Dancing, Making the Most of the Web, Making Short Films using Digital Videos, Text Processing for Beginners, Cake Decorating for Beginners, Craft Techniques for Card Making, Mixed Media Experimental Drawing Class, and Dutch for Beginners.
Don’t forget our popular Saturday Workshop day on 27th February 2010
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The programme for the Spring 09/10 term is, as ever, packed with great opportunities for those who want to enjoy an area of interest or activity. New courses this term include:Genealogy, Quick Fix Healthy Eating Cookery, Acoustic Guitar for Improvers, Ballroom Dancing, Making the Most of the Web, Making Short Films using Digital Videos, Text Processing for Beginners, Cake Decorating for Beginners, Craft Techniques for Card Making, Mixed Media Experimental Drawing Class, and Dutch for Beginners.
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Don’t forget our popular Saturday Workshop day on 27th February 2010
This term we have 20 classes to choose from.
If you are interested in learning something that isn’t in this brochure, please get in touch and we will do what we can to help you.
Whether you want to learn something new for fun, improve your skills to help you at work or think that you are ready for a change of direction in your life, then there could be a course for you. Phone 01954 230373 to enrol or for more information about any of our Swavesey courses.
If you are interested in learning something that isn’t in this brochure, please get in touch and we will do what we can to help you.
Whether you want to learn something new for fun, improve your skills to help you at work or think that you are ready for a change of direction in your life, then there could be a course for you. Phone 01954 230373 to enrol or for more information about any of our Swavesey courses.
All classes will re-start w/c 11/01/10 unless otherwise stated.
For full details see www.camlearn.net or www.swaveseyvc.co.uk
Some courses fill up very quickly, so please don’t wait to enrol. Our offices are open from the 4th January 2010
Enrolment - Please enrol early - classes with low numbers may be cancelled before the beginning of term! Most courses run for 10 weeks so be sure to re-enrol each term to avoid disappointment
Course Fees
Course fees include a registration fee of £10. Learners must pay course fees on enrolment. There may be an additional charge for materials and examinations; further information is available on request. Concessionary fees are available to those learners receiving a means tested benefit, evidence of which must be shown at enrolment. For certain courses leading to a qualification, learners eligible for a concession will pay the registration fee, plus any exam and materials fee. For courses not leading to a qualification, eligible learners will pay 75% of the full fee.
Refunds
A refund of any course fees already paid is only available if the College closes a class or if you withdraw from a course due to ill health.
Course Fees
Course fees include a registration fee of £10. Learners must pay course fees on enrolment. There may be an additional charge for materials and examinations; further information is available on request. Concessionary fees are available to those learners receiving a means tested benefit, evidence of which must be shown at enrolment. For certain courses leading to a qualification, learners eligible for a concession will pay the registration fee, plus any exam and materials fee. For courses not leading to a qualification, eligible learners will pay 75% of the full fee.
Refunds
A refund of any course fees already paid is only available if the College closes a class or if you withdraw from a course due to ill health.
Please make cheques payable to: Swavesey Village College
We accept cash, credit/debit cards, and cheques.
Payments can be made: in person, via the telephone, by post, on-line, and with a re-enrolment form, or booking form.
Fee Concessions
Income based benefit (Income Support, Council Tax Benefit, or Housing Benefit)
Jobseekers Allowance, Working Tax Credit, Pension Credit
Asylum-Seeker receiving equivalent of an income based benefit
Unwaged Dependant of someone receiving benefits
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Contact details
Address: Adult Education, Swavesey Village College,
Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambs, CB24 4RS
Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambs, CB24 4RS
Telephone: 01954 230373
Term Dates:
Spring Term 11.1.10 - 26.3.10 (Half term 15th - 19th February)
Summer Term - 26.4.10 - 9.7.10 (Half term 31.5.10 - 4.6.10)
Spring Term 11.1.10 - 26.3.10 (Half term 15th - 19th February)
Summer Term - 26.4.10 - 9.7.10 (Half term 31.5.10 - 4.6.10)
We are fully committed to equalizing opportunities and welcome enrolments from everyone, irrespective of age, background, gender or disability/support needs. We positively encourage all learners with any concerns about their ability to fully participate in their studies to discuss their needs with us in confidence.
