Bricklaying Skills

Face-to-face course enabling participants to confidently build and maintain their own bicycle by developing the understanding of bicycles styles and parts. This course will develop an understanding of bicycle wheels, bearings, brakes and gear systems. Participants will have opportunities to build and maintain their own bicycle through practical sessions. This course will also ensure that participants have an understanding of the high way code to remain safe when riding within the UK law.

Face to face course developing skills to manage and be in control of personal money. This course will help individuals to calculate income and outgoing money, create personal targets for managing money with useful tips and a plan for sorting out debts. The overall objective of this course is to develop confidence to self-manage personal income and outgoings and to know when and where to seek financial support.

Face to face training enabling the development of collaboration skills needed to part create a course using person-centred activities and part facilitate the course safely and in a positive manner that builds confidence towards education and training.

Face to face course enabling the development of literacy and creative writing skills. The term creative writing will be defined and explored. By the end of the course learners will have an understanding of how to apply literacy skills such as, onomatopoeia and personification to create their own piece of creative writing.

Face to face course developing foraging skills. This course will focus on the understanding of foraging, the law surrounding it and the importance of identifying plants and the dangers of foraging in unknown areas. Individuals will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the nutritional benefits of foraged plants. This course will also focus on developing practical skills of foraging. The overall objective of this course is to develop an opportunity and the confidence to forage plants in a safe and sustainable way.

Face to face interactive course developing knowledge and skills of growing and maintaining a choice of fruit and vegetables. This course will focus on different aspects of growing and maintaining fruit and vegetables from seed to harvest using sustainable methods. Individuals will then create a healthy balanced meal with their harvest, which in turn will help individuals to develop confidence and independence to be self-sufficient. This is intended to enhance the individual’s wellbeing.

Face to face course developing an understanding of harm reduction. This course will focus on basic drug awareness and the effects and risk of substance misuse. Individuals will then have the opportunity to identify triggers and coping strategies and to create a plan of change. An understanding of harm reduction services will be developed through discussion. The overall objective of this course is to develop confidence and an opportunity to improve the general health and wellbeing of participants.

Face to face course developing an understand of the benefits and importance of eating a healthy balanced diet. This course will focus on the basic principles of the ‘Eat Well Guide’. During this course, participants will have an opportunity to plan an individualised healthy balanced diet and will also explore techniques of how to maintain this within daily life. The overall aim of this course is to develop confidence to make changes to a diet and to maintain a healthier diet in turn improving wellbeing.

Face to face course developing an understanding of developmental psychology. This course will focus on the psychological understanding of cognitive development from an innate perspective by exploring the theory of Piaget. This course will also development an understanding of Bowlby’s attachment theory. Individuals will also have the opportunity to explore the effects deprivation and privation.

Face to face course introducing skills that are needed to play a guitar. This course will focus on identifying parts of a guitar including the individual strings and frets. This course will then give the opportunity for individuals to practice their playing position and to practice the use of simple cords. The overall objective of this course is to develop an opportunity and the confidence to play a guitar.

Face to face course developing basic photography skills. This course will introduce types of photography and cameras used. The course will focus on manipulating the lighting of images by exploring the effects of shutter speed and aperture. The course will also explore types of lighting and will give an opportunity to take part in a practical using the techniques learned throughout the course.

Face to face course developing skills to manage a positive wellbeing. This course includes theory to develop understanding of psychology, positive and the five ways to wellbeing. This course also involves a practical activity which aims to promote positive wellbeing. The overall objective of this course is to develop confidence to self-manage a positive wellbeing in a person’s daily life.

Face to face course focusing on the understanding of the three fundamental perspectives in sociology. This course will also development an understanding of methodologies and research methods within sociology. Individuals will have the opportunity to explore whether sociology is a discipline. The overall objective is to develop an understanding of sociology as a discipline, its perspectives and research methods.

This face-to-face course develops an understanding of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), Trauma Informed Care (TIC) and strengths-based approaches. The key elements of PIE will be explored. This will enable the use of a framework that considers the psychological needs of those being supported. The understanding and use of the PIZZAZ assessment will be expanded through evaluating the value of reflective practice. The principles of TIC will be explored developing an awareness of trauma, its impact, and enabling TIC approaches to be used within the service. Strength-based approaches will also be discussed and an understanding of its basic principles will be developed through the practice of strengths-focused conversations. The overall aim of this course is to achieve better outcomes and a culture change that embeds a positive environment building on the strengths of the service.

Face to face course developing an understanding of resilience and confidence. This course will focus on the definitions of resilience and confidence. Individuals will also have the opportunity to explore through discussion, various strategies that may help to improve resilience and confidence. The overall objective of this course is to develop an understanding and strategies to improve resilience and confidence in turn improving wellbeing.

Face to face course developing knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of a tenant. This course will help individuals to understand how to find a property to rent and to understand their rights and responsibilities as a tenant in order to manage the property and tenancy. The overall objective of this course is to develop confidence to self-manage tenancies and how to seek help for repairs.

Face to face course developing an understanding of how to become tenancy ready. This course will develop an understanding of the process and importance of Homechoice for those living in temporary accommodation. People will develop an understanding of the effects of antisocial behaviour and substance misuse when actively seeking a tenancy. During this course, people will also develop and discuss tips of money management and independent living skills. The overall aim is to ensure that those living in temporary accommodation are tenancy ready.