Welcome to the Torfaen Adult and Community Education website. We aim to provide a wide range of courses to suit all our customers, if you want to develop new skills, work towards a qualification or enhance your career prospects; our courses provide an ideal opportunity.
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Computing - a wide range, from very beginner to level 2 (comparable with GCSE level) to more specialist courses in web page design, networking and Adobe Photoshop.
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Business Courses – Including book keeping & computerised accounts.
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GCSEs & pre-GCSE – a broad range-including English and maths and other subjects as varied as English Literature, Astronomy, History Law, Sociology and Psychology
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Languages - Starting at complete beginner level and progressing to GCSE standard, in European languages such as German, Spanish, French and Italian, Welsh (of course) and British Sign Language.
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Creative Studies – Including art, photography, textiles, flower arranging, pottery and woodwork.
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Health & Self – Including classes such as Counselling Skills and Stress Management, as well as recognized vocational qualifications such as Diploma in Holistic Massage, and Fitness Instructor
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First Aid and Food Hygiene - Recognized qualifications.
General Interest - Wide range covering a variety of opportunities to learn music/dance, and courses such as Introduction to Wine.
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Day schools – A range of interesting subjects, designed to help you achieve something in a day, as well as giving you a ‘taste’ of adult education.
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Clubs - Such as Bobbin Lace, Bowls Club, Sewing Club and Cake Decorating.
Tuition costs generally average £1.10 per hour and a small membership fee and certification costs are added. Concessions are available for those on low incomes or benefits. The full cost of a 60 hour course is £79.00. There are many courses funded by the European Social Fund which are FREE.