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A round-up of the latest news, activities and last minute
courses from Medway Adult and Community Learning Service
(MACLS)
Free taster sessions available during Adult
Learners' Week 2012
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MACLS will be celebrating Adult
Learners' Week with FREE taster sessions at Rainham School for
Girls on Saturday 12th May and the Gillingham Centre on Thursday
17th May. The taster will include a wide variety
of exciting courses available from our next academic year
2012 - 2013. Select either of the posters for more details on
the tasters available at
Rainham School for Girls or the
Gillingham Centre.
For further information or
to book a place please call 01634 338400. From September
2012 MACLS will be delivering courses on Monday evenings at Rainham
School for Girls. Watch out for our NEW directory coming through
your door during the summer!
Personal Trainers visit University of Kent's Sports Science
Lab
The Active IQ Personal
Trainer learners enjoyed a practical session in the University
of Kent's Sports Science lab. This was the third annual visit by
members of this group in what has been part of a strong partnership
between MACLS and the university. The group explored lung capacity,
including one lucky learner being put through the V02 MAX test (not
for the faint-hearted) while the rest of the group monitored and
analysed the test.
The entire group then took part in other lung
function activities and an eccentric leg strength
test. The course covers advanced cardiovascular and resistance
training that the learners will be able to put to use for their own
clients once they graduate from the MACLS course in May. One of the
learners, Charlotte, said afterwards, "VO2 Max testing was really
interesting and good fun, it gave us a good insight into fitness
capacity".
Well done to all those who took part and a big
thank you to Andy, senior lab technician and lecturer at the
university for making it such a fun and productive session as
always.
The Level 3 Active IQ Certificate in Personal
Training is held once a week at Medway Park. The course starts each
September. For more information please contact curriculum manager,
Dan Mace on dan.mace@medway.gov.uk or
01634 338412.
Develop your career by developing others
Helping others to achieve their full potential is
one of the most rewarding jobs there is. No surprise then that
every year hundreds of people choose to supplement their skill set
with teaching and training qualifications.
Whether teaching and training is part of your
main job or simply something you’re asked to do occasionally, our
teacher and trainer skills courses will help you do the job well
and with confidence. Check out our February edition of
the Teacher training
newsletter (pdf 126KB) to see what teacher
training courses are available for you.
To use this file you will need Adobe Acrobat
Reader. If you do not have it on your computer, please use our
advice
page.
You may also phone Jude Sach on
01634 338458 or email jude.sach@medway.gov.uk.
It’s not too late to enrol on a language course
MACLS still has vacancies in French at beginner level and also
in German, Spanish and Italian at various levels. Now is the time
to brush up your existing skills or gain some new ones to help you
when you go on holiday next year.
For those people who already have a Level 1 qualification in
British Sign Language and want to extend their skills, there are
some vacancies in the Level 2 course.
Please phone Maureen Yates, Curriculum Manager for Languages and
Communications, on 01634 338472 or email maureen.yates@medway.go.uk.
Are you thinking of a career change?
If you work in an office and want to increase your skills, Sage
accounts and Sage payroll are two courses now on offer with MACLS
which may help you do just that. The courses are an introduction to
the subject, with progression opportunities available if you wish
to take your studies further.
Course Finder directory
It's not too late to start learning sign language or to continue
learning after a break. Check the Course Finder
directory for detailed information on courses.
2012 course directory
The 2012 course directory from MACLS is
available. Or it can be collected from all adult learning
centres, Medway
Libraries, leisure centres and various community
venues.
Improving access to learning
MACLS is committed to equal opportunities, changing attitudes
and behaviour and improving access to learning opportunities and
the levels of achievement of all groups, individuals and
communities.
Find out more about:
Medway Adult and Community Learning Service - working in
partnership with the Skills Funding Agency and Young People's
Learning Agency.
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