Education, training & volunteering

Free learning

Gratham college is offering free adult learning courses.     They range from professional and technical to leisure and community courses.      There are also some distance-learning options.      See: article²⁰²²      Click icon for their free online courses.      There are also other options on their general adult learning page.      Some may not be free to everyone, though.

   Click icon to find out about their free adult part-time courses.²⁰²²

For ages 16-19+  see:  College & University       Colleges

Training

• Fish 4 Development offer training courses in Skellingthorpe, East of Lincoln – including ITC skills.       See website.
• With learndirect you can learn online.      They offer courses in IT basics for example.

  Volunteering

Volunteering might offer opportunities to gain experience.      Click icon on the left for the Do it volunteering website.      There may not be many opportunities for under 18’s.       The advanced search option helps to narrow things down.

Here is the website for the Lincolnshire Community Volunteer Service (CVS).       They can take you through opportunities on the Do it website.        At LCVS we understand taking the first steps into anything new can be daunting, volunteering included.       That is why we do everything we can to support you through the process. Extra support and mentoring may be available in your area.

MOOCs

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)  are said to offer a  way to access higher (University) education free of charge.     The University of Derby offer a few such courses for example.

The claims made for MOOCs are being questioned, though.      This looks like a well considered review.