For a search engine on adult education opportunities within Hampshire
and Isle of Wight click
here
Family Learning
Family Learning provides an opportunity for parents and carers on the
Isle of Wight to return to learning whilst supporting a child in education.
Further details are available on the website.
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight LSC web page is also a source of invaluable
information on aspects of Adult Learning. For further information please
visit the web
page.
Colleges offering Adult Education
The following Colleges are a selection of those in the region which offer
Adult Education Courses
South Downs College
South Downs College is a single site purpose built campus on Portsdown
Hill within the Borough of Havant. There are over 4,500 Full Time Students
and 9,000 Part Time Students enrolled. Part Time Students are normally
taught off campus in local schools and community centres. The College
offers a wide range of courses including Saturday Workshops in Creative
Writing, Criminology, Music and Languages to the more formal Access,
AS Level and GCSE courses.
Alton College
Alton College located in the North of Hampshire offers Adult Education
Courses in Accounts, Childcare, Counselling, Creative Courses, Educational
Courses, GCSE’s and AS Levels, Health and Safety, IT, Languages,
Management and Teaching and Training. Prospectuses can be ordered on
email at enquiries@altoncollege.ac.uk
Portsmouth College
Portsmouth College offers a wide range of Adult Education courses ranging
from Digital Photo Processing to Certificates for Match Officials in
Football. General Information is available on 02392 667521
For those interested in Distance Learning, visit www.open.ac.uk for the
Open Universities web page, which outlines everything you need to know
about courses, research opportunities and employment opportunities.
Aim Higher South East promotes inclusion
and access to Higher Education. Follow
the link to the South East webpage for
more information. Aim
Higher South East
A programme of summer schools to help
young people experience and prepare for
university life is held each year at various
universities. Click
here for details from Aim Higher South East
about the programme. The closing date for
applications for the 2006 programme was
10th March, although late applications
will be accepted if there are vacancies
on the programme.
Click
here for information on financial support for Post 16 education
including travel expenses from the Support4Learning website.
Success Rates
The LSC’s annual report has revealed that 69% of learners in Further
Education Colleges in Hampshire and IOW succeed in their courses. This
figure is the best success rate in England. www.lsc.gov.uk/hampshire-iow/media
Action for Business
Highbury College in Portsmouth is the first FE College in the area to
become an official Action for Business College. Action for Business is
an LSC kite mark which tells local employers that the College provides
services responsive to their needs. www.lsc.gov.uk/hampshire-iow/media
College wins Business and Community Awards for People with Disabilities
South Downs College has been awarded Best Website and Best Training and
Education Organisation in the 2nd Annual Disabled People’s Business
and Community Awards for Hampshire and Isle of Wight. The award ceremony
is organised by the Southampton Centre for Independent Living, an organisation
which is run and controlled by disabled people. Criteria judges were
looking for included areas such as ease of accessibility, ease of use,
customer service and communication.
Hampshire
County Council website
offers information and advice on the Post 16 sector. Areas which the
web page covers include a list of Colleges, Financial Help, Maps of Colleges
and Transport Information.
Please find below the web addresses of all the Further Education Colleges
in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight broken down into locations, you may
find these links useful when using the Open Day information provided.
The next section provides the contact details
for the Education Business Partnerships
in Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
Basingstoke Consortium Ltd
Peter Moody, Manager
The Management Centre
John Hunt of Everest Community Centre
Popley Way
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 9AB
01256 840710
First Partnership Limited
Roger Buck, Manager
2 The Courtyard
Upper Clare Farm Park
Crondall
Hampshire
GU10 5DT
01252 852471 www.hrebp.org.uk
Portsmouth and S E Hampshire EBP Limited
Cath Longhurst, Chief Executive
1st Floor
Enterprise House
Isambard Brunel Road
Portsmouth
PO1 2RZ
02392 2291456 www.portsmouthebp.co.uk
Solent Skill Quest Limited
Angela Wright, Manager
Abacus House
1 Spring Crescent
Portswood
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 2FZ
02380 558222
This section provides links to opportunities and case studies of apprenticeships.
Network Rail are recruiting for their three year Advanced Apprenticeship
Scheme. The scheme involves spending a year at Europe’s largest
engineering training centre in Gosport, free food, accommodation and
travel home, and qualifying as an Engineering Technician with an NVQ
Level3. Pre requisites include being aged 17 in early September, and
having four GCSE's in English, Maths and Science at grades A-C. Further
information is available on 0800 0191 996 or www.networkrail.co.uk/careers.
Advanced Apprenticeships
for Welders, Pipe Fitters, Electricians
and Mechanical
Fitters are all being offered in Hampshire.
3 GCSE’s grade C or above in Maths,
English, Science or Technology are the
minimum requirements, and applicants need
to be aged 17 on the 1st September 2006.
Entrance Tests will be held in April and
May, and more information can be gathered
on 01923 401555 or www.ecitb.org.uk
Apprenticeships are funded by the LSC. Click
here for more details.
Thames Water and Engenica are offering a variety of apprenticeships throughout
London and the Home Counties including: Advanced Engineering Maintenance
Apprenticeships, Water Treatment Process Apprenticeships and Engineering
Design Apprenticeships. Closing date: 24 March 2006. For more information,
visit www.thameswaterapprentices.co.uk.
Case studies from the Hants and IOW LSC
Web Page on Apprenticeships
