Learning and Skills Service Open Day - Wednesday 9 October
Are you looking to learn new skills or gain a qualification? Want to start a new career but not sure how?
Sunderland City Council's Learning and Skills Service invite you to attend our Sunderland-based, Learning and Skills Open Day.
Venue: The Council Chamber, City Hall, Plater Way Sunderland, SR1 3AA
Date: Wednesday 9 October 2024
Time: 10am-12.30pm (drop-in basis, just turn up!)
Why attend?
- The event is free to attend for all, no appointment needed just drop in!
- Meet and speak to a wide range of training providers, employers and organisations that can support you
- Get careers advice and support with CV writing and interview skills
- Find out about fully funded courses open to adults 19+, through the Adult Skills Fund
Opportunities available from:
| *Organisation Name | Activities on the Day | What they can offer you |
| Enterprise Made Simple | Alcohol free Cocktail Making. | Opportunities to develop skills in leadership, communication, digital marketing, business planning and business growth strategies. |
| Education Partnership North East | Who Wants to be a Millionaire. | A wide range of academic and vocational provision. Information about apprenticeships, distance learning and skills bootcamps. |
| Links for Life | Information about the service. | Offering information about services available in the community, so people can make decisions to help improve health and wellbeing. |
| Lokman | Fun maths and English games. | Introduction to English for speakers of other languages, digital skills and sector related training, such as Youth work, Stewarding and Road Passenger Vehicle driving. |
| Penshaw View Training | Play your cards right. | Sector specific and employability training. Also offering opportunities to develop maths skills, leading to formal qualifications. |
| Wheel of Fortune | ||
| Recovery College | Promotion of the service with freebies. | An educational learning environment for people who have an interest in, or personal difficulties with, mental health. Our courses celebrate our successes and build on existing skills and strategies rather than highlighting problems or failures. |
| Sportscape | Halloween games | Personal development and preparation for work courses including sector specific training, in hospitality, warehousing and retail. |
| Play your cards right | ||
| Giant jenga | ||
| Three13 | Woodwork and construction tasks. | Hands on training to support you to gain practical skills and qualifications in horticulture, construction and DIY. |
| Training in Care | Messy play. | Child and Adult Care sector training. Opportunities to develop everyday maths skills. |
| Dementia experience. | ||
| First aid demonstrations. | ||
| Winnovation | First Aid Demonstrations. | Training that will support you to pursue a career in the Health and Social Care Sector. |
| Information and guidance on available courses. | ||
| Smartworks | Promotion and information about the service. | A dressing and coaching service designed to support women to maximise their chances of securing an interview and employment. |
| National Careers Service | Live Careers Guidance Sessions or CV Support. | A wide range of services and support, to enable skills assessment, advice and support to progress your career. |
| Triage Central | A pop up warehouse experience. | Sector based training, including food safety, mental health awareness and warehousing. Digital, maths and English skills and qualification. |
| Number tricks and data. | ||
| Superhero word activities. | ||
| Brightsparks | Countdown activity Drone demo | Courses specifically for residents of Swan Lodge, to develop functional skills, photography, employability and life skills. |
| Foundation of Light | Football quiz and challenge. | Family learning opportunities. Employability and sector specific training. |
*Organisations/activities are subject to change
For further information, please contact learningandskills@sunderland.gov.uk
If you are interested in having a stall at this event, or future jobs and learning events please email learningandskills@sunderland.gov.uk
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