WEA East Midlands

Empower your journey towards employment success with our "Improve your Confidence and Interview Skills" online course. Tailored for the unemployed, this 8-hour program spans four interactive 2-hour sessions. Whether you're new to courses or seeking a fresh perspective, unlock the confidence and interview techniques needed to stand out in today's competitive job market. Details https://bit.ly/4bnRC68

Do you give unpaid care and support to others?

Here at the WEA, we think you're amazing! To say thank you we're offering FREE online short courses for all unpaid adult carers and caregivers 💗 From online visits to stately homes, exploring great works of literature through to arts, crafts and improving your mental wellbeing our courses are designed just for you.

Unwind and take time for yourself. Explore what's on offer: https://thewea.info/caregivercourses

Did you know you can use spreadsheets to make hundreds of everyday tasks easier? You can use them to efficiently keep track of job applications, birthday lists, inventories of collectible items, or anything else. Never opened a spreadsheet in your life? Don’t worry. This is an online Excel course for beginners, and we’ll cover all the basics. This beginner’s Excel course aims to teach you computer skills for everyday life. Details https://bit.ly/3HPFWMd

This online philosophy course will study the philosophies of truth. The course gives learners the opportunity to gain a better understanding of different meanings of truth and to develop and practice philosophical skills such as analysing and evaluating arguments. Details https://bit.ly/3tkHpXc

On this online course, you will look at how Hollywood was forced to self-censor from 1934 until the 1960's by following the so-called Production Code - sometimes nicknamed the Hays Code, after the man who introduced it. Details: https://bit.ly/49Dxc8r

🎅🎄 Discover your creativity this holiday season!
Join our NEW Christmas courses this November and December - OUT NOW! From wreath-making to delicious Christmas cooking, unleash your artistic flair with an online or in-person class.
View courses here: https://thewea.info/createyour_xmas

Our Great Artists You May Never Have Heard Of online course will look at works by some of the artists over the centuries who produced great work but somehow failed to attract the attention they duly deserved and often sell for a few thousand pounds rather than the millions for a Rembrandt, a Renoir or a Picasso. Details https://bit.ly/3shIZZk

Can you spot your Monet's from your Manet's? Test your art knowledge with our quiz, and discover how much of an art lover you truly are! 🖌️🎨

Start quiz: https://thewea.info/WEAquiz

📣 Our Summer and Autumn term courses are OUT NOW 🙌

Whether you're looking to enhance your skills, explore new hobbies, or simply expand your knowledge, we have a wide range of courses waiting for you: https://thewea.info/Explore_WEA

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Our award winning weekly educational lectures, priority booking on WEA courses, plus many more benefits: become a WEA member today.

Apply today to access priority booking from 9am on Monday 26th June! https://thewea.info/membership23fbo

Fabulous work from our students on our ‘Get Ready for Textiles’ course held at our partnership with Shama Women's Centre Leicester

Today we are 120 years old! This day 120 years ago, Albert and Frances Mansbridge officially created the WEA.
Since 1903, we've:
🎉 Become the UK's largest educational charity
🎉 Taught over 2 million adults
🎉 Campaigned for nationwide educational reforms
🎉 Worked to make learning accessible to adults across the UK - whether that's online or in local venues around the country
🎉 Created communities and brought groups together over a shared love of learning
🎉 Helped people open the door to new personal and professional opportunities
It's not just our rich history that we're proud of. With a brand-new website and an ever-changing range of courses to choose from, we're excited about what's yet to come. Please browse and see what courses we have to offer: https://thewea.info/_wea

Deb Walsh attended the Connecting Communities event at Guru Teg Bahadur over the weekend. Great collaboration of a variety of agencies and good to engage and discuss our education offer which includes learning for work, learning for life and learning that builds communities. Wea AdultEd

Learners focusing on developing their numeracy skills as part of the Multiply programme delivered at Shama Women's Centre Leicester. The programme has been developed as a result of employer consultations to support current and potential employees gain relevant maths knowledge and skills. Wea AdultEd

Our online and face to face courses starting in April are now available to book online or by ringing our Student Support team on 0300 303 3464, option 1. Click on the link to browse the full list of courses https://www.wea.org.uk/.../leicester-leicestershire-and... Please note enrolments needs completing by 5 April.

Some amazing pictures by our students in partnership with Welly's Work Place with Sunny Skies Enterprise C.I.C with our fabulous tutor Nicky.

During this one day course you will learn how to design your own album cover to your favourite vinyl. You will use mixed media and as a group we will observe some iconic album covers and use these as inspiration to create our own versions. Details http://bit.ly/3JjMIva

Nusrat Hathiari, Senior Area Education Manager, attended The Work Live Leicestershire (WiLL) project Learning & Celebration event on 2 March. Inspiring to hear participants stories of developing confidence and resilience through project support offered by a consortium of partners including WEA Leicester and Leicestershire Well done to Nusrat & Gill in delivering high quality learning

Deb Walsh, our Education Co-ordinator for Leicester has completed the NCFE Level 3 in Education and Training.

Machine Sewing for Beginners (online)

11-week course starting 28th January.

Class times 10:00AM - 12:00PM every Saturday

Would you like to learn how to make clothes for yourself or your family or just do your own clothing alterations? Learn how to use a sewing machine with confidence to save money, while experiencing the satisfaction and fulfilment of creating your own sewing projects.

Course fee: £74.80 (or free if on certain benefits)

For more details and to enrol, click the link:

https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Online/2022/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C2348421

Creative Writing: Improve your Fiction Writing - online

Starts Tuesday 17th January 09:15 - 11:15 for 10 sessions

£68.00 or free if on certain benefits

This course gives us the opportunity to share our own fiction writing for critique as well as to read and discuss the work of others in the group. We will be encouraged to form a supportive writing group to help others develop their fiction writing alongside our own. Methods of providing (and receiving) positive and supportive feedback will be discussed.

During the fiction writing exercise sessions, we will choose subjects (such as POV, showing/telling, narrative styles and plot) to develop areas of interest to class members.

Click below for more information:

https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Online/2022/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C2348660

The 7 ages of man: Poetry from the cradle to the grave

Starting Thursday 26th January - an online course

09:15 - 11:15 for 7 sessions £47.60 or free if on certain benefits.

The famous speech from 'As You Like It' ('All the world's a stage') is our starting point for a study of poems on human life from cradle to grave, and from medieval times to the present day. Students will be given the opportunity to suggest their own favourites, and there will be time for discussion and comparison. Topics week-by-week are as follows: 'The Infant', 'The Schoolboy', 'The Lover', 'The Soldier', 'The Justice', 'The Pantaloon', 'Second Childishness'.

Click below to find out more:

https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Online/2022/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C2348500

On a blustery day in 1642, King Charles I raised the royal standard at Nottingham - so signalling the start of the first English Civil War. Join me, Mark, to discover what led to one of the most turbulent times in England’s history – some of whose repercussions are still with us today. Details: https://bit.ly/3G6Z8Fd

Fabulous work from two students on our ‘Get Ready for Textiles’ course held at our partnership with Shama Women's Centre The first two pictures show a hooded top created for a child and the last two pictures show a wrap around dress.

Warm Spaces Community Venues | Ask Lion - Nottingham City Directory Many residents may be struggling this winter to deal with increasing household bills, as the cost-of-living crisis continues, and the days become colder. Nottingham City Council, partners, community and voluntary organisations, have opened up a number of buildings as warm spaces for any resid...

Some amazing pictures by our students in partnership with Pathways of Hinckley with our fabulous tutor Beatrice.

Students from our Developing Digital Confidence, Creativity and Competence course received their certificates today after successfully completing the course. They are now going to progress onto our accredited Essential Digital Skills E3 course starting in January. Details: https://bit.ly/3VUqIdQ & https://bit.ly/3iQMelf Wea AdultEd