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Going back to work, training and support with benefits.

Our specialist Family Support workers can signpost families to a variety of organisations. Also, if you require advice or support with benefits eg, Child Tax Credits, Housing Benefit, Disability Allowance,the Centre can offer a free quick and easy service. Please contact the Centre for more information.

Job Centre Plus

What help can jobcentre plus offer?

Assessing your benefits if you return to work:

  • job hunting
  • training
  • applying for work
  • benefits for a lone parent
  • benefit entitlements
  • making a claim
  • local programmes
  • support for the disabled.

Visit the job centre plus website.  For local jobs please click onto the job centre plus website and follow the on screen instructions.  The Centre also displays local jobs on the notice board.

Adult courses

The courses listed below are free unless otherwise shown. If you have a special request for training give jobcentre plus a call and we may be able to include your request in the next training directory.

Family learning

The BBC offers a range of free online-based courses that you can work through at your own pace.

Example courses include:

  • basic skills - skills for life
  • computers
  • cookery
  • creative writing
  • gardening
  • health
  • history
  • science
  • sports and fitness.

Have a look at what's on offer and see if there's anything that takes your fancy.

View online courses with the BBC.

New for the Centre is Family Learning.  We will be hosting 8 week courses to help you gain a GCSE qualification in English and Mathematics. The courses will be supported with a creche. For more information please contact the Centre.

Skills for life

Computer basics: if you are new to computers this course is for you.

This fun to use, entertaining virtual tour will show you how to get started from using a computer mouse, the keyboard and the screen.

View introduction to using computers.

Learn how to use the internet - step by step

This free on-line course takes you through using the Internet from the very start, covering:

  • how to get connected
  • web page basics
  • getting more from the Web
  • how to fill in on-line forms
  • finding stuff online
  • e-mail basics
  • getting more from email
  • stay out of danger
  • web communities - make new friends.

View the online course.

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