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Courses taught at WEVH

To view the prospectus of courses available at WEVH click here. Afterwards click top right X button to return to this page.
 ( http://www.wevh.org.uk/prospectus/index.htm )
 

Learndirect courses

To search through the full range of Learndirect courses available click here. Afterwards click top right X button to return to this page.
 (http://www.learndirect.co.uk/learn/Searches/Unit/LOBrowseSearch.asp)
 

Other courses available

Colleges of Further Education: North west England
To find out about colleges of Further Education in the Manchester area visit this site and scroll down to find Manchester. Afterwards click top right X button to return to this page.
(http://bubl.ac.uk/uk/fe/enw.htm)

Manchester Adult Education Service
Information on lots of courses, including those in ICT, available at Adult Learning Centres throughout Manchester.Afterwards click top right X button to return to this page.
(http://www.manchester.gov.uk/education/adulted )

City College Manchester
City college offers adult courses in a wide range of subjects across five sites in Manchester.Afterwards click top right X button to return to this page.
(http://www.ccm.ac.uk/default.asp)

IDEA
IDEA ( Innovation in Digital and Electronic Arts) offers multimedia courses in Manchester for beginners, improvers and specialists. Follow link to Training, then M3 for info on multimedia courses. Afterwards click top right X button to return to this page.
(http://www.idea.org.uk)

 

Volunteers
 

Careers
  • Click here for the worktrain site developed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It includes Job Centre Plus nationwide database of current vacancies, info on over 600 occupations, a search facility for childcare provision in your area, links to useful info on funding, benefits and other issues.
    (http://www.worktrain.gov.uk)

 

  • If you need help with your career why not take a look at learndirect futures.
    You can search through hundreds of job profiles.
    No need to register or login. Just click on "Explore job profiles". Afterwards click top right X button to return to this page.
    (http://www.learndirect-futures.co.uk/ )

 

  • Become a multimedia trainee on the IDEA Digital Sampler Project

IDEA ( Innovation in Digital and Electronic Arts) requires multimedia trainees.
Trainees are paid an allowance by IDEA whilst on work placement. Trainees looking for a way in to the multimedia industry will benefit from induction and training at the IDEA Training Centre in Manchester followed by an 8-12 week placement in a host organisation.

To be eligible for this ESF-funded project you must live or work in Greater Manchester, Lancashire or Cheshire. If employed (or self-employed) your firm must have less than 250 workers and turnover less than £15 million.

IDEA match your existing skills and future needs to a host organisation on their books. Potential trainees are offered FREE multimedia training if required in a package of industry standards: Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, and Dreamweaver.

Allowance available for childcare costs.

Contact Details

Karen, Jane or Daniel
IDEA, Grosvenor Building, Cavendish Street, Manchester M15 6BR
tel: (0161) 273 8046
email: digitalsampler@yahoo.co.uk

 

  • CD ROM Odyssey  (copies available in UK online room or ask in office.)
           

  Contents include:

  •  interviews with women working in ICT professions
  • a jargon buster
  • answers to basic questions
  • a section on courses and career choices
        
      To run the CD, follow instructions inside CD case.

     

 

last updated 31.01.2003