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- ITEC Level 3 Diploma in Reflexology: fast-trackCourse start date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet LeeGain a recognised qualification in reflexology which will enable you to practise professionally. This is a FASTRACK, low cost course taught by experienced industry professionals. You must have completed the ‘ITEC massage diploma’ or equivalent and preferably an introductory reflexology course. There is one session per week on this course. It is every Sunday for 13 weeks.
The course fee is £1029 payable at the time of your enrolment. If you are unable to pay the course fees, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the course fee, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
For more information, please call Health & Wellbeing on (telephone temporarily unavailable).Full fee £1,029.00 Senior fee £1,029.00 Concession £1,029.00 - Mews, monuments and museums: exploring SW7Course start date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneThis circular walk explores the alleys lanes, squares and delightful mews houses and passes a disused tube station in the mainly in the Knightsbridge conservation area and contrasts with the grand museums, institutions and monuments built in South Kensington (Albertopolis) developed with profits of the Great Exhibition held in Hyde Park in 1851.
Meets outside the main entrance to the V&A ends outside the Natural History Museum. Meets outside the main entrance to the V&A ends outside the Natural History Museum.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Massage: workshopCourse start date: Sun 28 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Monica ClarkeDiscover how massage can relieve stress and promote relaxation and healing through touch. Learn techniques to perform on family and friends. Suitable for those with a general interest or wishing to progress to more advanced courses.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00 - Reiki: taster workshopCourse start date: Mon 29 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohReiki means 'universal energy'. Learn the basic philosophy of this gentle system of healing, according to the tradition of Dr Usui.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Indian head massage: workshopCourse start date: Sun 5 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Ameena RahmanDiscover the ancient and highly therapeutic practice of Indian head massage. Learn how tension is held in the neck and shoulders and how to alleviate this in family and friends by practising a basic routine.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Sketching at the museum: V&ACourse start date: Thu 9 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Stuart JonesExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks; learn and improve your drawing skills and 'ways of seeing' and understanding, working from a fascinating range of objects and artifacts in The Victoria and Albert Museum.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - An introduction to stained glass at the V&ACourse start date: Thu 9 May 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Andreas PetzoldStained glass has been described as the most original and important medium in the high Middle Ages. The Victoria and Albert Museum has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of stained glass in the world, spanning the twelfth century to the modern period. The course will provide an introduction to this medium and the collection of it in the Victoria and Albert Museum.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - City gardens of the BlitzCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneDiscover the delightful gardens of the City of London created from WWII bomb sites. Revealing the history of the sites - including past industrial buildings, Roman ruins, and the sites of a former Wren churches and a Roman bath house - this walk spans the length of the City.
Starts Outside Café Nero Moorgate Station end St Dunstan in the East Garden. Starts Outside Café Nero Moorgate Station end St Dunstan in the East Garden.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Generative AI: a short introductionCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Kate ScottThis is a short introduction to Generative AI for non-technical beginners who want to find out what all the fuss is about over ChatGPT, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Emergency First Aid at Work: Qualsafe Level 3 Award (RQF)Course start date: Sat 18 May 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Steven FaerberDo you know what to do if there is an accident at work or someone complains of chest pains? Gain a qualification in emergency first aid and acquire the knowledge and confidence to help someone until the emergency services arrive. Please bring photographic ID.
Please note: This course is excluded from our usual refund and transfer policy. Please ensure you read the course outline fully to ensure the course is right for you. Transfers are not possible once the course has started.
Cancellations must be made in writing 21 days before the start of the course to be eligible for a refund and a 20% admin charge will be deducted from the refund amount.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00 - Keats and eternityCourse start date: Sun 19 May 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Laurie SmithIn the house where many of them were written, we will explore why Keats’s poems are regarded as exceptionally beautiful. How did he achieve this? We will see that it wasn’t luck or simply inspiration, but the result of choices which reflect important aspects of Keats’ personality. Includes ‘Ode to a Nightingale’, Ode to a Grecian Urn’ and ‘To Autumn’.
This course will take place at Keats House, 10 Keats Grove, Hampstead, London NW3 2RR.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Web development: HTML5 & CSS stage 1Course start date: Tue 21 May 2024
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: George StickneyStart web design with this two day course. This module looks at the core web skills of HTML, to define the content of a website, and CSS to style the content on the page.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Excel: advancedCourse start date: Wed 22 May 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Aurica JalbaLearn advanced features of Excel: linking, advanced sorting, filtering, advanced formulae, scenarios, data validation and audit spreadsheet, pivot tables and macros to create and work with complex spreadsheets. This course is suitable for anyone who is involved in Data Analysis using Excel.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Sketching at the museum: British MuseumCourse start date: Thu 23 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Diane MartinExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks; learn and improve your drawing skills and 'ways of seeing' and understanding, working from an exciting range of objects and artifacts in The British Museum.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - ITEC Level 3 Award in Indian Head MassageCourse start date: Sat 1 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Ameena RahmanIndian Head Massage is an ancient tradition that provides many therapeutic benefits. Learn the theory and practice of Indian Head massage at a professional level. City Lit is a leading training provider in London for Massage and Complementary Therapies, providing outstanding achievement at high industry standards. Our courses are taught by experienced and practising industry professionals who have current knowledge of the massage sector.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00
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