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- Maths for life and work (level 1)
Course start date: Wed 26 Apr 2023 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Do you want to prepare for Functional Skills Level 2 maths? Do you need to improve your maths to become more confident in problem-solving, analysing and making decisions at work and in your personal life? This course will help you with all of the above and make maths come alive. You will see how mathematics is everywhere and you will develop the maths you need to participate, make progress and express yourself in today's society. You will work with whole numbers and decimals, fractions and percentages and recognise the relationships between them. You will work on problem-solving involving time, money and measurements, as well learn how to measure confidently and convert between units of measurement. You will be able to state properties of shapes, both 2D and 3D and be better able to interpret, discuss and comment on the graphs, charts and tables you see in newspapers, on the internet and at work.
Before this course, you need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / (telephone temporarily unavailable) or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name). Use Chrome if possible.
Free course: This is a Multiply course. Multiply is a new government programme to help adults improve their numeracy skills. This course is free for Londoners aged 19 or over if you don’t have a GCSE in maths at grade 4/C or equivalent.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £0.00 Senior fee £0.00 Concession £0.00 - Social media apps, tips and tricksCourse start date: Wed 3 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeEnhance your social media strategy by learning third party apps, tips and tricks for everyday use.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Instagram for business: intermediateCourse start date: Wed 17 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeThis is a follow on course from 'Instagram for business: introduction', and is designed to expand your skills in using Instagram for business even further.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Pivot tables: introductionCourse start date: Wed 24 May 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Abbott KatzLearn how to apply one of Excel’s most powerful features, Pivot Tables, to a wide range of data.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Pivot tables: intermediateCourse start date: Wed 14 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Abbott KatzHave you always wanted to understand how to use pivot tables in Excel to gain new insights on data? Learn how in this short course.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Classical guitar tasterCourse start date: Wed 12 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony RowdenEnjoy this introduction to playing classical guitar. Please bring a nylon-strung guitar.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - All About Particles: part 1Course start date: Wed 19 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaDevelop your confidence and accuracy in the use of particles in this lively workshop. Plenty of practice guaranteed!Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00 - Discover SpanishCourse start date: Wed 26 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaGet a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - French tasterCourse start date: Wed 26 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Get a flavour of French and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and those who might like to take it further.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - All About Particles: part 2Course start date: Wed 26 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaDevelop your confidence and accuracy in the use of particles in this lively workshop. Plenty of practice guaranteed!Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00 - Cello tasterCourse start date: Wed 26 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Polly HewettLearn how to hold the cello and bow, how the instrument works, and play some simple tunes by the end of the session. Please bring your own instrument. There are lots of places in London that hire and sell cellos. If you need advice please contact music@citylit.ac.uk. Tutor: Polly Hewett.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £20.00 - Instagram: a short introductionCourse start date: Wed 9 Aug 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeGet started with using Instagram, the visually based social media site. You will learn to share photos and connect with people for business and/or personal fun.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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