Join us as we design, market and host a Community Garden event. Develop your planning, organisational and teamworking skills. Learn how to price items and be introduced to budget management.
Who is the course aimed at?
Staffordshire residents aged 19+ who would like to support their wellbeing, are experiencing or recovering from mental ill health or people who have a learning difficulty or unemployed and who would like to re-engage with learning. This is an introductory course to help you gain confidence to move forwards with your life and gain work-based skills.
Entry requirements
Open to all learners aged 19+
Course Content
This course will help you to create and and host a community garden event – selling flowers that have been grown at CARE and summer art projects. You will be able to work as part of a team, gain more confidence using maths, English and digital skills. We will discuss your personal goals and how to listen and communicate with others successfully. You will be introduced to budgeting, pricing goods for sale, teamworking, planning and organisational skills. This course will support your independence and your next step towards volunteering or work.
Learning Methods
This course is a face-to-face learning course. The course will also give you the opportunity to develop your digital skills, learn with others and take part in sessions with your tutor. Learning is also supported with an on-line Padlet learning blog.
Learning Support
Your tutor will support your online and face-to-face learning; you will be asked to complete online forms, upload comments and photos and watch recorded material. We will provide you with natural resources and a journal so that you can take part and record your activities on the course.
Course Assessment
At the start of your course the tutor will find out a little more about you, your previous learning, the support you may need, what you would like to achieve on the course and guide you to set some personal goals. During the course you will be asked to reflect on your learning at regular points and will receive feedback from your tutor on your progress and achievement. You will receive a personal certificate of achievement at the end of the course.
Learning Materials
Most course materials will be provided by CARE including recycled materials. You will be encouraged to add some recycled resources of your own.
What can learners do next/progress onto?
At the end of the course you will be provided with information/advice on other learning opportunities/local activities available on-line and in your community. Other vocational courses to consider could include Green Crafts, Retail and Marketing, and wider personal development including English, numeracy and digital skills. Family learning/wellbeing courses to support you, your families are also signposted through SCC CL Course Directory.
Dates, Times and Location
Stafford
20/06/2024 to 24/07/2024, Thursdays, 10.30am to 3.30pm
Chase Aqua Rural Enterprise Centre (CARE), Lower Drayton Lane, Penkridge ST19 5RE
Are there any fees?
There are no course fees.
Who delivers this course?
Chase Aqua Rural Enterprise CIC
| www.chaseaquaruralenterprise.com |
How to enrol on this course and find out more?
Telephone 07772 273033
