Adult Education course timetable

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Adult education courses at Manygates Centre

Business skills courses

Business skills Start date Number of weeks Day Time
AAT Level 1 Award in Business Skills 03/03/2026 6 Tuesday 9:30am to 4:30pm
Level 2 Sage Computerised Payroll for Business 23/03/2026 14 Monday 12pm to 4pm
Sage Computerised Accounting for 
Business
13/05/2026 10 Wednesday 9:30am to 4pm
Sage Computerised Accounting for 
Business
04/06/2026 6 Thursday 9:30am to 4pm

 

Digital skills courses

 

Digital Skills Start Date Number of weeks Day Time
ITQ User Skills in Microsoft Office 23/02/2026 12 Monday 9:15am to 12:15pm
Essential IT Skills 05/03/2026 10 Thursday 12pm to 3pm
Get Started with Microsoft Word 09/03/2026 6 Monday 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Smart Phones/Tablets 4 Beginners - Stage 1 18/03/2026 2 Wednesday 12:45pm to 2:45pm
Get Started with Microsoft Excel 19/03/2026 2 Thursday 9:15am to 12:15pm
ITQ User Skills in Microsoft Office 16/04/2026 12 Thursday 9:15am to 12:15pm
Essential IT Skills 16/04/2026 10 Thursday 12:45pm to 3:45pm
Smart Phones/Tablets 4 Beginners - Stage 1 20/04/2026 2 Monday 9:15am to 11:15am
Smart Phones/Tablets 4 Beginners - Stage 2 11/05/2026 5 Monday 9:15am to 11:45am
Get Started with Microsoft Word 02/07/2026 3 Thursday 9:30am to 4pm

 

Employability courses

Employability Start date Number of weeks Day Time
Level 1 Award in Customer Services 10/03/2026 8 Tuesday 9:30am to 12:30pm

Creative arts and crafts courses

 

Creative Arts and Crafts Start Date Number of weeks Day Time
Sewing 24/02/2026 10 Tuesday 6pm to 8:30pm
Drawing and painting 25/02/2026 10 Wednesday 9:30am to 12pm
Drawing and painting 25/02/2026 10 Wednesday 1pm to 3:30pm
Crochet and Hand Embroidery 25/02/2026 10 Wednesday 1pm to 3:30pm
Handcrafted gifts 13/04/2026 10 Monday 1pm to 3:30pm
Sewing 15/04/2026 10 Wednesday 1pm to 3:30pm
Pottery 16/04/2026 10 Thursday 6pm to 8:30pm
Clay jewellery making 17/04/2026 10 Friday 9:30am to 12pm
Sewing 19/05/2026 9 Tuesday 6pm to 8:30pm
Art for wellbeing 02/06/2025 6 Tuesday 1pm to 3pm
Pottery 03/06/2026 8 Wednesday 9:30am to 12pm
Watercolour landscapes 16/06/2026 5 Tuesday 6pm to 8:30pm
How to sell as a creative artist 18/06/2026 4 Thursday 1pm to 3:30pm

 

Adult Education courses at St Mary’s Community Centre

Digital skills courses

 

Digital skills course Start date Number of weeks Day Time
Essential IT Skills 23/02/2026 10 Monday 9:15am to 12:15pm
Get Started with Microsoft Excel 04/03/2026 2 Wednesday 12:30pm to 3:30pm
ITQ User Skills in Microsoft Office 18/03/2026 12 Wednesday 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Essential IT Skills 15/04/2026 10 Wednesday 9:15am to 12:15pm
Promotional E-mail 4 Business 24/06/2026 4 Wednesday 12:45pm to 3:15pm

 

Employment Programme

Employment Programme course Start date Number of weeks Day Time
Employability (Core) 15/04/2026 3 Wednesday 9:30am to 12pm
Wellness and Work 15/04/2026 10 Wednesday 12:30pm to 3pm
Employability (Standard) 06/05/2026 10 Wednesday 9:30am to 12pm
Volunteering 01/07/2026 4 Wednesday 12:30pm to 3:30pm

 

Business Skills

Business skills course Start date Number of weeks Day Time
AAT Level 2 Certificate in  
Bookkeeping
24/03/2026 15 Tuesday 9:30am to 4pm

Health and Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing course Start date Number of weeks Day Time
Level 1 Award in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care 23/02/2026 6 Monday 9:30am to 4:30pm

English and Maths

English and Maths course Start date Number of weeks Day Time
Everyday Maths and English 24/02/2026 10 Tuesday 1pm to 3pm

Adult education courses at Manygates Centre and St Marys Community Centre

Employment Programme

Employment Programme course Start date Time
Functional Maths From week commencing 23 February 2026 Various
Functional English From week commencing 23 February 2026 Various
ESOL From week commencing 23 February 2026 Various

 

Adult education courses in the Community

Courses

Courses Start date Number of weeks Day Time Location
Helping your child shine (Understanding autism and behaviour) 25/02/2026 5 Wednesday 9:30am to 11:30am

The Castle Family Hub,

255 Barnsley Road

Wakefield

WF1 5NU

Helping your child shine (Understanding autism and behaviour) 02/03/2026

5

(No class on 30 March or 6 April)

Monday 9:30am to 11:30am

Oakhill Family Hub,

Hardwick Road

Featherstone

WF7 5JB



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