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Spotlight on adult learners

Adult Learners' Week is a national initiative to celebrate and encourage lifelong learning and we share that notion here at Alton College.

From the 20th - 24th May 2013, we're running workshops and taster sessions to inspire you to take up a new hobby or professional course.

Adult Learners' Week is a national initiative to celebrate and encourage lifelong learning and we share that notion here at Alton College.

Between the 20th and 24th May 2013, we're running workshops and taster sessions to inspire you to take up a new hobby or professional course.

Career Moves

Being made redundant?

Would like to update your skills?

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Adult Learners' Week

Adult Learners' Week is a national celebration of lifelong learning and highlights the many types of learning available to adults from all walks of life.

Date:

20 May, 2013 - 10:00 - 24 May, 2013 - 20:00

Moving on in IT

Are you looking to improve your IT skills? Our Summer term class is the one for you.

Moving on in IT helps you gain confidence, learn new techniques with spreadsheets, mail merge, file management and templates.

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If you are over 24 years of age, from April 2013 you can apply for a 24+ Advanced Learning Loan to help you cover any fees for a Further Education course starting from August 2013. These loans are similar to the ones awarded to University students. Loan applications are processed by the Student Loans Company, but you apply to your college of choice as normal.

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Adult Education Information Day

Our Adult Education department opened their doors yesterday and showed over 100 adults how they can get a brighter future.

It's not too late to discover how you can do the same. From Accounting to Photography and Film Studies to Psychology, you’re bound to find something you’d like to take up.

It's not too late to discover how you can do the same. From Accounting to Photography and Film Studies to Psychology, you’re bound to find something you’d like to take up.

Child Protection

Alton College can design and deliver bespoke onsite Child Protection and Sa

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Adult Education Information Day

We will be opening our doors to anyone interested in Adult Education at this event. Why not pop along and see for yourself the range of courses we offer to adult students? You can browse our Adult Education website pages, too.

Date:

4 July, 2012 - 10:00 - 20:00

Free Adult Education courses offered

College courses could be free for many people

Alton College has been advised of changes which will now help many people get free funding on adult education courses.

Adult Learners' Week 16-19 May

Try something new! Free taster sessions to inspire learning

During this national week-long festival of learning, events take place in workplaces, libraries, cafes, prisons, museums and colleges across the country, motivating adults of all ages and backgrounds to take up new activities.