| Courses Planned for 2011/12 Available here soon
The facilities provided within Arainn Shuaineirt/The
Sunart Centre are exceptional by any standard, and
included in this light, airy and welcoming building
is a suite of rooms dedicated to the provision of
adult learning opportunities including evening classes
as well as further and higher education, for the
whole community.
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At the moment a programme of courses and workshops is delivered via a partnership between West Highland College UHI and Highlife Highland.
Up and coming opportunities in the local area include:
Elementary Food Hygiene Tuesday 24th January
Digital Photography Saturday 28th January
Introduction to Manicure Saturday 28th January
Yoghurt and Cheese Making February date TBA
Keeping Goats Tuesday 21st February
Introduction to Floristry Monday 27th February
Basic Book-keeping Tuesday 13th March
Moth monitoring and Identification Saturday 17th March
One Day First Aid Tuesday 20th March
Bushcraft Sunday 1st April
Dry Stone Dyking 28th/29th April
We also offer a range of distance learning certificated courses in Literature, Communications, Psychology, IT and Maths.
For further information on UHI degrees visit http://www.uhi.ac.uk
Other provision runs on a private
basis at Arainn Shuaineirt / The Sunart Centre e.g.
Accordion classes on Thursday evenings; Yoga on
Wednesday evenings.
Maria Townsend, the Learning Centre Manager for West Highland College UHI, is based in the centre and can offer guidance and support on adult learning opportunities in the local community. Maria is always keen to hear from learners as well as potential tutors and can contacted as detailed below. Information about what is on offer is also on display in the Ardnamurchan Library housed within The Sunart Centre.
If you are 16 or over and your income is less than £22,000 a year you can get up to £200 a year towards the costs of some of the courses at The Sunart Centre. A similar scheme is in operation to help meet the costs of degree level study, providing up to £500 a year towards the cost of study. To find out more and to request an application pack, call ILA Scotland helpline free on 0808 100 1090 or visit their website at www.ilascotland.org.uk.
CONTACT DETAILS:
West Highland College Learning Centre Manager Maria Townsend, email Maria.Townsend@whc.uhi.ac.uk
Tel:01397 874280
West Highland College UHI: e-mail info@whc.uhi.ac.uk; tel 01397 874000
Lochaber College Rural Learning
Facilitator – Strontian: Maria Townsend, email
Maria.Townsend@lochaber.uhi.ac.uk
Tel:01967 402347.
Lochaber Business Development Services: info@lbds.co.uk;
tel 01397 874402
Lochaber College UHI: e-mail info@lochaber.uhi.ac.uk;
tel 01397 874000
www.whc.uhi.ac.uk
OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES
UHI
Millennium Institute
Sabhal
Mor Ostaig
Careers
Scotland
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