We offer provision for 16-23 year olds with courses for ESOL, maths (GCSE / Functional English), English (GCSE / Functional English), IT, work skills and tutorials. The course can be started at any time during the year.
We cover pre-entry to level 2 for ESOL with options for accreditation.
BPRCVS represents the local communities and residents of Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale.
We actively support the development of initiatives aiming to improve the lives of our local communities.
Our members and participants help us to develop a network for knowledge and information to enable the voice of the sector. This is especially important for the smaller VCF organisations who can struggle to be heard.
BPRCVS attends strategic and community networks regularly so that we can stay informed on future plans and developments and in turn provide the relevant representation and support to communities and residents.
Blackburn College offers a range of courses and qualifications for young people over the age of 16 years, and adults. Our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses can help you improve your English. ESOL qualifications are designed to help you develop the skills you use in everyday life. They can also help you boost your CV or move on to further study. We offer a course for 16 – 18yrs olds too.
The courses cover speaking and listening, reading and writing, gaining vocabulary as well as all aspects of punctuation and grammar.
Taking an ESOL qualification can help you:
– With employment
– Talk to doctors and teachers
– Support your child with their homework
– Understand the customs of the UK
– Pass the Life in the UK test and become a British citizen
We can offer limited support (The Red Cross service on Tuesdays should be your first port of call). We offer a free lunch, sometimes have free sim cards, and can give very limited support with specific issues – contacting the local MP for example.
This community support group had been created since the war in the Ukraine. Where refugees can receive some advice, communicate and share their experience. Meet for social events and workshops. In addition there was a need for a children’s talking club to help them to maintain the mother tongue.
From the ‘Ukraine Unit’ we receive donations from the public, community organisations, etc from across the North West. Here the donations are organised and packed and sent to Ukraine. We also act as a meeting area of members from the “Chorley & District Support for Ukraine” group and also acts as a meeting place and volunteering opportunity for our Guests from Ukraine. We also provide items for the current homes of our Guests from Ukraine. The availability of what we offer depends on what has been donated and what is still available in the unit at the time of visiting. Most activities of this group are coordinated using the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1121686242002113
Blackpool Central Library offers a library service (book borrowing, literacy events, digital literacy support, signposting to local services, alleviating loneliness).