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Adult Learners’ Week, runs from Saturday May 11 to Friday
May 17.
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sees thousands of events nationwide celebrating adult learning
and is a great opportunity for people to turn lifelong ambitions
into reality.
+ Adult Learners’ Week is celebrating its “Ten Years On” anniversary
in 2002 with more chances than ever to take part.
+ This year the week also leads people into a month long opportunity
to take a ‘Bite Size’ chunk of learning through May and June.
+ There will be events in town centres, shopping centres,
libraries, pubs, schools and colleges.
+ Festivals, taster classes, street theatre and roadshows
will give everyone the opportunity to get a taste for learning
at a time, pace and place that suits.
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See
for details of Gloucestershire adult learners events. Alternatively
pop into your local college, library or adult learning centre,
or 0800 542 1655 to find out more.
Email ѿý Gloucestershire at :gloucestershire
@bbc.co.uk
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Read
the inspiring stories of some of Gloucestershire's outstanding adult
learners here:
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Salim
Kholwadia: The son of Gloucester's first Asian resident
whose determination led to the job of his dreams - and an MBE. |
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Jackie
Caddock: The mum who went from computer novice to confident
IT user and landed a job on her community newspaper. |
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Maeve
Chaple: Arthritis is no bar to artistry for a grandmother
who discovered her creative side. |
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Milan
Stojanovic: The lorry driver from Croatia who is training
for a completely different career - as a hairdresser and beautician.
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Maria
Aveiro: The Portuguese mum who struggled with her written
English and is now helping others. |
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Helen
Yarworth: How a parenting course led to a successful
new career for a stressed-out mum. |
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Su
Chard: The mum who was terrified of technology but
turned on and tuned in to launch a new career in community
radio.
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If
that's inspired you to have a go yourself - read on.
If
you had a bad time at school it might have put you off learning
for life. But adult education can open up a whole world of opportunity
as the case histories above show.
Adult
Learners Week in May and Bitesize in June are just two initiatives
in Gloucestershire designed to encourage more people to take up
some of the many lifelong learning opportunities in the county.
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But
you can find out more about learning new skills or taking up a new
hobby at any time of year.
ACET,
Gloucestershire County Council’s Adult Continuing Education and
Training service, the the county's Learning and Skills Council are
on hand to offer all the advice and support you need whether you
are terrified of technology, want to learn a new language, delve
into local history or your family tree, brush up your consumer knowledge
or office skills, or fancy getting fit the fun way by taking up
dancing or yoga.
Go
on, what are you waiting for? Just follow the links on the left-hand
side of this page to find out more.
As Brian
Large, Gloucestershire County Council's portfolio holder for lifelong
learning, says:
"It's never too late to try something new."
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