Educational & Social Services

EDUCATION

Community Learning and Development

What is Community Learning?

The Community Learning and Development Service is part of East Ayrshire Council's Educational and Social Services Department and offers a wide range of community based learning opportunities across East Ayrshire for young people and adults.

Working in partnership with community groups, Kilmarnock College and other agencies, we provide community based learning opportunities that provide learners with the opportunity to:

• Take the first steps back into learning
• Acquire new skills and qualifications
• Increase their confidence
• Improve their employment prospects
• Increase participation in community activity
• Improve their health

The majority of our courses are free and are offered in a variety of venues across East Ayrshire. The community based courses available include:

• Confidence building
• Handling stress
• Parenting courses
• Gaelic Language
• Committee skills
• The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
• Training for adult literacy and volunteer tutors
• Support with reading, writing and number work
• ICT courses
• Youth work training
• Assertiveness
• Family learning
• Adult guidance
• Creative writing
  

Further information on Community Learning and Development can be found in the Community Based Learning Opportunities booklet below. If you are interested in any of the community based learning opportunities outlined in the booklet, would like more information or are unsure what course would suit your needs, please contact your local Community Learning and Development Office. Contact details can be found on pages 34 and 35 of booklet.

Community Based Learning Opportunities Booklet

Please fill in our Online Course Registration Form – Community Learning and Development or fill in our Course Registration Form and post your completed form to:

Anne Montgomery, Senior Clerical Assistant, Community Learning and Development, Auchinleck Community Centre, Well Road, AUCHINLECK KA18 2LA