Get back to work (transport apps, online forms & budgeting) - Eastwood Library - Adult Learning

Eastwood Library, Eastwood

Date	20 February - 6 March 2023
Sessions	Mondays: 1pm - 3pm
No. sessions	3
Venue	Eastwood Library, Eastwood View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 20
Cost	Free

About this course

What are the aims of the course?

To equip learners with the skills needed to get back into the workplace.

Session 1: getting to work

Reading timetables, understanding the 24H clock and duration. Useful transport apps and money saving tickets.

Session 2: applying for a job

Online forms, looking at different numerical data formats (DOB, dates). Listing previous employment chronologically.

Session 3: budgeting

The cost of getting to work and being at work eg. transport costs, childcare, lunch etc… Useful apps to help with budgeting. Understanding a wage slip.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

Learners will be able to:

Read a bus timetable by searching for a bus to arrive at a designated time and place via an app.
Fill in a simple online form with the correct data format.
Create a personalised budget which includes transport, living and lunch costs.

What you will need: pen and paper, and a smartphone.

This course is for people who don’t have a level 2 qualification in maths (GCSE C/4 or above). You will self-declare this on the enrolment form.

Booking your place and fee information

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: