Our inaugural Adult Learning Festival, a celebration of lifelong learning is free to attend, and will give you a wide range of opportunities designed to inspire personal growth, skills development and curiosity.
Explore the events and book your FREE tickets here - don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn for Adult Learning Festival videos throughout the week.
Programme of events:
Monday 20th April
Levelling up your potential; the benefits of lifelong learning
Time: 11am
Location: Santander Work Cafe
Join us at the Santander Work Cafe at 11am, where keynote speaker, Chris Kissack will share his own journey embracing upskilling his knowledge base as well as why now it's never been more important opportunity to upskill and learn new things. Chris will also explore the benefits of online learning.
During the event we will be officially launching our Virtual Campus!
The presentation will last approximately half an hour followed by an opportunity to meet tutors from UCM, explore learning opportunities and speak to the Job Centre and Careers Team.
Tuesday 21st April
Agriculture Information Session
Time: 4pm - 6pm (drop in)
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Find out about the wide range of courses available for the agricultural industry to upskill.
Book your FREE tickets here or drop in to chat with our team.
Intro to Excel Taster Session
Time: 5pm - 6pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in the 'Introduction to Excel' Upskilling course.
Buddha Bowl Demo
Time: 5pm - 5.30pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a demonstration around how to build a Buddha Bowl (one of our fantastic Just for Fun courses).
Wednesday 22nd April
Power BI for Beginners Taster Session
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in the 'Power BI for Beginners' Upskilling course.
Emotional Intelligence in the workplace
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a presentation about Emotional Intelligence in the workplace.
Italian Language Taster Session - Learn Italian
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Italian Just for Fun course.
Astronomy Taster Session
Time: 4pm - 5pm or 5pm - 6pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Astronomy Just For Fun course.
Book your FREE tickets for the 4pm session here or book your free tickets for the 5pm session here
Photography Taster Session
Time: 4pm - 5pm pr 5pm - 6pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Photography course.
Book your FREE tickets for the 4pm session here or book your FREE tickets to the 5pm session here
Reflexology - Massage Techniques Taster Session
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Reflexology - Massage Techniques Upskilling course.
Introduction to Outlook Taster Session
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Introduction to Outlook Upskilling course.
Finance for Non-Finance Managers Taster session
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Finance for Non-Finance Managers Upskilling course.
Cisco Taster session
Time: 5pm - 5.20pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Cisco Upskilling course.
Indian Head Massage Taster session
Time: 5pm - 6pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Indian Head Massage Upskilling course.
Intro to PowerPoint Taster session
Time: 5pm - 6pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Introduction to PowerPoint Upskilling course.
Sustainable Business Practice Taster session
Time: 5pm - 6pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Sustainable Business Practices Upskilling and Professional Development degree courses.
Interior Design Taster session
Time: 5.30pm - 6pm
Location: Homefield Road Campus
Enjoy a taster session in our Interior Design Upskilling course.