advice always available at our Neighbourhood Centre
Skills, Education & Training
Whether you want to retrain for your career, brush up on your Maths and English skills, or just fancy picking up some new skills; there's a variety of organisations in the local area that provide various courses, training and workshops to local residents. Tuition is available in everything from Maths & IT to Confidence Building workshops & Childcare - and dependant on your personal situation funding is often available.
Target Opportunities provides information on courses and training currently available in the local area. Whether you're after a particular course or not sure exactly what you'd like to try, it's worth dropping in to talk to an advisor, who can help you find something that best suits you.
Below are some typical examples of what's available in the Great Yarmouth area:
Maths & English
There are several different courses at a variety of different levels to help you brush up on your Maths and English skills and earn a nationally recognised qualification. Maths and English are core subjects that employers tend to look for and can be vital in everyday life.
IT & Computing
Now more than ever IT is essential in the workplace, whether you want a qualification to recognise your IT skills or simply want to learn to send emails to relatives, there's a range of IT based courses to suit every level available.
Workplace certificates - Food Hygiene, Health & Safety, First Aid, and more
Brush up on your workplace skills, get a recognised certificate or simply update your current qualifications. Short courses are available in valuable workplace skills that will help to improve your job prospects.
Confidence building, Soft skills, and Communications
A selection of short workshops in soft skills, confidence building and interview skills, amongst other areas, are also available.
Useful websites
Click the links below to take you straight to the websites for more advice.
- vinspired.com
- A great site full of volunteering opportunities for 16-25 year olds.
- voluntarynorfolk.org.uk
- Volunteering Centre for opportunities in the Norfolk area.