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Want to learn something new - try the pub or garden centre
14 August 2003
Students signing up to learn new skills with Derbyshire County Council may find themselves studying well away from the classroom this coming autumn.
A café in a country park,
bookshop, council chamber and garden centre are among the more unusual settings being used by the authority`s adult community education service to help deliver its extensive programme of learning, starting in September.
Many of the thousands of courses about to get under way across Derbyshire are run in the county council`s adult community education centres, village halls and schools.
But several are being run outside the classroom to give people the opportunity to access courses near their homes and in interesting and exciting learning environments.
Derbyshire County Council adult community education offers the largest choice of education and training opportunities for adults in the county. Many courses are free and more than 60 per cent of students get discounted tuition.
County Councillor Bob Janes, the council`s cabinet member for community services, said: "I am delighted we have secured such exciting and interesting venues.
"Adult education is not like school. We offer dozens of different kinds of courses at all times of the day and evening, from computing to crafts, basic skills to yoga - and at all kinds of venues.
"I am pleased we can offer so many choices to people - it helps break down barriers to learning."
Some classes have grown in popularity since moving away from the classroom, he said.
"We are committed to widening participation in education and this is one of the ways we can do it," he added. "People like to learn on their doorsteps and places like cafés, pubs and garden centres are not only convenient, they offer relaxed environments in which to learn."
For details of any Derbyshire County Council adult education course, call 08 456 058 058 or visit the adult community education website at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/adulteducation (opens in a new window)
Students signing up to learn new skills with Derbyshire County Council may find themselves studying well away from the classroom this coming autumn.
A café in a country park,
bookshop, council chamber and garden centre are among the more unusual settings being used by the authority`s adult community education service to help deliver its extensive programme of learning, starting in September.
Many of the thousands of courses about to get under way across Derbyshire are run in the county council`s adult community education centres, village halls and schools.
But several are being run outside the classroom to give people the opportunity to access courses near their homes and in interesting and exciting learning environments.
Derbyshire County Council adult community education offers the largest choice of education and training opportunities for adults in the county. Many courses are free and more than 60 per cent of students get discounted tuition.
County Councillor Bob Janes, the council`s cabinet member for community services, said: "I am delighted we have secured such exciting and interesting venues.
"Adult education is not like school. We offer dozens of different kinds of courses at all times of the day and evening, from computing to crafts, basic skills to yoga - and at all kinds of venues.
"I am pleased we can offer so many choices to people - it helps break down barriers to learning."
Some classes have grown in popularity since moving away from the classroom, he said.
"We are committed to widening participation in education and this is one of the ways we can do it," he added. "People like to learn on their doorsteps and places like cafés, pubs and garden centres are not only convenient, they offer relaxed environments in which to learn."
For details of any Derbyshire County Council adult education course, call 08 456 058 058 or visit the adult community education website at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/adulteducation (opens in a new window)
