A free online basic skills session is being held in Exeter on 21 October 2016 to help blind and partially sighted people get online and take their first steps in using technology.
Sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has been holding workshops across the UK to support people living with sensory loss in getting online as part of its ambitious Online Today project.
Partner organisation Action for Blind People will be holding the workshop at Devon in Sight, Station House, Holman Way, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 OEN. The session will take place on Friday...
This course will help you understand why marketing is so important for your success, exploring traditional and digital methods.
Aims
This course will explore what marketing means to you and what it looks like in your everyday business life. We will share tools and tricks of the trade that will help you improve systems and efficiency and elevate your business to the next level.
Objectives
By the end of this session participants should be able to:
Understand what marketing means to you?
Plan your marketing using traditional and digital tools
A full-day course with an experienced ecologist and tutor
What does a stream full of worms, blood worms and water lice compared with one containing stone flies, mayflies and caddis flies tell us about their relative water qualities?
Led by experienced ecologist and tutor Adrian Bayley, this day course will give you an insight into the world of freshwater life, and how species are adapted to different aquatic systems.
By the end of the day you'll be able to make assessments of water quality based on the invertebrates you find.
Build a blow-up spatial structure! Tom Randall-Page will introduce you to the exciting world of inflatable spaces. Your group will design and build a large, futuristic blow-up structure - the type commonly used for festivals, camping, temporary nightclubs and zorb-tastic fun. The workshop would suit ANYONE over 14 yrs but might be of particular interest to young people and students interested in art, 3D design and architecture.
A one-day introduction to Latin will presented by Latin teacher and author, George Sharpley at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 23rd January.
One of the brightest lights of our emergence from the so-called dark ages in the first millennium is the introduction of Latin in the cathedrals of Europe. From this grew schools and universities, most of which have long since parted with their founders.
Latin was the lingua franca of medieval Europe. Monks and churchmen were trained to write Latin in order to produce the religious, administrative and legal texts required of the time. And...
DCET Training specialises in Electrical Training qualifications specialising in high quality Apprenticeships and Traineeships as well as offering a wide range of commercial courses.
We are running a free 6 week Security Systems Traineeship from Monday 4th January 2016 based at our centre in Marsh Barton, Exeter.
The Traineeship is designed to prepare the candidate for a career in the security industry giving them the best possible chance of securing an apprenticeship and employment.
The candidate will gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in a security...
Elite Training is running a free "Get Online" taster session in Exeter on Friday afternoon.
This free taster is designed for anybody who would benefit from knowing how to access and use the internet.
The session will give an insight into the opportunities available online such as emailing, job searching, searching for information and hobbies, using Google maps and much more.
The session will run from 1pm-4pm on Friday 16th October at Brittany House, New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4EP.
Meridian Raw CIC, a local social enterprise, is offering 15 places on a free 14-week participatory photography course for the local Exeter community. The course, which will take place every Tuesday from 11th August until 10th November 2015 (12pm-3pm) at The Bridge Collective, will help participants create photo-stories, photographic themes and a portfolio of imagery.
Working in a safe environment within small groups, participants will also learn and develop basic camera skills, take part in inspiring photo-dialogue exercises, go on a photography trip and a community tour, plan a...
A new initiative called Biker Down, South West held a successful pilot workshop on Saturday 6 June at The Devon Travel Academy at West Point Exeter. The course is a free first aid course created by bikers for bikers designed specifically for treating injured riders.
Biker Down involves a three hour course that is broken down into three modules delivered by Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service Fire, Bike Team:
Scene Assessment & Dynamic Risk Assessment
Basic First Aid – covering catastrophic bleeding, CPR and helmet removal
The Devon County Show proved the ideal environment for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Motorcycle advocates to advise on Motorbike safety, especially a new course called ‘Biker Down’ run by firefighters, which will take place on Saturday, June 6.
Chris Lancaster, one of the fire services motorbike safety advocates, explained: “We are offering a free first aid course created by bikers for bikers designed specifically for treating injured riders. The course explains what to do if you’re ever riding with mates and someone is unlucky and comes off, or you come across another...
