Skills for life
Skills for Life is about enabling everyone to have confidence in their everyday reading, writing and maths.- Learning Services
- Courses in Libraries
- Computer Courses
- Solihull Learning Shop
- Learndirect Courses
- Skills for Life
What is Skills for Life?
Skills for Life is about enabling everyone to have confidence in their everyday reading, writing and maths. It can:
- Help you get on at work
- Make you more independent
- Give you confidence with filling in forms
- Enable you to help your children with homework
Particular examples are:
- Grammar, punctuation, spelling, handwriting, writing letters
- Basic maths ( including handling money, banking)
- Getting a job, or writing a CV
- Life skills - how to look after yourself (personal health, hygiene, safety, simple cookery book, road safety, independent travel)
Learners who use computers to improve their reading, writing or use of numbers double the value of their study time and gain keyboarding and other computing skills.
Skills for Life in libraries
All Solihull libraries have ranges of "First Choice" and "Quick Reads" books by popular authors, for the particular enjoyment of new readers.
All library staff will help you find the right book, or can advise of local English and maths classes. Some courses are available in your local library.
Contact any library for more details.
Skills for Life courses in libraries
There's a wide range of courses in libraries to help you improve your reading, writing and maths in an enjoyable and sociable way. The groups are small and there is lots of individual support.
Need an English or maths qualification to get on?
Our Learndirect staff in Solihull Libraries can help you:
- Check your skills level
- Choose the right course for you to improve your reading or maths
- Provide support for your learning in a friendly and informal setting
- Enable you to sit a test to get your National Certificate - in the comfort of your library
We can help you choose the right course and get you started. Once you're up and running, you can log on and learn whenever it suits you, wherever you have access to the Internet - at home or work, or at your local library.
You do your learning on the Learndirect website, where the tutorials are on-screen and easy to follow 0 with simple, step-by-step instructions. What's more - it's all free of charge.
Staff are available for course enrolments and support with your courses at:
Solihull Central Library (0121 704 6974)
Monday and Tuesday, 9 am - 5 pm
Wednesday, 10 am - 5 pm
Castle Bromwich Library (0121 747 3708)
Tuesday, 10 am - 5 pm
Chelmsley Wood Library (0121 788 4391 )
Monday, 10 am - 7 pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday (1st & 3rd in the month only), 10 am - 5 pm
Kingshurst Library (0121 770 3451)
Thursday, 10 am - 5 pm
Hobs Moat Llibray (0121 743 4592)
Friday, 1:30pm - 5pm
Marston Green Library (0121 779 2131)
Monday, 10 am - 5 pmWhat courses are available?
To help with reading, writing and maths we have a range of courses to match your individual needs and help you towards a National Certificate.
What does it cost?
All "skills for life" Learndirect courses in English and maths are free of charge.
There's not even any fee to sit a test for a National Certificate.
