Trust Thamesmead is working in partnership with Adult Education Bexley and Greenwich Community College to offer Thamesmead residents the following training courses:

Information Computer Technology (ICT) 18 September (assessment date)

This is a taster course in ICT for beginners. Those who pass will be awarded a Level 1 ITQ qualification

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) 19 September

10 week course Successful candidates will receive an Entry Level One certificate in ESOL, with the possibility of going on to an accredited course in 2013

Introduction to Childcare 19 September

6 week course Everyone who passes this course will gain three credits towards an NVQ2 in Childcare. Interested parties may be funded for the NVQ2

First Aid 24 September, 1 day course

Those who pass will receive a certificate in Level 2

First Aid Food Safety 4 October, 1 day course

Those who pass will receive a certificate Level 2 in Food Safety from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Places are based on a first come, first served basis and are open to residents of Thamesmead who are aged 16+ and work 8-hours-or-less per week.

Interested parties should contact Trust Thamesmead’s training and job search department, Building Futures to register and book an assessment, Trust Thamesmead, 19a Joyce Dawson Way, Thamesmead Town Centre, SE28 8RA, T: 0208 320 4470 or E: contact@trust-thamesmead.co.uk