Opening Times

Monday  9.00am – 8.00pm
Tuesday  9.00am – 8.00pm
Wednesday  9.00am – 4.00pm
Thursday  9.00am – 5.00pm
Friday  9.00am – 4.00pm

As part of the College commitment to widening participation and providing learning opportunities for everyone, community centres provide local, flexible learning opportunities for a variety of learners with differing lifestyles.  The flexible and relaxing surroundings in the learning centres attempt to provide an environment that learners, particularly the more fragile, feel more comfortable with.  The use of resource based learning materials allows learners to take more time with their learning without feeling threatened or pressurised by the more confident learner.

Newton Aycliffe Community Learning Centre is based within the town centre seven miles from the main college campus.

Courses on Offer:

City and Guilds Start IT (iTQ) Award (for the beginner)
Covering:  User Fundamentals, Word-processing, Internet and email.

City and Guilds Level 1 Standard and Enhanced Certificate (intermediate)
Covering: word-processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation graphics, desktop publishing and IT Principles (core)

City and Guilds Level 2 Standard and Enhanced Diploma (advanced)
Covering:  units as above except for desktop publishing.

City and Guilds Level 3 Advanced Diploma (expert)
Covering:  word-processing, spreadsheets and IT Principles

The above courses are ’roll on roll off’ with flexible attendance from Monday to Friday in blocks of 2 hour sessions.  

Trainer/Assessors facilitate the learning and conduct classroom style workshops.

Other Provision includes:

Maths and English courses from September to June
Computerised Accounts using Sage 2008 - Level 1 and 2 from September to June
Office Return to Work, which includes

• Business Administration Level 1 and 2
• English for Business
• ICT
• Maths and English