learndirect in Carmarthenshire
Coleg Sir Gar is working with learndirect to encourage people to learn new skills for work and leisure purposes via the Internet. Through the learndirect portfolio of over 500 on-line courses, more than 40,000 people in Wales have used the service to gain new skills.
By using today's technology to deliver learning via the Internet, learndirect is breaking the barriers that many people face to learning: lack of time, money and fitting in around family and other commitments. By learning online with learndirect, people can learn at a time, place and pace that is convenient for them.
The College can offer hundreds of courses with computing, life skills and business being the most popular. All levels of students are catered for and each course is broken down into bite-sized chunks making it easier for people to learn at their own pace.
Please choose your nearest centre:
Coleg Sir Gâr
Ammanford Library
Carmarthenshire Library
Llanelli Library
The most popular courses last year were Surf Direct and Switch On, both of which are designed to help students who would like to develop an interest in using a computer to gain access to the Internet, use e-mails and write letters. Sometimes, students want to develop their knowledge of computers to help them in their work but often they want to catch up with the technology so than can contact family and friends more easily.
Another great area of student interest is Skills for Life courses which offer opportunities for adults to improve their literacy and numeracy skills. This is often to help them in their work but sometimes it is to enable them to teach their own children.
Access to learndirect courses can be from home, college or your local library.
learndirect at Carmarthenshire Libraries
Carmarthenshire Libraries provide FREE internet access and learndirect courses, many of which are FREE are available at the three main libraries and also some of the branch libraries.