Part-time courses
Hopwood Hall College
Community Learning
Programme
Spring 2015
Courses within the community for people who want to
develop and improve their individual skills and abilities
www.hopwood.ac.uk
Courses start April 2015
Welcome
Welcome to Hopwood Hall College Community Learning Spring 2015 newsletter. Here
at Hopwood Hall we offer a range of part-time courses for adults at a number of venues
across Rochdale, Middleton and Heywood.
Our courses are for people who want to develop and improve their own individual skills and abilities whether it’s in
preparation for employment, further education or your own personal interests. Details on all our current courses can
be found in this newsletter. The concession fee (CF Fee*) shown is subject to employment status and income based
benefits. All courses are subject to a £20 registration fee each year.
Please give us a call for further advice and guidance regarding any of the courses we have on offer and one of our
community staff will be more than happy to help.
Enrol online
You can now enrol and pay online for community learning courses. As long as you pay the full fee (ie. are not entitled
to concession) just visit our website www.hopwood.ac.uk, select the course from the part-time list and click Apply or
Enrol now at the bottom of the webpage. If you don’t have access to a computer you can still call in to see us or phone
0161 643 7560 to book your place.
Norden
Community
School
Course
Locations
Norden
Wardleworth
Women’s
Welfare
Association
Deeplish Community Centre
Hare Street
Rochdale OL11 1JT
Edenfield Rd
Rochdale
Campus
Demesne Community Centre
Asby Close
Middleton M24 4JF
Derby Street Sure Start
Children’s Centre
Bury Rd
A58
Heywood
Derby Street
Heywood OL10 4QJ
Deeplish
Community
Centre
Edinburgh Way
Bolton Rd
Middleton Campus
Rochdale Road
Middleton M24 6XH
Queensway
Derby Street
Sure Start
Children's Centre
A58
Rochdale Rd E
Bury New Rd
York St
A627 (M)
Norden Community School
Castleton
Shawfield Lane
Norden
Rochdale OL12 7RQ
J20
Manchester Rd
Rochdale Campus
M62
St. Mary’s Gate
Rochdale OL12 6RY
A664
J19
Middleton
Campus
Wardleworth Women’s
Welfare Association
Wardleworth Community Centre
South Street
Rochdale OL16 2EP
Hollin Lane
Heywood Old Rd
Rochdale Rd
Demesne
Community
Centre
Middleton
A627 (M)
All Courses Start Week Commencing 20 April 2015
VENUE
CF
FEE*
FEES
WEEKS
HOURS
TIME
DAY
CODE
COURSE
Course Listings
Animal Care and Horticulture
CLFLOWER3
Flower Arranging & Design WED 17:45-19:45
20
10
£60
£20 Middleton campus
CLGARDEN3
Plan your Garden
WED 18:00-20:00
20
10
£60
£20 Middleton campus
CLEXOTIC3
Introduction to Keeping
Exotic Animals
WED 17:45-19:45
20
10
£60
£20 Middleton campus
CLGROOM3
Dog Wellbeing
WED 18:00-20:00
20
10
£100 £30 Middleton campus
CLANIMALF3
Introduction to Animal First Aid
WED 18:30-20:30
20
10
£60
£20 Middleton campus
CLALLOTT
Sustaining and Maintaining
an Allotment
SAT 10:00-12.00
16
8
£60
£20 Middleton campus
Introduction to Keeping
Exotic Animals
Kingsway
This course is aimed at people looking to develop
practical skills to keep exotic animals.
Keeping exotic animals is an enjoyable and interesting hobby, however many
of these animals kept in the UK as pets are unhealthy or living in unsuitable
conditions. You will use a exotic animals from our Life Sciences Animal Unit to
develop your skills.
20
10
£60
£20 Rochdale campus
Digital Photography Advanced
WED 18:00-20:00
20
10
£60
£20 Rochdale campus
CLGRPBEG3
Graphic Design for Beginners
TUE 17:30-19:30
20
10
£60
£20 Rochdale campus
CLPOT3
Pottery
TUE 13:00-15:00
20
10
£60
£20 Norden Community Centre
CLPOT3
Pottery
THUR 13:00-15:00
20
10
£60
£20 Norden Community Centre
CLEVEPOT3
Pottery evening course
TUE 19:00-21:00
20
10
£60
£20 Rochdale campus
CLEVEPOT3
Pottery evening course
WED 19:00-21:00
20
10
£60
£20 Rochdale campus
CLEVEPOT3
Pottery evening course
THUR 19:00-21:00
20
10
£60
£20 Rochdale campus
CLDRESS3
Dressmaking & Soft Furnishings
FRI 12:45-14.45
20
10
£60
£20 Rochdale campus
VENUE
MON 18:00-20:00
CLPHOTADV
CF
FEE*
CLPHOTBEG3 Digital Photography for Beginners
FEES
WEEKS
£20 Rochdale campus
TIME
£60
DAY
10
HOURS
COURSE
20
CODE
THUR 18:30-20:30
Arts, Crafts and Photography
CLARTPRIN3
Introduction to Arts and Print
Horticulture
NEW horticulture courses are being delivered
as part of our community learning programme
at our 72 acre Middleton Campus.
Come and learn new
skills and techniques
such as:
•How to plan and
design a beautiful
garden (CLGARDEN3)
•Design and arrange
flower displays
(CLFLOWER3)
•Learn skills to sustain
and maintain
an allotment.
For more details on
courses please ring
0161 643 7560 or book
through the college
website to avoid
disappointment.
VENUE
CF
FEE*
WEEKS
10
FEES
HOURS
TIME
DAY
COURSE
CODE
30
Hospitality & Catering
CLBAKEDEC3 Cake Baking & Decorating
WED 18:00-21:00
£90
£30 Rochdale campus
CLCAKEDEC3 Cake Decoration for Beginners
MON 9:30-11:30
20
10
£60 £20 Derby Street
Children’s Centre, Heywood
Information Communication Technologies
CLCOMEASY3 Computers Made Easy
MON 10:00-12:00
20
10
£60 £20 Derby Street
Children’s Centre, Heywood
CLMICRO3
Improve your Computer Skills
using Microsoft
TUE 14:00-16:00
20
10
£60
£20 Middleton campus
Deaf Awareness
TUE 17:00-19:00
20
10
£60
£20 Middleton campus
CLDEAFAWA3 Beginners + Talk Now French
FRI 9:30-11:30
20
10
£60
£20 Norden Community Centre
CLFRENIMP3
French Improvers
FRI 13:00-15:00
20
10
£60
£20 Norden Community Centre
CLSPANINT3
Intermediate Spanish for Leisure
WED 19:00-21:00
20
10
£60
£20 Rochdale campus
THUR 19:00-21:00
20
10
£60
£20 Rochdale campus
THUR 17:45-20:45
30
10
£90
£30 Middleton campus
Languages
CLDEAFAW
CLSPANADV3 Advanced Spanish for Leisure
Health & Social Care
CLCOUNSEL3 Introduction to Counselling
Make yourself more employable
Level 3 Electrotechnical Services Experience
Worker (2356-99)
Been working as an electrician
for a number of years, but with
no qualifications to prove your
skills?
With the electrotechnical services NVQ, you can change
that and demonstrate your technical knowledge,
performance and competence to the industry standard.
The course is part-time and can be completed in 6 months.
To apply, contact us on tel. 0161 643 7560 or
come along to our open day at our Middleton
Campus on Wednesday 29 April 4pm - 7pm.
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Wednesday 29 April
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Find out about full and part-time
courses in: Art & Design, Building
& Construction, Dental Nursing,
Painting & Decorating, Plastering,
Performing Arts, Security Alarm
Installation and Sports Science
At both Middleton and
Rochdale campuses
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Animal First Aid
This course is aimed at
those wishing to develop
their practical skills and
knowledge to keep their
pet healthy and safe.
Start Date: w/c 20 April 2015
Time: 6.30-8.30pm Weeks: 8
Fee: £60
*CF Fee: £20
(plus £20 registration fee)
Venue: Middleton campus
Flower
Arranging
Hopwood Hall College
Explore and develop your creative skills
on our spring/summer flower arranging
design course. You’ll use a variety of
seasonal designs and new inspirations.
The course will cover:
• How to linear design in contemporary style. Ideal
for spring flowers on a kitchen window.
FREE
ACTIVITIES
FOR ALL AGES
• Plant pots joined on a tray with bamboo twine.
• Two tiered design using gels in a transparent
glass vase, with opportunity for additional
placement ideal for weddings & parties.
• Landscape design use of pin holder. Two styles
to choose from woodland/or water.
• A gift design card or boxed arrangements.
Live animals
Sports Activities
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Hair & Beauty de
Assault Course
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Middleton Ca
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Rochdale Road I Mid
www.hopwood.ac.uk
Start Date: w/c 20 April 2015
Time: 17:45-19:45pm Weeks: 10
Fee: £60
*CF Fee: £20
(plus £20 registration fee)
Venue: Middleton campus
For enquiries:
t: 0161 643 7560
e: communitylearning@hopwood.ac.uk
www.hopwood.ac.uk
Hopwood Hall College I Rochdale Road I Middleton I M24 6XH
t. 0161 643 7560