Get involved in archaeology and local history with the CAER Heritage Project

Posted on 25 February 2016 by Dominique Behn

Do you love watching Time Team or did you have childhood dreams of becoming Indiana Jones? Well then you’ll be interested to know that there is archaeology going on right in your back garden. What’s more, you can even volunteer to get your hands (and trowels) dirty yourself. Nestled within local housing estates on the
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Adventures in Creative Writing

Posted on 17 February 2016 by Dominique Behn

Creative writing is a great hobby for all ages, from those who have never written a story to those who are looking to improve their writing skills. Writing can be relaxing, entertaining and exciting. It keeps the mind active. Researchers have even discovered that writing with a pen, rather than a keyboard, helps us to
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Accessing Higher Education without any qualifications

Posted on 11 February 2016 by Dominique Behn

We meet adult learners every day who think that they will not be able to go to university, that that ship had sailed when they did not enrol after leaving school or college. We’d like to challenge that belief. It is never too late to embark on Higher Education or gain a degree. In fact,
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Have you considered learning online?

Posted on 5 February 2016 by Dominique Behn

We try to make our courses as accessible as possible for everyone in the community. This is why most of our courses take place once a week in the centre of Cardiff taking advantage of the good transport links of our capital city. However, we understand that some people are not able to get into
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Submit feedback to win!

Posted on 2 February 2016 by Dominique Behn

We’re running a competition to get feedback on our Business and Management and Social Studies courses. As an incentive, we’re offering each entrant the opportunity to be entered into a prize draw for £50 worth of Marks and Spencer vouchers. If you’ve ever taken a Business and Management or Social Studies course with us before,
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Experiences of a mature history student

Posted on 26 January 2016 by Dominique Behn

We all know that learning doesn’t stop when you leave school. We add new knowledge to our existing store every day. But there are lots of good reasons for us adults to actively develop our skills and train our brains by attending courses. Even better if you can study a subject that you love and
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New language courses added for January!

Posted on 5 January 2016 by Dominique Behn

We’ve added five new language classes to our schedule of January courses. French for Beginners – Stage A German for Beginners – Stage A Portuguese for Beginners I Spanish for Beginners – Stage A Turkish for Beginners I Of course we’re still offering our usual schedule of language courses (including Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Japanese, and
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Come along to our Pathways Open Day in January!

Posted on 17 November 2015 by Dominique Behn

We’re hosting a special Pathways to a Degree Open Day in January. Pathways are for anyone who is interested in improving their education or contemplating a career change. The programme is intended as a route to an undergraduate degree for adult learners who may have been away from formal education for a while. It’s a
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