Ruskin College offers residential adult learning to people of all ages and backgrounds. The College aims to provide education and inclusion opportunities to adults, particularly those who may be excluded or disadvantaged.
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The UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education in England and Scotland. The WEA runs educational courses across the country and priorities the needs of learners who are socially, economically or educationally disadvantaged. Many courses offer national qualifications.
City of Oxford College is a further education college in Oxford. It has two campuses – one in the city centre and one in Blackbird Leys to the south east of Oxford city. The College works with employers to design and teach programmes that are relevant for the jobs of today and tomorrow. The adult learning courses are varied and enable the learner to develop the skills, knowledge, resilience and confidence to succeed in their chosen subject.
Abingdon & Witney College now provides the Adult Learning courses for Oxfordshire that were previously under the auspices of Oxfordshire County Council. Some courses are free or at reduced cost for those on certain benefits.
Banbury and Bicester College (formerly Oxford and Cherwell Valley) has a wide variety of courses for adult learners who want to develop a new career path, go farther in their current field, or pursue a leisure interest.
Oxfordshire Employment Service are funded to offer support to anyone with long-term health issues or a disability to keep paid employment. They also provide supported internship opportunities, which are highly successful in supporting young people to enter work.
They have teams of dedicated employment advisers located across the county, who can help you to:
- Develop your work skills
- Look for employment
- Get over problems along the way
- Get a job and keep it
JobCentre Plus sites provide resources to enable jobseekers to look for work and offer information about training opportunities for the chronically unemployed. If you have a health condition or disability that affects your ability to work, you can get assistance and advice on returning to the workplace from a Work Coach.
Disability Employment Advisors promotes and supports use of the disability symbol. They work with employers and encourages and supports good practice in the recruitment, retention and development of disabled customers. They help protect the integrity of the benefit system by making sure customers fulfil their responsibilities and remain entitled to benefit.
Aims to assist people with disabilities by encouraging the provision of support with employment. The website has resources for disabled jobseekers, employers and commissioners.
Root & Branch is a social and therapeutic gardening and craft centre for adults, 18+, who experience mental health difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, personality disorder, trauma or very low mood.
Through groups and 1-1 sessions, their two-year programme encourages the use of the five ways to wellbeing tool.
Their weekly sessions provide opportunities for Participants to meet new people and make connections in a relaxed atmosphere, building confidence and realising potential. They create a learning environment in the garden and workshops, with a chance to gain new skills and coping mechanisms.