All in One Learning Centre helps and supports people in the community with regard to education, employment, and overall well-being. They aim to create a positive educational environment to enable ESOL learners to develop their skills to find employment or make progress in their education and opportunities that encourage growth, responsibility, and productivity.

Classes run from Pre-Entry to Level 1, where learners are given the opportunity to achieve qualifications in ESOL, English and maths. All In One Learning Centre focuses on improving people’s relationships and careers by providing educational opportunities that will help them regain or gain confidence in their ability to return to or attend college, as well as improve their skill level so they can compete more effectively in the labour market.

How to access

Referral or self referrals via online form - https://allinonelearningcentre.co.uk/sponsors/'

The fund provides 5 scholarships for people seeking sanctuary in Manchester.

The scholarship is £50000

Each scholarship:

- Includes a designated member of staff to provide support, guidance and opportunities throughout your studies including regular networking meetings with other scholarship holders.

- Covers the full cost of the tuition fees for a maximum of the normal duration of the undergraduate programme for which the applicant has been admitted, until such time as they are awarded a status that entitles them to access student finance

- Provides £5,000 per year towards living cost expenses

- Provides a free place in one of our Halls of Residence for scholarship students who wish to stay in University accommodation

The scholarship is not available for our Medicine, Dentistry or Architecture courses. To apply for one of these scholarships, you must: - Have applied to the University of Manchester for a place on a course (you don’t need to have received a course offer in order to submit your application, but we will look at which applicants have been made an offer when shortlisting for the scholarship interviews) - Be unable to access mainstream funding (e.g. student finance loan)

How to access

Self refer via University process - https://www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk/finances/funding-opportunities/all/asylum/ '

ATM Training is a UK-based training provider that offers a range of courses aimed at improving skills for individuals and businesses. They focus on various areas, including health and safety, first aid, and personal development.

Their services include training programmes for employees to ensure they meet industry standards. For example, they provide first aid courses that teach essential life-saving skills and health and safety training to help workplaces stay compliant with regulations. They also offer customer service training, which helps staff improve their communication and service skills.

How to access

Referrals by phone or email (0161 224 5367 or 07399 127128 / info@atm-training.co.uk)

Learn Well offer courses on everything from CV writing, interview techniques, to mindfulness to parenting skills, resilience to eating well, both online and in the community. Our free courses are open to anyone who wants to learn and improve their wellbeing.

How to access

Contact us through our website https://www.thebiglifegroup.com/service/learn-well/

The Adult Learning service in Bury helps local residents improve their skills and gain qualifications. They offer various courses for adults, including English, maths, and digital skills. These courses are designed for people at different levels, from beginners to more advanced learners.

How to access

Please call or email us for more information. To access these courses, individuals can refer themselves or be referred by other services, such as Jobcentre Plus or local charities. The Adult Learning service also provides support for people with additional needs, ensuring everyone has the chance to learn.

Catch22 is a charity that provides support and services for young people and families facing various challenges across the UK.

We deliver high-quality, tailored programmes that equip individuals facing barriers to work with the support they need for a path into sustainable employment or training.

Services include:

Support into work - Our core employability programmes equip individuals facing barriers to work with the skills and confidence they need to sustain in work or training.

Each person we work with receives:

• flexible, face-to-face community-based sessions with a dedicated Catch22 advisor,

• group development sessions,

• a unique action plan,

• support on CV writing, job searching and interview preparation,

• access to training support to upskill and undergo accredited training, and

• an advisor working with you and your employer for up to twelve months in a new role.

Digital Skills - Our digital skills programmes are designed to provide opportunities for people from excluded groups to get working in digital or tech enabled roles.

Participants complete individual and team-based projects and tasks to develop their skills and knowledge.

They then receive continued support from an employment advisor to sustain in work in the technology sector, including tailoring their CV and cover letter and interview preparation techniques specific to technology and digital roles.

Social Action - Our social action programmes enable young people to come together to meet new people and learn new skills whilst doing something positive for their local community.

How to access:

For general enquiries please complete the form via: https://www.catch-22.org.uk/contact/

Support into work (AND) Social Action : 0203 700 0381 or employability@catch-22.org.uk

Digital Skills: 0203 700 0381 or catch22digital@catch-22.org.uk

Centrepoint is a charity that helps young people aged 16 to 25 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. They provide safe accommodation and support services to help these young people rebuild their lives. Centrepoint has hostels, shared houses, and outreach services in various locations. In Manchester, they run a homeless day centre providing hot drinks and meals, haircuts, internet access. Offer a support service to assist young people on their first step into a home and a job. Their in-house health team of specialists work with young people on a range of issues, including substance use, mental health nutrition and dietetics.

How to access

Referrals to Centre point can come through phone or email from schools, social services, and other organisations that identify young people in need. For example, a teacher might refer a student who is facing homelessness.'

Community Revival UK offers non-accredited and accredited courses to ESOL learners. They provide informal and relaxed classes designed to improve wellbeing and language skills, particularly those from the BAME community including asylum seekers and refugees. Their varied online ESOL programme across Tameside includes Functional Skills qualifications, wellbeing courses, as well as information, advice and guidance to learners. ESOL Skills for Life courses are available from Entry 1 to Level 2 and cover everyday scenarios to develop reading, writing, listening and speaking to support English language skills both at home and in the workplace. Courses last typically for 60 hours and a City & Guilds Certificate is awarded on successful completion.

How to access

Call or email

We offer courses in ESOL, Maths, English, Education and Training, Information, Advice and Guidance, Skills Support for the Workforce and Digital Skills. We also run projects aimed at improving individuals’ wellbeing. ESOL Skills for Life courses are available from Entry 1 to Level 2 and cover everyday scenarios to develop reading, writing, listening and speaking to support English language skills both at home and in the workplace. Courses last typically for 60 hours and a City & Guilds Certificate is awarded on successful completion.

Classes at:

Chorlton: (Monday to Thursday 9.30am to.30pm & 1.30pm to 3.30pm) – 2 Selborne Rd, Manchester M21 0BL

Rusholme: (Monday to Wednesday 10am to 12.30pm) – Ethnic Health Forum, 1st Floor, 195 Wilmslow Rd, Manchester M14 5AQ

Cheetham Hill: (Monday to Wednesday 10am to 12.30pm) – Welcome Centre, 18 Brentfield Ave, Manchester M8 0TW

Longsight: (Thursday Morning 10am to 12pm) – Rethink Rebuild Society, Unit 7 Longsight Business Park, Manchester M13 0PQ

Ashton: (Monday & Tuesday 10am to 12.30pm) – Broadoak and Smallshaw Community Centre, Broadoak Rd, Ashton-under-Lyne 0L6 8RS

How to access

Drop in to our centre 11am - 3pm on Weekdays. Please bring ID, and proof of address if you have it. Alternatively, you can fill our our online application form at http://www.communityrevival.co.uk/index.php/local-application/

Cornerstone (run by Caritas Diocese of Salford) provides a day centre (inc. a soup kitchen) with the dual aim to help homeless people and prevent homelessness. They aim to enable people to improve their wellbeing through providing services which meet immediate basic needs (inc. access to showers), promote mental health and wellbeing, enable people to access health and other support services and to take up education, training, volunteering opportunities and employment.

How to access

Attend drop in

Equipping people to thrive in an interconnected world, we offer a range of training courses that develop cultural awareness and equip people and organisations to be more welcoming and inclusive in today’s diverse and interconnected world. Our courses include: Welcome to the UK, Supporting Refugees & Asylum Seekers, and Cultural Awareness Training.

Diversity Matters North West works with various groups, including individuals, families, and community organisations. They aim to empower people by providing access to resources, training, and support. They offer workshops on job skills, help someone create a CV, or connect clients with counselling services. Diversity Matters Northwest also works on community projects to promote inclusivity and understanding among different cultures.

How to access

Drop in or referral through email/phone.

We focus on basic language and literacy skills for the members in greatest need of help.

We run classes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Pre-Entry and Entry 1 students. We also have a poetry group for higher levels at 10:30am on Wednesday morning.

Classes are open to all asylum seekers and refugees but when our classes are at capacity priority will be given to those without other education options e.g. someone who has not yet been in the country for 6 months

If we cannot accommodate someone in our classes we will do our best to look at other education options for them.

How to access

Classes can be accessed by emailing or by registering at our Monday or Tuesday Welcome Centre between 10.30am and 12.30pm

FAST (Families and Schools Together) is a service that helps families and schools work together to support children's development. They focus on improving the well-being of children, especially those facing challenges at home or school.

Referrals to FAST can come from teachers, social workers, and other professionals who notice a child in need of additional support.

FAST runs others groups including:

- We Are Digital

- ESOL

- accredited and conversation

- Life In The UK Exam training

- Basic computer skills

- possibility of gaining a free tablet at the end of this course

- National Data Bank - over 6 months free data

- Employment skills and CV

How to access

Drop into our centre or call us

George House Trust has been inspiring people living with HIV to live healthy, confident lives by providing HIV support, advice and advocacy services. We offer a range of services:

- 1 to 1 services

- Counselling

- Telephone buddy

- Age+ (for 55 years and older living with HIV)

- Calabash (for African men living with HIV)

- Peer mentoring

- Financial Support and advce, including our Welfare Fund, Welfare grants and 1 to 1 advice services

- Online information resources Membership

How to access

Send email or call us

We provide :

Advice Bills, Housing, Debts and Finances, Universal Credit, Personal Issues, Benefit Appeals, Sanctions in PIP and ESA, Completion of housing forms.

ESOL courses that will help you improve your Speaking, Listening, Writing and Reading. Pre-Entry, Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3 ESOL. (Must be on mainstream benefits or working less than 16 hours to be eligible.)

Employment training, advice and support if you are currently out of work seeking employment.

Courses including: Child Care - level 1, level 1 City & Guilds; Health & Social Care - level 1, level 2 City & Guilds; Security Guard courses; Interpreter & translator service.

Apprenticeships available for 16-24 year olds

How to access

Call or email us

We are an independent charity dedicated to the development and economic regeneration of the communities of Rochdale.

Our support for refugees and migrants includes ESOL classes, job clubs and guidance, advice, and assistance for settlement in the UK. Moreover, our holistic key worker approach covers areas such as healthcare, employment, housing, education, and training.

KYP also provides a bi-lingual Welfare Advice service for those that struggle to access the support they need due to language barriers.

How to access

Please contact KYP on 01706 630140 for further information or referrals.

We run a Leadership Training Programme every year, so that we can give participants the chance to step up and become leaders. Our Programme equips participants with vital leadership skills, which they can put into practice in a supported environment at our residentials. Our Leadership Training Programme is a bespoke course, focusing on practical leadership skills, self-esteem and team building. To further up-skill our LITs we hold monthly meet-ups. These meet-ups mean that we can reconnect on a regular basis and keep up momentum between residentials. Our ambition is that OSH will become peer-led: participants will join OSH, complete our Leadership Training Programme, lead for the first time, and inspire more participants to follow in their footsteps.

We believe in a fair and equal society where all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people can achieve their full potential.

Our services and activities include:

- A range of support groups

- Face-to-face counselling

- Helpline, email and pop-in service

- Befriending scheme

- Sexual health programme

- Substance-misuse project

- Advice surgeries including legal advice

How to access

Contact our advice line, send us an email, or visit our website to understand how to get involved in each of our services. Each service has different access. Our befriending scheme, is self-referral. For other services please visit our website for updated information.

Salford Loaves and Fishes is a charity supporting homeless and vulnerable people in Salford. We provide day services, including meals, advice, and activities, to support those in need. We assist homeless individuals, those at risk of homelessness, and vulnerable people in Salford.

We offer a welcoming environment, practical support, and community activities throughout the week to improve well-being and stability.

How to access

Drop in service during hours listed. Can phone to explain a client's complex needs if necessary.

Manchester Migrant Solidarity (Manchester MiSol) is a self-help group set up as a convergence space for all migrants including asylum seekers offering practical and social activities for mutual support, empowerment and solidarity with non-migrants to build a powerful political voice against the systematic mistreatment of migrants in the UK.

Here are some of what we undertake:

- Awareness raising of migrants and asylum seekers’ issues

- Workshops (appeals, legal, campaigning etc.)

- Language help/lessons

- Socials (cooking etc.)

- Anti-deportation mobilisation and detention support

- Film showings/talks/infosessions

How to access

Contact us directly by email or telephone, or through our online contact form.

MRSN run a programme of activities, groups and classes. Programmes include:

Shared Routes Our skills training program for people from migrant backgrounds.
Health and Well-being project Adult refugees can gather at Albert Park, Salford on Sundays, 9am-11am to play football together.
GREAT (Greater Manchester Refugees and Asylum Seekers Together) is our expert by experience forum.
Community Development This project works with refugee communities to help them organise and work together to improve the quality of community life.

ESOL, Arts and Crafts Fridays 1pm - 4pm (Asylum Hotel)

Yoga Class Friday 11am - 12pm (fortnightly) (Asylum Hotel)

How to access

Self referral via phone or email. Get specific referral emails and opening times on the website. We operate across multiple sites.

Moveable Feast caters for various occasion, such as such as conferences, AGMs, team meetings, weddings, or any other special event. Moveable feast works with amazing people who have been made destitute by the UK's asylum system. Our chefs are asylum seekers who come from all around the world. All profit we make goes into providing vital assistance to asylum seekers through our other services. Moveable Feast offers BHN members and refugees to connect with UK citizens, improve skills for integration and employment, and feel less lonely and become a part of the community.

We are a charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

Our suicide prevention helpline, HOPELINE247, is a free, confidential, non-judgmental space to talk openly about your thoughts of suicide with our trained advisers. We work with young people, concerned others and professionals via phone, text, email and webchat, every day.

We also offer a range of tools on our website, such as a suicide safety plan, information, and guidance.

How to access

Call, text or email our HopeLine service during our opening hours, or visit our website for tools and information. Textphone number: 07860039967

Rainbow Haven have a variety of activities including:

• ESOL
• Digital skills

• Well-being activities
• Mother and baby groups
• Gardening
• Volunteering opportunities
• Refugee and mentors led work and skills club

How to access
To learn more about our classes and clubs, please email info@rainbowhaven.org.uk and we’ll get you signed up.

Supporting refugee and asylum seeker doctors, nurses and allied health professionals into NHS employment. REACHE North West carries out training and offers pastoral support, provides facilities for study and runs additional projects for Refugee Healthcare Professionals (RHPs).

Free language & clinical training programme provided by NHS clinicians and academics for refugee and asylum-seeking doctors and nurses based in England.

Can provide free clinical placements and supports local registered doctors and nurses to secure their first job in the NHS.

Eligibility requirements:


• The programme is designed for doctors and nurses. We do not currently provide a programme for biomedical scientists, dentists, paramedics, pharmacists, or other healthcare professionals.

• Applicants must be awarded a Primary Medical Qualification (PMQ) by an institution which is recognised by the relevant council

• As we provide specialised support for the OET exam, we strongly recommend having English language skills equivalent to:

-ESOL Skills for Life Level 1 award

-OET C+ in all skills

-IELTS band 6.5 in all skills

You may be invited to an assessment of your grammar, reading, and writing skills during your application. This test takes about 100 minutes to complete.

How to access:

If you meet the requirements and would like to enquire about joining REACHE, please enquire about membership via: https://reache.org.uk/app/register/

(OR)

Email reache@manchester.ac.uk

Language & culture classes taught by people of refugee and migrant backgrounds. RefuLingua enables people of refugee and migrant backgrounds to gain employment or work experience through teaching their native language. By providing basic language teacher training and ongoing support, RefuLingua offers our tutors the opportunity to develop new skills, meet new people and gain confidence in a new country.

At the same time, RefuLingua gives host communities the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the skills that people of refugee and migrant background bring to our city, through the eyes of being a student. It challenges the stereotype of refugees as people who just need or receive help, and welcomes them as neighbours, co-contributors and teachers.

How to access

Varies, sign up via the Bridges for Communities website.

Information and advice about jobs and training for Salford people. Must be a Salford resident.

• Job search and application support
• Courses / training
• Paid work experience
• Website resource

How to access:

Email to set up an account

Garden Needs is a centre where we run a regular mental health and horticulture project. It is also a hub for green wellbeing projects and interventions that we offer in parks and green spaces across Greater Manchester.

The Garden Needs site is on the boarder of Salford and Prestwich and is right on the edge of the Kersal Dale Woodland.

Garden Needs hosts a number of projects including forest school training, woodland wellbeing for adults, a mental health and horticulture project, a pre-school forest school, green social prescribing, holiday clubs and, outdoor education services for schools.

Garden Needs is based at Salford M7, just 2.5 miles away from Salford precinct, 30 minutes on one bus (and we cover public transport expenses). Lunch is provided!

To Access:

Please phone, email or use the form to contact them directly: https://gardenneeds.org.uk/about-us/

A Healthy Living Centre offering Free Activities, Courses and Events for Salford People with the aim of giving communities the opportunity to access Healthier and Happier Lives.

Range of services and facilities offered include:

• Free counselling,

• Fitness and health activities

• Social opportunities

• Woodland Wellbeing Walks

• Gardening Sessions

• History Walks

• Saturday Socials and Exercise Sessions

• Language

• Arts and crafts

• Community cafe

• Volunteering opportunities and more.

They also offer services to help with a range of health topics, such as quitting smoking, and taking control of your health in a variety of ways.

To Access:

Please visit website to find out more.

STAR (Student Action for Refugees) is the national network of students building a more understanding and just society where refugees are welcomed and can thrive in the UK.

Our student groups based in colleges and universities and a central team of experts, work together at a number of levels to bring about lasting change. We:

• Volunteer locally working directly with refugees, building understanding and connections

• Campaign nationally for policy change and equal access to higher education for refugees

• Learn about refugee protection and the asylum journey in the UK with experts and peers

To Access:

Email us or join our Facebook group to find out more about what we do: https://www.facebook.com/theSTARnetwork. You can also visit our website to access information on universities.

During the day St Johns Centre offers a wide variety of courses and activities that help people build their skills and confidence, engage more fully in their community, and increase their chances of paid work.

Courses generally run for one term, three times a year, but we also run shorter courses. We have a range of wellbeing activities during the day and evening, including family activities, choirs, and many different exercise classes.

These are gradually reopening as COVID restrictions are lifted. For more information, please go to the relevant page for the activity and contact them directly, or contact the Centre.

How to access:

If you are interested in joining one of these courses or groups, please come to one of our Open Days. If you can’t come to the open day, please email or call. If you do not know what level you are, then we can offer a free assessment.

At Stockport Continuing Education Service, we believe that education is a lifelong journey, and it's never too late to start. Our mission is: to support and develop learning communities in order to promote economic well-being and social inclusion

We offer a variety of courses including:

• English

• ESOL

• Maths

• Children & Young People

• Community Interpreting

• Counselling

For course details, please get in touch with us at 0161 474 5801 or by email.

The Broughton Trust provides services for refugees and asylum seekers across Salford. We provide a one to one assessment process to plan a bespoke learning and support programme for ESOL learners.

The wide range of courses in their ESOL programme are non-accredited and delivered in a community setting to reduce anxiety and increase participation, creating pathways to employment and qualifications.

Learning support workers work closely with each individual to identify skill gaps and other non-academic support needed. Information advice and guidance sessions are provided throughout the process and by working with outside organisations through a signposting/referral system.

Employment Support: In partnership with a range of employers and training providers we provide a pathway into meaningful employment for the unqualified, unskilled and inexperienced, particularly in fields such as construction, hospitality and personal services. We offer a range of services from job clubs, pre-employment training and work sampling all underpinned by 1:1 support.

We contact some of the most difficult to track and place young adults (the ‘invisible’) who are on no-one’s register, who claim no benefits and who live outside the system. Our successes have been recognised by contracts with a number of partners and in 2018 we placed over 60 adults into sustained (over 6 months) permanent full-time jobs.

In partnership with a range of employers and training providers we provide a pathway into meaningful employment for the unqualified, unskilled and inexperienced, particularly in fields such as construction, hospitality and personal services.

We offer a range of services from job clubs, pre-employment training and work sampling all underpinned by 1:1 support.

We contact some of the most difficult to track and place young adults (the ‘invisible’) who are on no-one’s register, who claim no benefits and who live outside the system.

Our successes have been recognised by contracts with a number of partners and in 2018 we placed over 60 adults into sustained (over 6 months) permanent full-time jobs.

To Access:

Details of our services can be found in our calendar, our newsletter or our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thebroughtontrust.salford/?locale=en_GB

The Oasis centre offers support to address the needs of people in crisis situations.

We have four interlinked projects focusing on different areas of support required through a period of crisis.

Re-build

Our Re-build project offers emergency provisions such as food and clothing, a cafe which is open four days a week offering hot nutritious food, and our own dedicated crisis support team who can signpost to relevant agencies and support with the root cause of the emergency such as debt or mental health difficulties.

Re-engage

Through our re-engage project we help everybody to feel like part of the community. We offer wellbeing support activities such as trips and social days, leisure activities such as board games, quizzes and workshops. In addition our community support team are on hand to help with the process of re-engagement.

Re-skill

Through our Re-skill programme, we provide a relaxed and encouraging setting to learn and practice. Clients are given the opportunity to develop the pre-requisite skills necessary for a functional lifestyle and successful employment. We introduce them to literacy, numeracy, home economics and art in a creative and non-threatening way. This one year programme includes: Urban Art; Cookery Workshop; English For Everyone; Maths Made Easy and Science workshops.

Have a dedicated community support team who can help you fill in forms, write appeals and apply for benefits. Also have emergency food and clothing packs available. Run English, Maths, Science, ESOL, Cookery and History lessons, and offer volunteering opportunities in their kitchen.

The Works is an innovative employment and training initiative transforming the life chances of local residents at the heart of our local communities in Moss Side, Ardwick and beyond. It is delivered as a partnership between The University of Manchester and The Growth Company.

Services include:

• Employment and training initiative

• CSCS courses

• Links with construction companies

• Paid work experience

• Courses / Training

To access:

Please email janet.wong@gceducationandskills.ac.uk or bree.adshead@procure-plus.com for more information.

Employment advice for tenants of LandQ (formerly Trafford Housing Trust) in Trafford.

Services include:

• Job search and application support
• Interview skills
• Courses / training

TFSW have an established reputation and many years’ experience providing training across the refugee and asylum seeker sector in the South West. We have a national programme of training which is available online for both teams and individuals. All funds raised from our training support our free counselling and psychotherapy for traumatised refugees. Training sessions are all available in person or online, bespoke for your team or to join as part of our nationally available online programme. Please scroll down to the bottom of the 'training' page to access the bespoke training form.

Himilo is a training provider, delivering vocational training courses, careers advice, business support and employment opportunities. We deliver high-quality courses and programmes designed to prepare students to meet the current market skill requirements. All of our training courses and education programs start with assessing the learners to make sure they are put on the correct career path. Our continuous support is here to help you gain the necessary skills to progress into the career you want.

Wai Yin Society is a community organisation based in Manchester that supports Chinese and other ethnic minority communities. Their aim is to improve the lives of individuals and families through various services, focusing on integration, education, and social support.

The society works with a diverse group of people, including immigrants, refugees, and long-term residents, particularly from the Chinese community.

Referrals to Wai Yin Society can come from local agencies, schools, or individuals seeking assistance. They also collaborate with other organisations to enhance their services and reach more people in need.

Services include:

• Education, Training and Employment Support

• Women and Parenting Project

• Youth Services

• Older People Services

• Mental Health Support

• Crisis Support Services

• Food Bank Services

• Macmillan Cancer Support

• General Advice- We accept telephone bookings

• Volunteering Services

• Hate Crime Reporting

Police Drop-in: The Greater Manchester Police in partnership with the Wai Yin Society to set up a regular Call in Centre for the Chinese community.

This service is set to help members of the Chinese community to find out more about policing issues in their area, to voice their concerns to police officers, or even to report a crime. A Cantonese and Mandarin translator will be present to assist with any language difficulties.

The service will be held on the first Tuesday of every month between 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the Wai Yin Society.

Our Welcome Centre is at the beating heart of BHN - a welcoming, intercultural space, where those with insecure immigration status and lived experience of being a refugee and/or asylum seeker can come and be part of a supportive, safe and cohesive community. The Welcome Centre is built around a delicious hot lunch, but also offers breakfast, teas and coffees, creative activities (games, art, music, sewing), English classes and even a barbershop! We deliver additional services in partnership with Herbalists without Borders, Ashley Community Housing, SARI and the mental health charity MIND. Our Advice Team (which offers case support work and advocacy) also meets with accommodated members at the Welcome Centre.

West African Development (WAD) provides Pre-Entry ESOL classes, introducing basic entry level to learning English, building confidence skills and developing understanding in reading, writing and speaking needed for life in the UK.

They also offer budgeting and Life in the UK courses. In addition, WAD also provides volunteering opportunities, housing support, help with form filling, referrals to further advice and guidance, digital skills support, and opportunities to take part in their African heritage workshops and programmes.

From the requests from our community member to be involve in other activities and the positive idea of some members who experienced stress and finding difficulties leaving kids and young people with no activities during a school holiday. The majority of our community memberships are facing the same problem due to financial hardship parent cannot afford taking children away during the holiday time and also working parent during the school holiday find it difficult to leave children alone with no activities.

West African Development (WAD) organize a special holiday activities program and provide children and youth with activities like: Arts and Craft, Hair weaving, Drumming and Dancing, Sport and Football and Trips.

West African Development (WAD) together with the Worker’s Education Association offers an accredited Community Interpreter’s course which recognize and accredit bi-lingual skills, increasing basic skill levels in the Community and giving people confidence to progress to further study and employment.

WAD also providing a translation service to support people who have English as a second language.

This service will enable more people to successfully complete training courses and increasing their chances in life.

Our mission is to bring adult education within reach of everyone who needs it. We empower adults by bringing great teaching to local communities across England and Scotland, reaching tens of thousands of learners each year.  

We work closely with voluntary and community organisations that help refugees to give people the best start in this country.

We offer free courses for refugees and displaced people, both online and in the classroom.   

From offering ESOL courses for refugees to family learning that improves well-being. Talk to us about what classes we can offer to meet the needs of the people you are supporting.    

Our adult education classes can help improve mental health, build a new life in the UK and improve English skills.

We offer courses to help people develop the language skills and qualifications to work in the UK.

Some of the courses that we’ve delivered for refugee organisations include:   

• ESOL courses to build language skills   

• Life in the UK   

• Arts, craft and music classes for wellbeing   

• Family fitness and cookery classes   

• Supporting children’s education in the UK   

• Mental health and stress awareness   

• Working in the UK and employability courses   

• Level 1 Award in Workers' Rights and Labour Exploitation  

We are a charity dedicated to bringing high-quality, professional education into the heart of communities. We deliver friendly, accessible and enjoyable courses for adults from all walks of life. You can access our courses online or in your local hub.

Our provision spans the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester taking place in 91 community centres and spaces.

At our drop in centre, we regularly provide well-being workshops and activities such as arts and crafts. We also invite professional agencies in order to provide specialist advice and support.

Our services are available to registered members* only and take place in our weekly Tuesdays, term-time only drop-in centre. All pre-school children are welcome.

*Women and female-identifying only.

Arts and theatre venue in Hulme, with a range of activities, shows and events for children and families. Regular Activities – We have a year-round programme of family activities whatever your age, background or interest. Whether you’re visiting Z-arts for something to do with your children, an after school activity or activities for them and their grandparents, there is a creative activity for us all! Why not come along to one of our Free Family Fun days? Every season we have a free day for the whole family to enjoy which includes storytelling, arts, crafts films and lots more. Look out for details on our website, call in and speak to our box office staff, or check the brochure for more info. Family Art Stars takes place every Saturday for families who want to learn together and grow together.

To Access: Bright Sparks Membership

Includes:

• Admission for children and their families into Z-arts exciting and creative classes

• Holiday activities running during half-term, Easter and Summer Holidays

• Discounted tickets to Big Imaginations productions, plus special offers

• Priority booking for shows and exhibitions

• A chance to have your say on what Z-arts provides for you, your family and our community

Bright Sparks Family Membership is free to those families who have a tighter family budget.

If you would to renew or join us, please email boxoffice@z-arts.org or give us a ring, we love a chat. Newbies, pop in, grab a form and let us get you started on your creative family journey together!