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Welcome to the Cwmbwrla education page.
The education service here at Cwmbwrla provides;
Advice guidance and support
services in relation to individual education related need assistance and support
in accessing a wide range of educational courses.
Ensuring a varied and structured
user led education programme within the centre.
Community based courses run
in collaboration with Swansea College, Gorseinon
College and DACE (Department
of Adult Continuing Education at Swansea University).
All of the learning which is provided or accessed by us aims to be flexible,
accessible, responsive and meaningful and is a combination of vocational, non
vocational, accredited and non accredited as each of the service users we work
with have very individual needs.
Educational Guidance interviews are also available from the education team.
There are two staff on the education team here at Cwmbwrla, both of whom are
funded from the successful Objective 1 bid.
Liz Porter is the centre based education
officer working to ensure that a varied and user led programme is available within
the centre.
Some of the activities/groups are run by members of staff whilst
others are delivered by Swansea College, DACE as part of their community outreach
programmes.
Marlena Kniestedt is the community orientated education officer also based at
Cwmbwrla.
Service users are given the opportunity and support to enrol in courses
outside the centre, from non-accredited community courses to degrees in university.