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The Link Magazine. October 1996
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Home Tuition Route into Youth info shop open
A free, confidential information service for young people is now
for SATs, GCSEs office work open for business.
If you're looking for a future in an The Information and Help for Young people can drop in to the
and Special Needs office, or are returning to work Young People service, based at the Link Youth Unit which fronts on
after a break to bring up children, Link Centre Youth Unit, provides to the car park, on the corner of the
two Link magazine advertisers of- information to take away. It can Link Centre, past the library en-
fer training in a whole range of also be a signpost towards organi- trance.
office and administrative skills. sations providing deeper advice, Open times:
BS Secretarial & Computer Train- counselling and practical help. Monday 4pm - 6pm, 7pm - 9pm
English, Maths & ing Centre in Milton Road pro- Set up by the Wiltshire Youth Tuesday 12noon - 2pm
Science offered by vides full and part time courses in Service, with backing from BT, Wednesday 8pm - 10pm
word processing, graphics, spread- young people will be able to gain Thursday 4pm - 6pm, 7pm - 10pm
experienced teacher sheets, manual or computerised information on lots of things, from Friday 12noon - 2pm
For more information, call the
book keeping, shorthand and typ- Aids to Xclusion, Benefits to Un- Link Youth Unit on 877963.
employment.
Tel: 872411 ing.
There are crash courses to
quickly pick up skills, or brush up
on those which have become rusty. Know your options
The centre is open daily and on
Le fricinso"Is , Tuesday and Thursday evenings. at big exhibition for all ages
BS Training Centre at 26 Milton City and Guilds? BTEC? NVQ? Directions Training? A' levels?
Road can be contacted on 610731. GNVQ? RSA? Modern Apprenticeships? What does it all mean? Are
Future Business College in Old you really aware of your options?, writes Louise Smith of Lifetime
Town also offers a wide range of Careers Wiltshire.
very flexible computer and office
skills courses. Tuition is by an
audio-instruction system which
FRENCH LESSONS means students can start at any
• Age range 5 - 85 time and learning can be pursued
• From first words to GCSE at the student's own pace.
• Taught by French native Future Business College is found
• Classes from home and in at 27 Bath Road. Tel: 488518.
local schools, after school
and in holidays If you're looking for a route into
the job market, acquiring office
Contact Pascale Watson
skills could be a good idea. Give
on 870549
BS Training and Future a call.
organised by
Lifetime AW Careers

Education, training and employment advice and information at the Oasis
Lifetime Careers Wiltshire are Looking at the options briefly,
staging their annual Options Edu- in education alone there are many
cation, Training and Employment types of courses: part and full time,
exhibition at the Oasis Leisure open learning, work related, aca-
ns Centre on Wednesday 9 October. demic and leisure interest. The
The exhibition will include over course you choose depends on
60 stands with representatives your reason for study; do you wish
from educational institutions, (lo- to completely retrain? are you
cal universities and Further Edu- looking to acquire new skills to
cation colleges), major local em- help you in your job? would you
ployers, training organisations and like to take up a new interest?
Lifetime Careers. Stand holders Employment and training offer
will be available to offer advice further options, such as jobs with
Education and information about the oppor- training opportunities, Modern
tunities on offer. Last year, the Apprenticeships and Directions
For students and exhibition attracted a record 3,329 Training programmes. These of-
Training &
adults of all ages. visitors. fer work based training leading to
Employment School and college leavers, job a recognised qualification. Train-
Come and discuss changers and those returning to ees are paid an allowance whilst
work face a confusing array of undertaking the training.
your future with Exhibition options. The exhibition aims to If you would like to find out
the experts. provide a forum for young people what is available generally, or you
The Oasis, Swindon and adults to find out about these would like help with making
We look forward options and to make the most of choices, come along to the exhibi-
Wednesday 9th
to seeing you. them. To provide further help tion between 11am and 8pm. Ad-
October 1996 there will be a team of experienced mission is free to everybody. For
supported by and qualified careers staff on hand further details please contact
11 .00am - 8.00pm who can provide impartial advice Angela Williams, exhibition organ-
and explain the various possibili- iser, Lifetime Career Centre, Tem-
Admission Free
ties and routes. ple Street, Swindon on 549200.