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Health & Social Care OCN Level 1 Fast Track Course

Are you unemployed or working 15 hrs or less? Are you interested in pursuing a rewarding career in Health & Social Care? Then the Lemis+ programme will be running a fast track OCN Level 1 in Health & Social Care, starting Monday 16th July and will run for two...

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Apprenticeship in Childcare

Ashton Community Trust are starting a new Apprenticeships programme in Partnership with People 1st from May 2018 in a variety of vocational areas. Please see details about our first Childcare Apprenticeship Course. For further information contact Joanne Clarke on...

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OCN Level 1 in Health & Social Care

This course is run by our LEMIS+ team and will be starting on Wednesday 2nd May 1:30 – 3:30pm.   Duration of course is one afternoon a week for eight weeks   This course would suit anyone who is interested in pursuing a rewarding career in Health & Social Care who...

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Essential Skills – English, Maths, ICT

New English and Maths courses are starting in APRIL in your area. Computers (ICT) are used in English and Maths classes, so you can improve your computer skills too! Courses are LOCAL + FREE + lead to a recognised QUALIFICATION https://youtu.be/H12oHbzZ_9Q Make 2018...

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Spring Awakening Event on Saturday 31st March 2018

New Lodge Arts is running a Spring Awakening Event on Saturday 31st March 2018 from 12pm-4pm in Alexandra Park, Antrim Road, Belfast. As part of the outreach programme, we will be delivering workshops with Schools and Community Groups across North Belfast. The theme...

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Mens Shed Moved To New Premises

Due to our phenomenal success and the ever expanding programme of activities on offer, North Belfast Men’s Shed have been looking for a new home for the past number of months and we are happy to announce that we have found it. We are delighted to announce that from...

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Bridge of Hope Meeting Local Wellbeing Needs

Bridge of Hope’s Health and Wellbeing Caseworkers are bringing more support than ever to victims and survivors of the conflict with their range of services. Jim McGivern and Brendan Brownlee are based at Ashton’s McSweeney Centre in Henry Place and have a special role...

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LEMIS+ Insight – Hotel Employment Academy Success

When designing the Belfast Agenda, Belfast City Council identified employability and skills as a key issue that needed to be tackled. Their draft Employability and Skills framework 2015-2025 has a clear vision to ‘realise the potential of Belfast’s economy and its...

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Ashton CORE Training

Are you 16-24? Living in North Belfast? Not in employment, education or training?   Construction Training (Forklift, Abrasive Wheels, Working at Heights, CSR Card, Manual Handling) Digital Fabrication Food Hygiene Employability Training Horticulture Call Centre...

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CORE Project ReStart Programme

CORE Project participants recently completed their January “ReStart” programme in partnership with Olympus Gym. The aim of the programme was to enhance and improve participants outlook and help cope with those “January Blues”....

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LEMIS+ Client Journey: From DLA to Employment

Everyone’s employment journey is unique - while some people need a little help in finding work or require training to secure particular jobs, there are a few who benefit from specialist support to get to a place where they feel they can work. Having left his previous...

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