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Learning Skills Council - Anyone involved ?

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Twink · 03/10/2003 22:10

Our local paper has been advertising for people to become 'Basic Skills Tutors' in language, literacy and numeracy.

Have any of you any experience of this ? All comments welcome as it seems to me to be ideal for those of us who have children in pre-school type environments but it almost sounds too good to be true !

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Spod · 03/10/2003 22:46

from when I worked at a training provider, basic skills tutors work with adults with lit/num difficulties... my mum did it for a while too... I think you have to be trained as a tutor... in things like 'how adults learn' etc.. but things may have changed... I only know people who have made full time careers out of it and so are very well qualified in the relevant areas. Thinking of the people i knew who did it, its not as easy as it sounds... but things may have changed, and it may all be more relaxed now... but I'm only talking about 4 years ago. hth

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Twink · 04/10/2003 09:17

Thanks Spod. I think I'll go along to the briefing and see how it goes, all I'll lose is 2 hours of my time and I might find it's my dream opportunity !

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Tinker · 04/10/2003 16:47

Twink - I've looked into this but, unfortunately, there is no demand in my area (hard to believe) Anyway, there is a website which give lots of info but I've forgotten what it is! Put in tutor adults literacy and you'll find it. If it's the same thing, you act as an assisteant to the teacher and can obtain a City & Guilds qualification. I think it sounds like a brilliant worthwhile thing to do. Good luck

Hayls · 05/10/2003 13:22

Twink, I work for a charity training provider and we do Basic Skills tutoring. The age group we deal with is mainly 16-18 who aren't in school. It's mainly done on a sessionsl basis so you can fit the hours in to suit you. The most sommon way to do it is to study whilst 'on the job'- haven't done it myself because it's not my thing but it is really helpful and worthwhile. A couple of people I work with are studying for it right now but afraid I'm not sure exactly what the course/ qualification title is! Could probably find out if you wanted.
HTH

colette · 05/10/2003 13:36

Hayls I am really interested in this . Can you tell me the course title and any other relevant info . Thanks a lot

Hayls · 05/10/2003 13:38

Twink, I'll try and find some information out this week and let you know ASAP. Feel a bit embarrassed that I work for them and don't know! Must be those pregnancy hormones again, pushing all the relevant information out of my brain!

Hayls · 05/10/2003 13:39

Sorry, shoud have addressed that to Collette!

colette · 05/10/2003 13:49

Thanks Hayls

Thanks a lot Hayls

colette · 05/10/2003 13:50

I don't know how I mananged that

Hayls · 05/10/2003 13:50

That was quite impressive, Collette!

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Twink · 05/10/2003 13:55

Thanks guys. Tinker I agree, I thought there would be a huge demand in your area.

Hayls any other info you could come up with would be great.

Colette, the website I've been using to find out more is here .

I'll post any other useful bits after I've been to the briefing - quite looking forward to it now.

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Hayls · 13/10/2003 11:12

Hi, sorry it took so long to answer but it wasn't straight forward finding the information! The best advice is to go to one of these websites- www.basic-skills.co.uk or www.dfes.gov.uk. Sorry I can't do links!

HTH

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Twink · 13/10/2003 12:34

Thanks Hayls, that's a great help

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