Joinery for Improvers
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Refunds up to 7 days before event
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These courses are provided by Derbyshire Adult Community Education Service.
About this event
Venue: Derbyshire Eco Centre
Learn some new joinery skills to make your own project or complete home improvements.
Approximate course length:
6 hours per day over two consecutive Saturdays
This course is for:
Those who have some basic understanding and experience or who have completed the beginner’s course.
You will learn:
Some more advanced aspects of joinery
How to make joints
Work outside of sessions:
This is not required, though we hope you will want to put what you have learned into practice.
You may be given tasks or activities to practise or prepare between sessions.
Additional costs and what to prepare:
There is a fee of £5 for materials which can be paid at the centre.
Please wear clothes that you don’t mind getting messy and appropriate for working in a workshop/ outdoor environment, including workwear/ walking boots or shoes.
Progression from this course:
You may wish to progress to another hands-on course during the year such as Dry Sone Walling, Hedge laying, Practical Woodland Management or perhaps a course in Environmental Awareness or Gardening.
Discuss your next steps with your tutor or centre staff.
For further information on our summer 2021 term programme or on the additional support we offer visit: derbyshire.gov.uk/adulteducation
Course fees explained
Some of our courses are free of charge. Others have a full fee and a lower ‘concessions’ rate for those on certain benefits. This may vary from course to course so please ask when enquiring about a particular course. For many of our learning for leisure courses we use three different fee bands:
Fee A: Full feeFee B: Derbyshire Gold cards holdersFee C: Concessions for those on certain benefits/allowances – please ask for details
There may be additional costs on some courses for materials please ask for details.
If selecting one of the reduced rates, you will be asked to show proof of entitlement when attending course.
Booking:
A booking fee is charged by Eventbrite for each booking, this is retained by Eventbrite. Derbyshire Adult Community Education Service receive the course fee.
Before booking onto this course, please read the Derbyshire Adult Education Learner Entitlement
When you book onto the course you need to provide Personal Information. To see the privacy notice issued by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Department of Education (DfE), please visit Education and Skills Funding Agency privacy notice: April 2019
What can you expect from DACES?
Safeguarding and Prevent
Whilst on our on-line courses you can expect a safe space, free from abuse, bullying, discrimination or threat. Click on the following link for more information: Safeguarding and Prevent
If you have any concerns/queries regarding safeguarding/prevent please report these to your tutor or email: adult.education@derbyshire.gov.uk
Further information:
We are offering a reduced programme of courses in our centres which is subject to change due to the current COVID 19 situation. For more information and to view our Autumn 2021 brochure visit our website
You can also keep up to date with the learning opportunities that we currently have through our Facebook page.
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We wish you every success with your course. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any comments or enquiries at adult.education@derbyshire.gov.uk