Learn New Skills with Evening Courses at the Gwynneth Morgan Centre
Evenings offer an ideal chance to explore new skills and expand your horizons beyond your everyday routine. Our new range of evening courses has been developed specifically for individuals like you and designed to accommodate your busy schedule. These courses offer a unique opportunity to learn new skills, connect with like-minded individuals, build new friendships, and feed your passion for personal growth.
Courses include:
- How to Cook on a Budget
- Everyday Sustainability Crafts
- An Introduction to Growing Your Own Foods
- An Introduction to Sewing, Mending and Creating
- Art for Wellbeing
- ESOL
Equip yourself with new skills and enhance your CV, give a boost to your business or simply gain a fulfilling way to spend your time.
Art for Wellbeing
Weekly classes
This course aims to help you to focus on an art-based activity and provide an alternative way to express your emotions and reflect on the challenges that you face. Content includes:
- Exploring different mediums
- Writing, drawing, creating, movement, designing.
- How to mind map and brainstorm
- Tools to make decisions.
- How to manage ‘change’ on paper
| 8th-22nd January 2025 | 17.30-19.30 | Gwynneth Morgan Centre, SW18 2HJ | REGISTER HERE | 3rd January 2025 |
| 5th-19th March 2025 | 17.30-19.30 | Gwynneth Morgan Centre, SW18 2HJ | REGISTER HERE | 28th February 2025 |
How to Get Started Using Microsoft Office Excel (Beginner)
This course that will give you the skills and confidence you need to carry out basic tasks in Microsoft Excel. You will get started with this powerful software, used across the world for a range of business and personal tasks and develop skills that you can use at home or in the workplace.
Over four weekly sessions you will learn how to:
- Create and edit a spreadsheet
- Use editing tools
- Create basic formula
| Date | Time | Venue | Registration Link | Deadline |
| New dates to be announced | TBA | Gwynneth Morgan Centre, 52 East Hill, SW18 2HJ | REGISTER HERE | Closed |
How to Cook on a Budget
This short course will cover:
- Meal Planning
- Cooking for different dietaries needs
- How to reduce food waste
- Understanding how to eat healthily on a budget
| Date | Time | Venue | Registration Link | Registration Deadline |
| 14th-21st May 2025 | 17.30-19.30 | Gwynneth Morgan Centre, SW18 2HJ | REGISTER HERE | 9th May 2025 |
Everyday Sustainability Crafts
This short course will teach learners how to craftwork in a sustainable manner. Topics covered include:
- How to repurpose everyday items
- How to use everyday items in additional ways to maximise their use
- How to create sustainable items such as fertilisers, body scrubs and lavender salts
| Date | Time | Venue | Registration Link | Registration Deadline |
| New dates to be announced | TBA | Gwynneth Morgan Centre, SW18 2HJ | REGISTER HERE | Closed |
An Introduction to Growing Your Own Food
Are you interested in growing your own produce? This fun and practical course provides you with what you need to know to grow your own food and herbs with our step-by-step guidance. Whether you’re a novice or have some experience, you’ll learn how to successfully grow a variety of food and herbs, the best times to do so and tips on preservation. Additionally, you’ll learn about the nutritional benefits, discover new recipes and save money, into the bargain.
Content includes
- Seasonal growing – when to plant and when to use
- Growing and preserving herbs
- Nutritional benefits of home-grown food
- Recipes for using your own produce
| Date | Time | Venue | Registration Link | Registration Deadline |
| New dates to be announced | TBA | Gwynneth Morgan Centre, SW18 2HJ | REGISTER HERE | Closed |
An Introduction to Sewing, Mending and Creating
This course will guide you through the essential skills needed to begin your sewing journey and bring your creativity to life.
Extend the life of your favourite garments with mending techniques and learn how to reapply missing buttons and fix common clothing mishaps. Make a positive impact on the environment by repurposing your clothes, reducing waste and embracing sustainability
Let us show you how to expand your creativity with exciting sewing projects all while enjoying the satisfaction of crafting something special with your own hands.
| New dates to be announced | TBA | Gwynneth Morgan Centre, SW18 2HJ | REGISTER HERE | Closed |
Digital Skills for ESOL
This short course supports learners with low level English to develop their digital skills. The entry level course is a simple introduction to basic digital skills, teaching learners how to use their devices, to resolve simple problems, create basic documents, and stay safe and secure online, giving learners the confidence to progress to a level 1 course and beyond.
| Date | Time | Venue | Registration Link | Registration Deadline |
| New dates to be announced | TBA | Gwynneth Morgan Centre, SW18 2HJ | REGISTER HERE | Closed |
What You Need to Know
To join these courses you need to be able to attend the Gwynneth Morgan Centre, 52 East Hill, Sw18 2HJ.
Online Evening Courses
Functional Skills Maths Level 2 Course
Functional Skills Maths Level 2 is accepted by many employers and higher education institutions as an alternative to a GCSE Maths 9 to 4 (A* to C). This qualification is designed for learners who wish to develop their mathematical skills to help them gain the most from work, education and everyday life. Use this link for more details: Functional Skills Maths – Wandsworth Lifelong Learning
| Date | Time | Venue | Registration Link | Registration Deadline |
| New dates to be announced | TBA | Online via Google Classroom | REGISTER HERE | Closed |
Functional Skills English Level 1 Course
This qualification is designed for learners who wish to develop their English skills to help them gain the most from work, education and everyday life. Use this link for more details: Functional Skills English – Wandsworth Lifelong Learning
| Date | Time | Venue | Registration Link | Registration Deadline |
| New dates to be announced | TBA | Online via Google Classroom | REGISTER HERE | Closed |
ENQUIRE
t: 0208 8718055
e: edlifelong@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
These courses are free for those who meet all the following funding requirements :
– you live in a London /Greater London Borough*
– you are not in full time education
– you have not achieved this qualification before
– you are aged 19 or older on 31st August 2024
-Have permission to live in the UK for at least 12 months from the first day of learning
If you don’t have permission to live in the UK for 12 months from the first day of learning there are exemptions which can be discussed with the IAG advisor that will contact you.