Adult education provider, ACL Essex, is offering a range of IT courses across Essex for beginners through to experts. Gary Starkings, from Clacton became unemployed during the Covid pandemic, but decided he wanted to get back into work. Wanting to boost his CV, knowledge and skills, Gary joined a digital course at ACL Essex in...
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Thailand-born Kanjanarawan boosted English skills with ESOL courses at ACL Essex
Adult education provider, ACL Essex, is offering a range of courses across Essex for beginners through to experts. Kanjanarawan Lees lives in Chelmsford but is originally from Thailand and moved to the UK six years ago. She struggled with her English at first but found ACL Essex and has taken English for Speakers of Other...
Clacton resident Claire ‘never passed a maths exam’ in her life before ACL Essex
Adult education provider, ACL Essex, is offering a range of courses across Essex for beginners through to experts. Clacton resident Claire Fletcher has taken various courses at ACL Essex to support her career goal of becoming a midwife. After walking in to ACL Essex in Clacton and joining an English class, Claire has progressed on...
Cornelius embraces lifelong learning at ACL Essex
Adult education provider, ACL Essex, is offering a range of courses across Essex for beginners through to experts. Cornelius Keating from High Wych is encouraging other people to embrace lifelong learning. Cornelius, 60, studied at ACL Essex in Harlow and believes he’s more adaptable to learning now than he ever has been. Here’s Cornelius’s story:...
New woodworking courses on offer at ACL Essex’s Basildon studio
Adult education provider, ACL Essex, is offering a range of woodworking courses in Basildon for beginners through to experts. Budding carpenters can learn new skills thanks to ACL Essex’s new woodworking courses at the ACL Basildon Craft Studio. Learners will have the opportunity to work on personal projects or follow a structured learning path that...
Kaye wants to inspire and teach others after pottery course at ACL Essex
Kaye Hutton from Maldon aims to inspire others with her story on her journey with ACL Essex. Kaye turned 60 and felt she wanted to do things she’d never tried before. She’d always wanted to give pottery a go, so she signed up for an ACL Essex course. With the support of her tutor, Kaye...
ACL Learner Art on display upstairs at Harlow Central Library
Take a look at some amazing local artwork at Harlow Central Library in the heart of Harlow Town centre. Upstairs at Harlow library, just a short walk from Winter Gardens you will find some beautiful artwork which showcases the versatility and creativity of our Art Drawing and Painting learners at ACL Harlow. We’re thrilled to...
Printmaking Class Exhibit Their Work
This exhibition is the work produced by learners studying the Level 1 Award in Creative Craft Using Printmaking. They have developed their skills in a range of printing methods including how to create hand cut blocks, styles of repeat patterns and use of colour in design. Elements of design have been explored to gain understanding...
Jennifer Drake – Art, Drawing and Painting
I am 70 years old and have been interested in art and craft since I retired. I was educated to CSE Level in various subjects at a school in Romford. Although I gained Grade 1 Art I didn’t always get good marks for my work. One teacher commenting ‘Earthquake’ by the side of a pencil...
World Art Day: Turn your passion into a career
To mark World Art Day, ACL Essex wants people to consider turning pastimes like photography or art into a career. ACL Essex offers a range of creative courses and qualifications. The courses support people to pursue their ideal career, progress in their current job or set up their own business. Amateur photographers could kickstart a...