Marches Access Point

Job Vacancy at MAP

acollis — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:07:38 +0000

Part Time Vacancy

We are looking for a Community Champion to find and engage those receiving Jobseekers allowance, Incapacity Benefit/ESA or carers working less than 8 hours a week. The Community Champion will be responsible for identifying, engaging and mentoring the target group to recognise, improve and gain skills that will enhance their confidence. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and a desire to help and mentor people at their own speed. They will have an outgoing personality and be proactive in arranging meetings, talks and one to one sessions with groups and individuals. They will be able to help each individual to analyse their existing skills and encourage them to move forward.

This post is for 8 hours a week for 9 months. If you are interested please submit your CV with covering letter by email to info@map-kington.co.uk with the subject line: ESF Community Champion

Applications must be received by Noon Friday 24^th February 2012

Interviews will be held Friday 2^nd March 2012

New Course! Community Engagement (Volunteering)

acollis — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:19:17 +0000

Marches Access Point is planning a new course starting in February 2012, about volunteering and volunteer management. It is FREE for anybody interested in volunteering and getting more involved in the community of Kington and the surrounding area.

Modules will include:

Getting started and recruiting volunteers
Induction of volunteers
Managment and supervision of volunteers

Please contact the centre now for further information on 01544 231771 or email acollis@map-kington.co.uk

New courses for a New year!

acollis — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:54:12 +0000

Intro to MS Office 2010

acollis — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:24:21 +0000

Locate and open Office 2010 programs including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Publisher
Identify the screens and ribbons of these programs
Create simple documents within these programs
Save and Print documents within these programs

Online Basics Practice

acollis — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:24:53 +0000

To introduce learners to a variety of Online websites to improve their Basic Skills in ICT while improving their Maths and English

Intermediate Spreadsheets

acollis — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:20:45 +0000

Use a variety of cell references i.e. absoutle, relative and mixed
Link worksheets and workbooks
Use a range of functions including SUM, SUMIF, AVERAGE, COUNT/COUNTA/COUNTIF,IF, MIN, MAX
Create and format charts and graphs including pie and bar/line graphs

Make your own Christmas cards with us

acollis — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:35:37 +0000

Free Beginners Workshops

acollis — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:34:39 +0000

Starting with a keyboard: entering text & numbers, scrolling up & down
Starting with a mouse: move around the screen, select things and scroll up & down
An introduction to Email and the Internet

Free Beginners workshops

acollis — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:29:29 +0000

Volunteer training coffee morning

acollis — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:01:00 +0000