Adult Learning Partnership Swansea Membership
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The provision of adult learning in Swansea is co-ordinated through the Adult Learning Partnership Swansea (ALPS). The main adult learning funded by the Welsh Government is delivered by the Council’s Lifelong Learning Service and Adult Learning Wales. Gower College Swansea provides a programme of adult courses delivered using part-time further education funding. The partnership brings together a range of other organisations providing adult learning including Swansea University, University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s, Swansea Council for Volunteer Service (SCVS) and Learn Welsh - Swansea Bay Region.
Adult Learning Wales
Adult Learning Wales is the national adult community learning organisation for Wales, committed to widening participation, promoting active citizenship and skills development across all 22 local authority areas.
Adult Learning Wales
4th Floor
Princess House
Princess Way
Swansea
SA1 3LW
Phone
03300 580845
courseinfowest@adultlearning.wales
Swansea Council Lifelong Learning
The Lifelong Learning Service’s adult education programme includes provision in:
- Essential Skills
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Family Learning
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IT and Digital Literacy
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Adult Community Learning Courses
Swansea Council
Civic Centre
Oystermouth Rd
Maritime Quarter
Swansea
SA1 3SN
Phone
01792 637101
lifelong.learning@swansea.gov.uk
Gower College Swansea
Gower College Swansea offers a range of part time adult learning courses across its campuses and in the wider community. Courses range from Digital Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL to Visual Arts and Construction. Some of these courses can be delivered in Welsh. Further details can be found on our website.
Gower College Swansea
Tycoch Road
Sketty
Swansea
SA2 9EB
Phone
01792 284000
enquiries@gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk
Learn Welsh - Swansea Bay Region
Provides a range of different courses, from Entry to Proficiency levels, including mainstream Welsh for Adults, Welsh in the Workplace, Welsh for the Family and Work Welsh courses. It also provides a programme of informal learning opportunities for learners to practise and extend their Welsh skills outside the classroom.
Learn Welsh - Swansea Bay Region
Talbot Building
Singleton Park Campus
Swansea
SA2 8PP
Phone
01792 602070
learnwelsh@swansea.ac.uk
Swansea University
Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery, and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
Phone
01792 205678
study@swansea.ac.uk
Swansea Council for
Voluntary Service
Swansea Council for Voluntary Service support, develop and represent voluntary organisations, volunteers and communities across Swansea.
Swansea Council for Voluntary Service
7 Walter Rd
Swansea
SA1 5NF
Phone
01792 544000
scvs@scvs.org.uk
University of Wales
Trinity Saint David
University of Wales
Trinity Saint David
Swansea Waterfront
IQ Campus
Swansea
SA1 8EW
Phone
0300 500 5054
admissions@uwtsd.ac.uk
ALPS is proud to share a link to its most recent and previous inspection reports of its work across the City and County of Swansea.
Estyn Report
Estyn is ‘His Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales’. This means that Estyn inspects education and training across the whole of Wales.
The word ‘Estyn’ means 'to reach out' and 'to stretch' in Welsh.
Its vision is to improve the quality of education and training, and outcomes, for all learners in Wales. Its mission is to support education and training providers, to develop a self-improving and learning culture, through its advice, inspection and capacity building.