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PHOTOSHOP in the morning and Arabic in the afternoon -- these are two of the courses on offer in a new taster tour from Dorset Adult Learning.
The service, formerly called Adult Education, is hitting the road to give people an idea of some of the courses it runs.
The taster tour, which includes a free lunch, will be heading around its centres in Dorset on Fridays and Saturdays from April to June. Taster courses on offer include astronomy on the web, Polish, Japanese, planning a children's party, Photoshop basics, Indian head massage, building self-confidence and esteem, psychology, Venetian masks and dealing with difficult people.
Centres on the tour include Weymouth, Bridport, Blandford, Gillingham and Dorchester.
The taster tour sessions are £15 per taster and £25 for two. The taster tour comes as people are encouraged to sign up for longer courses from April onwards. The service has changed its name from Adult Education to Dorset Adult Learning. It has nearly 500 tutors, who taught 10,000 individuals last year.
Courses are held at education centres during the day and evening. They are of varying lengths and for different qualifications, from one day workshops to longer term length courses. Subject areas include arts, crafts and media, languages and humanities, business and ICT, and health, fitness and leisure.
A number of art courses are lined up for the summer term, including a Thursday evening art class at Dorchester Adult Education Centre.
Other courses from April onwards include a silk scarves and felt course at Bridport, textiles at Dorchester, the art of Florence in the 15th century at Dorchester and modelling sculpture in clay at Dorchester.
Courses at Weymouth include taking good holiday photos and watercolour painting for beginners.
To see a list of courses go to www.dorsetforyou.com/adulted and call 0800 262648.
7:58am Wednesday 12th March 2008
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