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Time for a New Year resolution to get learning. Short courses are now being offered by the Open University, University of Ulster, Queen’s University as well as some Colleges of Further Education. From tai chai to tiling find out what’s available and how to get started.

The Open University courses have courses starting in March and May such as

Start Writing Family History
Managing Finance & Information
Human Genetics and health issues
An Introduction to Social Sciences
You and Your Money: Personal Finance in Context
Diabetes Care
Fundamentals of Senior Management
Youth Justice, Penality and Social Control

UNISON members get 10% discount on any Level 1 course and any course with K or B in the course code. For a complete list of OU courses and their start dates click here and click I want a course starting in six months

In addition the Openings Courses are also available starting in February. These include Understanding Management; Understanding Society; Understanding Children; Understanding the Environment; Understanding Health & Making Sense of the Arts. These courses are available free and last for approximately four months with no tutorials. Deadline for applications is January 19th. Click here for more information and an expression of interest form.

University of Ulster has a range of courses which are available online and therefore participants can start at any time. Some examples include
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Clinical Governance
Flow Cyometry
Fundamental Issues in Learning Disabilities

A full range of their online courses are available here

In addition to online courses, UU is also offering a Ceramics course at their York St. Belfast campus which starts at the end of January. If you are interested in this contact Ruth Chapman 028 90366680

Queens University is offering a range of short courses for the New Year. These include
A Short History of Belfast
Irish Women Writers
Guitar for Beginners
Basic First Aid
Experimental Drawing Irish Ceili Dancing
Bioethics

Their brochure containing all of their coursee is available here

A number of Colleges of Further Education also are starting courses in the New Year

North Down and Ards Open Days 2007 Bangor College, Tuesday 6th March, 10am-2pm, 2-5pm, 6.30-8.30pm; and Ards College, Thursday 8th March, 2-5pm, 6.30-8.30pm. There will also be an Apprenticeship Training Open Evening on Tuesday 8th May, 7.30-9.30pm. Visit www.ndai.ac.uk for more information.

East Antrim Institute
EAIFHE Information and Enrolment Evening – Evening hosted by East Antrim Institute of FHE and intended for the purpose of filling remaining places on Part Time courses. This event will take place on Wednesday 17th January 2007 at the Institute’s Newtownabbey and Larne Campuses. Contact EAIFHE on T: 028 9085 5000 or visit www.eaifhe.ac.uk.

Belfast Institute BIFHE is offering a variety of day and evening part time course including languages, wine appreciate, life drawing, computers, wood turning, car maintenance or audio transcription. Full details are available here

East Down Institute EDIFHE has courses in painting for pleasure, calligraphy, tai chai, radio drama, computers for beginners and traditional music. Download their brochure here.

North East Institute
Across their Ballymena, Magherafelt and Antrim campuses, NEI is offering courses on computers, languages, art, yoga, essential skills and cooking. Check out what’s on offer here

North West Institute
North West Institute maintains its strong list of courses including computers from beginners to advanced computers, a range of languages, aromatherapy, self defence, creative writing, art, yoga and home decor. You can see all the details here

East Tyrone Institute ETCFHE is featuring courses in their Dungannon & Cookstown campuses which will include working with children with special needs, counselling, watercolours, jewellery making and first aid. Download the leaflet here

Fermanagh College
A host of courses including first aid, computerised accounts, yoga, health cooking and digital photography are available in Enniskillen. Click here for a complete list

Limavady College Limavady is offering courses on health and safety, spice up your cooking, managing stress, introduction to the internet and welding. Click here for the full list.

Newry & Kilkeel Institute
In the South East, courses on offer include word processing, music technology, child psychology, languages, painting and decoration. Click here for the full list.

Lisburn Institute
Lisburn has reflexology, coaching and mentoring, thai cookery, getting to know your PC, life drawing, food hygiene on offer to name but a few. Click here for their leaflet.