Bedfordshire Employment and skills: Come along and boost your confidence with maths in everyday life.
Date Added: 27/10/2022
Have you heard of Multiply?
We have an exciting new offer for our Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough residents. Multiply is a government funded programme, aimed at improving adults’ numeracy skills which can lead to positive improvements such as career progression opportunities, confidence with budgeting skills and ability to help children with homework.
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Do you live in Central Bedfordshire or Bedford Borough?
Bedfordshire Employment and Skills Academy (BESA) has partnered with Bedford Borough Council to deliver free maths courses to upskill our residents aged 19 and over, who do not currently hold a GCSE or equivalent maths qualification at grade C/4 or above.
Learners can then progress onto higher level maths courses, outside of Multiply but still delivered by BESA, and undertake their Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills to achieve an accredited maths qualification.
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What courses are on offer?
Maths Skills for Everyday Life workshops (Each workshop is 2 hours)
• Fun with Numbers – a fun introductory workshop to simple everyday maths skills using sweets for counting (and eating!).
• Multiply my Skills – covering multiplication, useful for calculating income and adjusting ingredients in a recipe.
• Chocolate Maths – covering fractions, useful for calculating sales discounts in shops or splitting a bill in a restaurant.
• Lego Maths – covering area, perimeter and volume using Lego, useful for ‘DIY’ around the house.
Money Management workshops (Each workshop is 3 hours)
• Cost of Living Support – covering who to contact for financial support and recognising the impact our choices with money can have.
• Budgeting – covering how to plan a budget depending on priorities, and ways to help keep track of finances.
• Borrowing and Debt – covering repayment of loans, interest rates and APR, and the different reasons and ways to borrow money.
• Making the Most of your Money – covering making sense of bills and how to use comparison sites to find the best deals.
Shopping on a Budget course (4 theory sessions of 2hr15mins each)
Covering how to plan a shopping list and the benefits of bulk buying, understanding supermarket pricing systems, the ‘differences’ between branded and non-branded items, and retails and sales shopping.
Cooking on a Budget course (4 theory sessions of 2hr15mins each)
Covering how to create a meal plan and where to find quick and easy recipes, understanding Best Before End and Use By dates, batch cooking, using and freezing leftovers, and storing foods safely.
Practical Cooking on a Budget course (2 practical sessions of 3 hours each)
Come along and cook quick soups and sauces, and bake cookies, flapjacks and scones – family favourites!
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When and where?
You can find upcoming locations, dates and times in the Multiply Course Dates Booklet.
More courses will be added throughout the year, so be sure to revisit the link to ensure you don't miss out!
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Ready to book your place?
Please complete our short online form, and an enrolment form will be sent for completion to book your place. You will be contacted for an ID check, before receiving a confirmation email.