Community
Education
Community Education is a service launched by HCPA to support elderly individuals and individuals living with learning disabilities to engage in meaningful activities and to promote well-being.
All Community Education sessions are adaptable to suit the needs of the individual and can be held at your residential, community, or social-care setting.
| Community Education and the courses below are fully funded by HAFLS |  |
DIGITAL SKILLS
This class will enable the learners to:
- Identify the fundamentals of IT
- Use a mobile IT device and a computer keyboard
- Use the Internet
- Explain the importance of staying safe online
- Identify scams and phishing
- Identify cyber bullying and safeguarding
- Use email
- Use word processing software to create a CV
- Practice data entry and spreadsheets
HEALTHIER YOU
This class will enable the learners to:
- Discuss the different food groups from the Eatwell Guide
- Feel confident enough to plan healthy balanced meals with different ingredients and identify healthy foods in a supermarket
- Appreciate why physical activity and exercise are important and the healthy impact it has on our body
- Gain awareness of healthy snacking and your 5-a-day
- Distinguish recommended portion sizes and the importance of hydration
- Plan positive changes to diet and lifestyle including mental wellbeing, and implement 5 goals to promote a more positive lifestyle
If you have any questions or would like more information about community education please call us on 01707 536020