Peartree Languages is a shop fronted language school on Llandaff Road that always seems really…read morebusy. It is one of several language schools that have sprung up since Cardiff gained in popularity as a visitor destination. It has also come in useful for the amount of immigrants that have come to meet the labouring demand to support the major developments the city has seen in the last ten years or so. These have included the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Bay, and the current major work that is taking place in the centre. They cater for all kinds of people, temporary visitors, and long term visitors alike, offering courses in several languages, which of course include Welsh. The advise you to visit their Facebook page, before mentioning their website, as this is updated more regularly on the basis that they get a fair amount of input that is user generated. info@peartreelanguages.com

The Gartholwg lifelong learning centre in Church village is a new building and a new concept in…read moreeducation .Teaching subjects that are usually outside the normal educational institutions. There are many courses for adults under arts and crafts these are to numerous to give full details but the new season April to July offers many interesting events and courses. For example the centre runs an IT course in desktop publishing, IT trouble shooting and Excel and many others free of charge. For the more advanced the centre runs a course on ECDL ( European computer driving licence) Other subjects include creating posters. Basic Photoshop, learning Spanish Contact the centre for a complete list Also in the building is housed the local public library with the free use of computers and the internet There is a free car park quite often very full . But I have always managed to find a place. .

Freshbaked Training offers vocational training for businesses, including a really wide range of…read morecourses aimed at staff development. They are accredited with various high-profile bodies which enables them to run well-respected courses leading to well-recognised qualifications, which is what most employees want when they attend a course! One of these is the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), which promotes Freshbaked as a champion of continuing professional development and modern, recognised management qualifications. A lot of their training can lead to qualifications recognised by the Institute. Freshbaked is also an accredited centre with the Oxford and Cambridge RSA Examination Board (OCR), which offers an incredibly broad range of qualifications. On their website you can browse their range of ILM and OCR professional development courses, as well as National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL). To keep course costs to a minimum, Freshbaked works with a wide network of funding partners in order to access high levels of grants and subsidies - helping their clients get the best value when budgets are tight. Funding comes from a variety of sources including the EU, Government, and the Further and Higher Education sectors.

Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning offers an amazing range of part-time courses with something to…read moreinterest just about everyone - ranging from foreign language courses available in the evenings, to short Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses for business, public sector employers and individuals. The centre covers subjects such as law, computer studies, science and the environment, business and management, and social studies. Some people study at the centre as a means of getting onto further courses within one of the university's other Schools, gaining the necessary qualifications to be eligible for full degree courses. Other people just attend to follow a personal interest and continue their lifelong learning at an informal community course. Businesses can send staff on CPD courses covering areas such as Lean Thinking, Project Management, Leadership, Communication Skills, Finance, Statistics, Marketing, and Language and Cultural Awareness. If you fancy learning something new, it's well worth checking out whether this centre offers what you're looking for, as the teaching staff are generally of a good standard.

I love learning but hate homework, so thankfully I can nurture my bored brain cells without the…read morepiles of subsequent paperwork at Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning (or as Elizabeth Gilbert may label as "Night School for Divorced Ladies"). I took a writing course here, taught by an eccentric novelist who provided practical tips in addition to editing processes I was never privy to when I studied Journalism in uni. I'm quite shy in class, so it was a relief to know we didn't have to share our writing, either - he rightly thought that amateurs commenting on amateurs' work didn't really have much value. Thank God for small favours. The Centre offers day and evening classes to suit those interested in a wide variety of topics, from French classes to Practical Project Management. One, two and three-day courses are available in subjects like Presentation Skills or Islam and Modern Britain. I wish they'd bring back the Film Analysis classes, but I understand with all the rampant budget cuts, we should be grateful they're still running Humanities courses at all!

A week listening to Welsh literature. This is what's going on here in the literature tent every…read moreyear during the Eisteddfod. I can follow the lectures now that I have learnt Welsh. It is very popular among many Welsh people who are interested in literature from Wales. The readings of Hywel Teifi Edwards are always popular - or Harri Parri's humour stories, etc.

This is one of the university's smaller academic Schools, a friendly place based in four former…read morehouses along Park Place in the centre of Cardiff, just a minute's walk from the university's Main Building and the Students' Union. Within the School there are various departments: French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, and Politics. Students at undergraduate level can either study single honours in one subject, or Joint Honours combining a language with politics, law or another Humanities subject. If you're a real linguist, you can also study any two of the languages taught at the School as a Joint Honours programme. There are special bursaries available for certain applicants in German and Italian, but not the other subjects, so if they're your languages the funding opportunities might be worth looking into. There's also a European Union Studies (EUS) degree scheme in which you study European Politics with either one or two languages, and there's a Cardiff-Bordeaux Joint Degree/Diploma which allows you to study for two years in Cardiff and for two years in Bordeaux - and then graduate with a BScEcon degree in Politics from Cardiff AND a Diploma from Bordeaux!

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This foundation trains journalists, and offers consultancy and media training to management within…read moreorganisations. It does this through a range of courses and workshops led by hands-on professionals, spanning all areas of traditional and new media including television, print, radio, print, online, management, and photojournalism. While some courses are openly advertised and open to individuals, others are bespoke courses created to meet the specific media training needs of a particular organisation. Many of their alumni have risen to the top in TV, radio, print or photojournalism. Others have made their mark with NGOs, governments and in the private sector. The Thomson Foundation doesn't just provide consultancy services and training, however, it also works with various international partners on big, strategic projects that cover whole continents. These partners are sometimes governments, commercial giants or major media players, and project aims are diverse - but the outcomes usually focus on the foundation's mission to raise media standards and increase access to open, fair information for all.