Core skillsGetting help with your core skills – reading, writing, spelling, number, ICT and communications skills – can help you both at home and in work. It will boost your confidence and enable you to develop the key skills to take your learning further. There are a number of organisations that can help you improve your core skills and some offer a wider range of courses leading to a qualification. Usually help is free and courses are available to suit individual needs. Further Education Colleges also give help with Adult Literacy and Numeracy opportunities. See the Universities and Colleges page for contact details. Adult Literacy and NumeracyAdult Literacy and Numeracy provides free courses for all adults who want to improve their writing, reading, everyday number and communication skills. We welcome people with few or no qualifications.Our courses are for everyone, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have a learning disability. You tell us what you want to learn, work at your own pace and learn in small, friendly groups. Contact: Adult Literacy and Numeracy CLAN Edinburgh (City Literacy & Numeracy)CLAN Edinburgh is a partnership project funded by the Scottish Executive and led by the City of Edinburgh Council to increase the number of people confident about using English and Maths in their everyday lives. For help with reading, writing and numbers call the free phone helpline on tel: 0800 085 7672. EUS Community Learning CentreEUS Community Learning Centre offers disadvantaged groups the opportunity to take up computer training using the latest technology with the facility of a personal tutor. We also provide tuition for core skills, literacy and numeracy, childcare programmes and career guidance. Contact: Margaret Durie, Coordinator, EUS Community Learning Centre, New Parliament House, Building 3, 5-7 Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5BL Platform Adult Learning CentrePlatform offers classes for 'Everyday English' and 'Everyday Maths' skills and basic computing.Some of the courses can lead to a recognised qualification. Other courses are offered on other topics of interest e.g. creative writing, psychology, astronomy, Scottish Parliament and Democracy. Platform study groups are small, informal and geared to people’s learning needs and interests. All classes and crèche facilities are free. Contact: Jennie Geddes, 96 Wester Hailes Road, Edinburgh, EH14 3HR The Number ShopThe Number Shop is part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Children and Families Department and provides free help with numbers and maths. Tuition is available to adults who want to improve their numeracy skills and to feel more confident with numbers for everyday use. Please drop in, or phone, for an interview with a friendly member of staff. Contact: Maria McCathie, Community Learning and Development Worker, 188–190 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9RT Contacts
Name: City Literacy and Numeracy (CLAN)
Tel: Freephone helpline: 0800 085 7672
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