Life Skills?
Life skills are ... skills for life!
Help your inner happiness, sense of well being and increase your personal growth and self confidence by learning a new skill, taking a course or trying something different.
There are so many activities and courses available in your local community, it's just finding out what you want to do and where you want to do it.
Help to achieve your potential with life long learning - it's never too late or too early to start learning!
There are several places to enquire about help in looking for training, job applications, C.V.s, and activities such as:
EGSA - Educational Guidance Service for Adults
BMC - Belfast Metropolitan College
Queens - University Belfast
UUJ - University of Ulster Jordanstown
Job Assist - West Belfast
RaW - For information about Reading and Writing, click on the following link to the BBC's RaW website for interesting ways and means to help improve your reading and writing skills - Improving these skills can really change your life: http://www.bbc.co.uk/raw/
Alternatively, let us help you access this information, by calling into the office to discuss your needs.
Money Management:
Need some help with Financial problems? There is help available for debt management with practical help and solutions from a confidential professional service. The H.E.A.R.T. Project can put you in touch with this service.
Alternatively, the Northern Ireland Consumer Council has some good information on managing your finances. Click on the following link for more:
http://www.consumercouncil.org.uk/key-issues/managing-your-money/
It's amazing how quickly the money goes out every month. Making use of a financial planner can help you keep a close eye on your expenditure. Making a record of what you spend against what you earn every week (or every month) can be a useful exercise in managing your money. Again, the Consumer Council have a budget planner you can download from their website at www.consumercouncil.org.uk or by clicking on the following link:
http://www.consumercouncil.org.uk/filestore/documents/Budget_Planner_Final_13.09.06.pdf