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Personal and Social Development Courses

Improve your self-awareness, confidence and personal well-being, and understand and improve life situations and relationships. These courses are perfect for those that want to improve their personal, social and work goals.

Advocacy: Championing Others

Advocacy: Championing Others

This course is ideal if you have ever spoken on behalf of someone else, whether in a personal, community or volunteer role to make sure they are heard and that their needs are met. Starting March 2021. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 11th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Anger Management for Men

Anger Management for Men

Anger itself is a natural emotion but it is the effect it has on ourselves and others that can create concern. Starting April 2021. Read more

Published: 1st October, 2020

Updated: 11th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Anger Management for Women

Anger Management for Women

This course will explore our relationship between different types of anger as well as recognising how to express our anger assertively.Starting March 2021. Read more

Published: 26th August, 2020

Updated: 6th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Arts and Crafts for Wellbeing

Arts and Crafts for Wellbeing

You will explore a range of practical ways to help you overcome and manage stress through fun and creative arts such as adult colouring, learning a new language as well as creating a project of your choice. Starting July 2021. Read more

Published: 25th November, 2020

Updated: 11th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Building Communities

Building Communities

Our Level 2 Building Communities course is all about providing you with the foundation knowledge for a successful community venture. Starting June 2021 Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 3rd December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Building Confidence in Self and Others

Building Confidence in Self and Others

If you want to be able to better understand confidence and how to increase confidence in yourself or to help others then this course is a great starting point for you! Read more

Published: 1st October, 2020

Updated: 12th November, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Coping with Anxiety

Coping with Anxiety

This course will explore what anxiety is, how and why it develops and what we can do to manage it effectively. Starting February 2021. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 15th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Coping with Bereavement

Coping with Bereavement

This course designed to help people to better understand their own loss and to also recognise how they can help others who may be grieving. Read more

Published: 24th August, 2020

Updated: 8th December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Coping with Stress

Coping with Stress

You will learn about the symptoms, causes and effects of stress, and different ways of coping with stress. Starting March 2021. Read more

Published: 19th January, 2018

Updated: 17th December, 2020

Author: Naomi Minto

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Drama for Wellbeing

Drama for Wellbeing

During this residential course, you will learn different performance techniques and forms of self-expression. Starting May 202. Read more

Published: 14th December, 2020

Updated: 15th December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Female Strength - Making an impact

Female Strength - Making an impact

This Level 2 course is a must for anyone who wants to promote the advancement of women in today’s society, or wants to find out how to make a sustainable impact as a female. Starting June 2021. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 3rd December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Introduction to Coaching

Introduction to Coaching

This course is a basic introduction to Coaching and on completion, you will gain a Certificate from Fircroft College. Starting July 2021. Read more

Published: 26th November, 2020

Updated: 8th December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Introduction to Mentoring

Introduction to Mentoring

This course is a basic introduction to Mentoring and is ideal if you may be at the beginning of your journey and would like to know if Mentoring is right for you. Starting February 2021. Read more

Published: 26th November, 2020

Updated: 8th December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Level 2 Critical Thinking

Level 2 Critical Thinking

Our Level 2 Critical Thinking course will concentrate on developing your critical thinking skills and enable you to look at academic and every-day subjects from a critical thinking-based perspective. Starting July 2021. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 4th December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Level 2 Introduction to Safeguarding Adults

Level 2 Introduction to Safeguarding Adults

Level 2 Introduction to Safeguarding Adults is for anyone who works or would like to work closely with vulnerable adults, their families and carers. Starting February 2021. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 15th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Managing Conflict

Managing Conflict

Our Managing conflict course teaches you the best ways to recognise the cause and effects of conflict as well as the best way to effectively respond. Starting February 2021. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 15th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Psychology of Human Relationships

Psychology of Human Relationships

This free course delves into romantic relationships and the psychological reasons behind why some work and some do not and why some people are attracted to certain people and some are not. Read more

Published: 27th August, 2020

Updated: 11th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Resilience and Coping Mechanisms

Resilience and Coping Mechanisms

This course will explore what it means to be resilient and how improving resilience and perhaps learning to employ certain coping mechanisms can improve a person's wellbeing and choices. Starting March 2021. Read more

Published: 14th December, 2020

Updated: 15th December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Understanding Addiction

Understanding Addiction

This course is a basic introduction to Understanding Addiction.You may be at the beginning of your journey and would like to know if the area of addiction is right for you. Starting January 2021. Read more

Published: 26th November, 2020

Updated: 15th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Understanding Dyslexia

Understanding Dyslexia

This course will develop your understanding of dyslexia either for yourself or support others with dyslexia. Read more

Published: 20th November, 2020

Updated: 15th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Understanding Self-Confidence and Assertiveness

Understanding Self-Confidence and Assertiveness

If you suffer from a lack of confidence and want to learn how to be assertive and stand up for yourself, then this course will give you the skills and knowledge you need. Starting February 2021. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 15th January, 2021

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Volunteering

Volunteering

Our 3-day volunteering course will show you how to find volunteering opportunities which match your skills and interests, as well as helping you build your skills and confidence to be a great volunteer. Read more

Published: 8th December, 2020

Updated: 17th December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Wellbeing Therapies for Everyday Use

Wellbeing Therapies for Everyday Use

This course is designed to support you to become more connected with your self and maintain a focus on your own wellbeing using a range of practical, holistic and natural ways that can support you to be healthier and happier. Starting April 2021 Read more

Published: 25th November, 2020

Updated: 8th December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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Who do you think you are? Mapping your family tree

Who do you think you are? Mapping your family tree

This new course aims to help you look into your family’s past; where to get information from and how to get you started. Read more

Published: 20th November, 2020

Updated: 1st December, 2020

Author: Shauna-Jai Samuels

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    HR Manager

    We are now looking to appoint an HR Manager to oversee and manage all employee related activity within the college! 30 hours per week (potential for full time) £36,181 to £39,531 per annum, pro rata.

  • WE'RE ONLINE

    WE'RE ONLINE

    We are offering FREE online, interactive courses up to mid February. Take a look and APPLY TODAY!

  • Skills for Further Study

    Skills for Further Study

    These courses are designed to help you with planning your route to success!

  • Outdoors and Sustainability

    Outdoors and Sustainability

    We have introduced some new outdoors and sustainability courses that aim to introduce you to the fun and unique learning environment that is the great outdoors!

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  • Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities) October 2021

    Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities) October 2021

    The Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities) is highly credited by universities in the UK and is perfect for adults who wish to go on to further study of counselling, youth work and psychology as well as other subjects.This is a nine-month programme that can help you to get into University.

  • Fees

    Fees

    Many of our courses are free, find out more about our fees.

  • Who we are

    Who we are

    Fircroft is an adult education college in Selly Oak, Birmingham, offering mostly residential courses but also online and one day courses.

  • Free Thinking

    Free Thinking

    Our Free Thinking programme helps people get into mainstream education and employment after suffering from modern slavery, trauma and torture. Starting 19th April - 23rd June 2021.

  • Open Days

    Open Days

    Interested in enhancing or changing your career? Register for our Level 3 ITQ Certificate for IT Users Online Open Day session at 11.00am Tuesday 26th January 2021

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