Opening Times

Monday:  09.00 – 08.00pm
Tuesday:  09.00 – 05.00pm
Wednesday:  09.00 – 08.00pm
Thursday:  09.00 – 05.00pm
Friday:  09.00 – 04.00pm 

The Community Learning Centre in Crook is situated at the Royal Corner and was officially opened by Hilary Armstrong MP in December 2000.  The centre is situated opposite the marketplace, with free car park. 
It offers a variety of nationally recognised IT courses ranging from absolute beginner courses though to the City and Guilds Level 3 Advanced Diploma.  Flexibility is a major plus for the centre as it gives students the chance to learn at a time and pace to suit their own individual needs and fit in with busy home and work commitments. 
Disabled access to the centre is available, with a new chair lift to the first floor and specialist software with specially adapted desks available for wheelchair users and our visually impaired students. 
Courses in Businesses & Administration, Computerised Accounts and Counselling have also ran at the centre and the popular FREE literacy and numeracy classes run afternoon and evening on a Monday and Wednesday.

We also offer specialist advice and guidance interviews offering advice on employment, career changes, job search, CV preparation, confidence building and interview skills.

Courses on Offer

City & Guilds Start IT (iTQ)
Intro to the PC, Wordprocessing, Internet & E-mail (for the absolute beginner).

City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate or Enhanced Certificate
IT Principles (core unit), Word, Spreadsheet, Database, PowerPoint, Desk Top Publishing.

• The certificate is IT Principles plus 2 other modules of your choice (for the intermediate user).
• The Enhanced Certificate is IT Principles and 4 modules of your choice (for the intermediate user).

City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma or Enhanced Diploma
IT Principles (core unit), Word, Spreadsheet, Database, PowerPoint.

• The Diploma is IT Principles plus 2 other modules of your choice (for the advanced user).
• The Enhanced Diploma is IT Principles and 4 modules (for the advanced user).

City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Diploma
IT Principles (core unit), Word, Spreadsheet (for the expert user).
Interview required for this level.

Also courses on:

Counselling
Business & Administration
Computerised Accounts Level 1 & 2
Literacy/Numeracy Level 1 & 2 – FREE courses running Monday or Wednesday 13.00-15.00 or 18.00-20.00

Partnership working with Job Centre Plus, Three Towns Partnership, Crook Community Partnership, Community Placement Officer, Shaw Trust, Welfare to Work, Durham Mental Health Service, Blind Life in Durham, Connexions.