Wokingham

A Perfect & Successful Marriage Continues Between Wokingham Libraries And Learning

Following on from the success of Learndirect Wokingham, the service is being rolled out to two other libraries in the Wokingham district – great news for local learners!

The Learndirect service will be available at Woodley Library on Tuesday afternoons and Lower Earley Library on Friday mornings from next week (March 6).

Wokingham district council’s cultural services are leading the way across the county by hosting a Learndirect centre in one of its libraries where it has gone from strength to strength since it opened its doors at Wokingham Library in September, with record enrolments.

And now as a result of this success, two outreach centres will be established in Woodley and Lower Earley libraries, with more to come. Outreach centres will allow local learners to try out learning packages and get more details on the courses on offer. Tutors will be available on selected days to offer advice to learners, particularly to those who may find it difficult to get to the centre in Wokingham. Learners will be able to undertake their work at any participating library or at home, at any time and pace. A wide range of courses are on offer from basic literacy and numeracy skills to computing, foreign languages and business management. All are very low cost and some are free.

Back in July 2005, Wokingham District Council stepped in to prevent the loss of Learndirect in Wokingham to allow adult learners to continue to have a dedicated base for learning within the district. The district council won the contract to deliver the Learndirect service and Wokingham Library was chosen as the base because of its excellent location and the fact that it can easily accommodate the learners.

Wokingham Cllr Dianne King, executive member for Wokingham community development, said: “With the success of the Learndirect centre in Wokingham, the district council was keen to extend this service across the district. And I am pleased to announce that this service is now being rolled out to Woodley and Lower Earley libraries to allow our residents even more access to learning.

“Tutors will be available on selected days at Woodley and Lower Earley libraries to offer lots of advice to learners and I hope that many local people will be encouraged to sign up for courses and learning packages.”

Wokingham District Council