Recreation and Leisure Course Finder

The L1 / L2 / L3 City & Guilds welding awards are designed for a range of abilities: from beginners who need basic welding training, to experienced welders who want to develop specialist skills.

We run a ceramics club for mixed ability levels which enables participants to learn new skills and develop personal work in an engaging but relaxed environment.

Based on the BBC Two reality show “The Great British Sewing Bee” where amateur sewers compete to be named “Britain’s best home sewer” the Colchester Sewing Bee will encourage you to dust off your sewing machine and start stitching

Based on the BBC Two reality show “The Great British Sewing Bee” where amateur sewers compete to be named “Britain’s best home sewer” the Colchester Sewing Bee will encourage you to dust off your sewing machine and start stitching

If you have contact with deaf or hard of hearing people and would like to improve your confidence and communication skills, then this course is for you

This course is suitable for those interested in wood occupations and provides the opportunity to learn new hand tool skills and develop knowledge of constructing basic woodworking joints. The programme covers a wide range of skills relating to furniture manufacture, both traditional and modern.

We offer French language courses at four different levels from beginners through to improvers plus. Each course runs for 10 weeks, with learners able to progress onto the next level upon successful completion of the previous stage.

We offer French language courses at four different levels from beginners through to improvers plus. Each course runs for 10 weeks, with learners able to progress onto the next level upon successful completion of the previous stage.

We offer German language courses at four different levels from beginners through to improvers plus. Each course runs for 10 weeks, with learners able to progress onto the next level upon successful completion of the previous stage.

We offer German language courses at four different levels from beginners through to improvers plus. Each course runs for 10 weeks, with learners able to progress onto the next level upon successful completion of the previous stage.

This introductory short course is designed to develop your skills in digital video camera techniques, mostly for home or amateur use.

The workshop will take you through the capabilities and possibilities of risograph printing and guide you through creating artwork for a three colour print.

This short introductory course is designed to develop your skills in Digital Video Editing Techniques

We offer Italian language courses at four different levels from beginners through to improvers plus. Each course runs for 10 weeks, with learners able to progress onto the next level upon successful completion of the previous stage

Please note that due to the current pandemic and the college closing these courses will now take place remotely over zoom

We offer Italian language courses at four different levels from beginners through to improvers plus. Each course runs for 10 weeks, with learners able to progress onto the next level upon successful completion of the previous stage

We are delighted to announce that due to popular demand we are running a beginners Mandarin language course this coming January. This course is suitable for people who wish to improve their career prospects, for relocation abroad or simply for a holiday.

We run a printmaking club for mixed ability levels which enables participants to learn new skills and develop personal work in an engaging but relaxed environment.

Do you aspire to auditioning for bake off, producing your own celebration cakes for birthdays, anniversaries or even weddings? If so, this is the course for you.

This course is for people with basic or even advanced sewing skills who need some guidance, confidence or who feel like they need some support to help perfect a skill.

We offer Spanish language courses at six different levels from beginners through to intermediate plus. Each course runs for 10 weeks, with learners able to progress onto the next level upon successful completion of the previous stage

We offer Spanish language courses at six different levels from beginners through to intermediate plus. Each course runs for 10 weeks, with learners able to progress onto the next level upon successful completion of the previous stage

We offer Spanish language courses at six different levels from beginners through to intermediate plus. Each course runs for 10 weeks, with learners able to progress onto the next level upon successful completion of the previous stage