We have received funding from Manchester Adult Education Service to deliver a programme of free BSL courses. These courses are all suitable for beginners.
Eligibility Criteria
The funding criteria mean that to be eligible for a place you must be:
if you are allocated a course place, we need to meet with you to complete an adult education enrolment form and to check your proof of address and ID before your place on the course is fully confirmed.
Upcoming courses
Title:40 Hour BSL (102 and 103) Start Date: Thursday 16th January 2025 Time: 10am to 12pm Duration: 2 hours weekly (over 20 weeks) Location: Manchester Deaf Centre Dates: January to July 2025 Teacher: Brent Allen
What Will I Learn? This 20-week course covers Units 102 and 103 of Signature’s Level 1 Award in British Sign Language (BSL). It is delivered in 2-hour sessions each week over a 20-week period, with a total of 36 hours of teaching with 4 hours are dedicated to catch-up and revision sessions, offering further support from our experienced and dedicated BSL tutors.
Throughout the course, you will learn essential BSL vocabulary and skills, as outlined in the Signature Level 1 Award curriculum.
Sorry - Applications are now closed for the above course.
Title: 10-Hour Basic British Sign Language Start Date: Friday 21st February 2025 Time: 10:30am to 12:30pm Duration: 2 hours weekly (over 5 weeks) Location: Manchester Deaf Centre, Crawford House, Booth St E, M13 9GH Dates: 21/02, 28/08, 07/03, 14/03 and 21/03 Teacher: Wayne Sharples
Basic British Sign Language (10 hours): This course is purely for fun and our informal sessions will cover sign vocabulary related to everyday life, including: family, friends, days of the week, numbers, meeting people and greetings. Great for people who are looking for a taster without committing to a fully accredited qualification.
What will I learn?
You will be learning about these topics:
• Fingerspelling• Meeting and greeting• Numbers and money• Days, months and time• Family and friends
At the end of the course, we will test your knowledge of what you’ve learned in the previous 4 weeks and you will receive your certificate of completion!
Title: 24 Hour Introduction to BSL (101) Start Date: Tuesday 1st April 2025 Time: 11am to 1pm Duration: 2 hours weekly (over 12 weeks) Location: Manchester Deaf Centre Dates: April – July 2025 Teacher: Anita Kanji
Title: 24 Hour Introduction to BSL (101) Start Date: April 2025 Time: TBC Duration: 2 hours weekly (over 12 weeks) Location: Manchester Deaf Centre Dates: April to July 2025 Teacher: TBC
What will I learn?: This short course covers Unit 101 from Signature’s Level 1 Award in British Sign Language. The course is delivered 2 hours a week over a 12-week period, and this includes 20 hours’ teaching time with 4 hours reserved for catch-up and revision with the support of our amazing, experienced BSL teachers. We will cover basic vocabulary in BSL, including meeting and greeting, numbers, weather, transport and directions.
Successful completion of this unit will enable learners to enrol on to a 40-hour course so that they can complete the remaining units of the full Signature Level 1 Award in British Sign Language and take the full qualification exams.
(Please note that whilst the course tuition is free, funded by the MAES and learners will be required to pay their own exam fees only which are charged by Signature. The current exam fees total £108 at the time of writing (these may be subject to a small increase in 2025).
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Further Information: If you would like further information about free BSL courses before applying please email: admin@manchesterdeafcentre.com
