Community Wellbeing
Community Wellbeing programme
Our Community Wellbeing programme offers a series of free, government-funded courses to develop skills, knowledge, and confidence, and improve mental wellbeing for adults aged 19 and over (at the start of the course). Participation can help those managing mental health conditions that have a mild-moderate impact on their daily lives.
These courses are separate from our main adult learning courses and are tailored to support your wellbeing. Please see the terms and conditions section below to see if you are eligible for a FREE place.
If you do not meet the entry criteria, you are still welcome to participate. Many courses can still be accessed free of charge, whilst some will be charged at £5 per hour. Please enquire for further details.
How to enrol
Terms and conditions relating to these courses are below.
Academic Year 2024-25
- Activate Learning’s Community Wellbeing courses are free to those who meet the selected entry criteria detailed below:
- Have been assessed as a ‘home’ student for funding purposes. If you have not been resident in the UK or EEA for the past 3 years, you can use the UKCISA website to confirm whether you will need to pay a 'home' or 'overseas' fee.
- aged 19 or over (at the start of the course) AND:
- is employed and earning an annual salary of less than £25,000
- unemployed, in receipt of state benefits and looking for work
- has a social or emotional difficulty or challenges with mental health or emotional wellbeing
- meets specific alternative criteria for targeted courses (details in course outline)
- The learner will be required to create and commit to an Individual Learning Plan in agreement with the tutor. Failure to complete this may result in withdrawal from the course.
- The Community Wellbeing courses are funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. This funding is reviewed each academic year.
- As part of the application process, you agree to our learning agreement.
- Please see our website for more information on Activate Learning’s policies including the privacy and refund policy.
- Please note that course times and dates are subject to change. It may be necessary to change tutors or to reschedule, cancel, or combine courses.
- Please note, there is a maximum of 12 learners per course.
- You will be required to provide materials for online courses and recommendations will be provided as to what you will need.
- Please note that some courses are delivered entirely online. When enrolling in these courses, it is the learner's responsibility to ensure they have access to appropriate IT. We are unable to provide support or hardware to enable access to these courses.
- Activate Learning is required to check and prove that students have permission to study in the UK throughout the whole period of their study. You will be asked to provide evidence that confirms your ability to study in the UK.
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