Many people wish to attend the local college creating huge waiting lists and months/year long waits to start. To enrol at the local college, you must be living in the UK for 6 months and have a valid ID card. Due to Home Office delays many people are waiting over one year to receive their ID cards, creating a barrier in attending college. We want to enable our Visitors to continue their learning whilst they are waiting for an outcome on their asylum claim. We therefore aim to support personal development through the provision of English, Maths, and IT classes.
We currently provide 10 English classes per week. These differ depending on ability, and include Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. There is also 1-to-1 maths tuition, and a computer class to help develop core IT skills. All of our classes are run by volunteer teachers and we are incredibly grateful for the time they give to Harbour and our Visitors.