Taste of France - Burgundy
In this course, you will discover dishes from Burgundy region of France. The cuisine is very different to the south, mainly focusing on the incredible wines in the area. This region has rich fertile soil, making it an ideal environment for dairy farms, along with an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Taste of France - Provence
This course will take you on a culinary journey through Provence; a region on France synonymous with sunshine and a relaxed approach to life. The six week course will highlight the best in seasonal ingredients, with a variety of dishes that can be adapted to your personal tastes and preferences. You will learn how to create versatile meals that can be served for informal family occasions, or adjusted to serve as part of a dinner party.
Taster - Budding Actors
This 2-hour session is the perfect opportunity to find out how we intend to move on from the lockdown, into our Drama teaching at RHACC.
It will involve all the major elements anticipated in the course at this point, as well as the opportunity to meet the tutor, ask any questions, get the feel of the place and assess the possibilities this iconic evening course can mean for your personal lifestyle in the near future, as we move out of the lockdown and assume more life normality.
This course is a taster for our Acting & Performing Skills for Budding Actors course which...
Taster - CISCO Academy - Professional Courses in Networking, Security, Python and Hardware
This course will be delivered online.
Would you like to develop a professional career in IT? Come along to this one-off taster and learn about the pathways to IT careers offered by our CISCO Academy.
In order to join this free taster, you will need to enrol online. The course is offered in an online webinar format and introduces courses and pathways offered this year at RHACC's CISCO Academy such as CISCO IT essentials (hardware), CCNA v7 (Networking), CCNA Cyberops (Cybersecurity), PCAP (Programming in Python) , Cyber security essentials, CCNA Security.
Find out more...
Taster - Introduction to Acting
This taster course is an introduction to techniques and ideas that you will find on the acting/ drama courses at college. You will start off with a look at improvisation and then devise short script working on the short script we will examine the basis of method acting ideas such as obstacles, tactics, and objectives and then use this to develop a performance. You will look at movement and voice and then give a short performance.
There will also be a discussion of college courses and which ones would be suitable
Taster - Richmond Choral Society - Mozart's Requiem
Come and sing Mozart's Requiem with Richmond Choral Society for an afternoon! We'll work at an easy pace as an introduction to this lovely work, which the choir will be learning and performing this autumn
Taster course - Why Volunteering?
Taster Course - Why Volunteering?
Taster: Introduction to Teaching and Training Courses Level 2
This brief taster session will provide a thorough understanding of the teaching and training courses available at RHACC ranging from Level 2 to Level 5 including the entry requirements for each course; the possible career progression routes and key considerations in the current teaching and training environment.
Team Leading - Level 3 Award (CMI)
This qualification is designed for team leaders or aspiring ones, to support the development of their skills in leading a team, and contributes to planning, problem solving and decision making, to achieve organisational objectives .
TEST USE ONLY - PLEASE DO NOT ENROL
For RHACC testing purposes only. Please do not apply.
The Arab-Israeli Conflicts
This course will be delivered online.
The Middle East and Palestine in particular has been one of the most volatile regions on the planet since the Second World War. The establishment of an Arab-Israeli peace deal has become the ultimate prize for any US President of the modern era. This course examines how the Declaration of Israel in 1948 has resulted in constant conflict through the region and looks to explain why and how we got to the current situation.
We will look at the initial formation of the Israeli state and the immediate war which followed as Arab neighbours...
The Business of Show Business
Are you an Actor/ress or an aspiring Actor/ress? This is your essential weekly 2-hour self-promotion admin lab, where you will get the opportunity to work on your professional profile, in a peer-supported environment, under the leadership of an experienced professional Actress and Tutor, exploring all the possible avenues for your career, using all the trade-specific tools of self-promotion, available
The Fall of the Soviet Union & the Creation of a New Europe: 1980 -1992
At the beginning of the 1980s Leonard Brezhnevs Soviet Union had just launched a large scale invasion of Afghanistan and looked indestructible, whilst a new US President, Ronald Reagan prepared to begin a new Cold War Arms race. By 1992 however, the USSR existed no more.
This course looks into the details of how and why this spectacular fall of the Soviet Union occurred and how its collapse both reshaped Europe and created the tensions we see between Russia and the West today.
We will look at both the internal Soviet Union and the events which took place in the wider...
The Legacy of Nietzsche in 20th Century European Philosophy
The Joyful Wisdom, Beyond Good And Evil and the Genealogy Of Morals offer a stunning critique of the philosophy of the enlightenment - find out how this is so.
How does Nietzsche?s ideas manifest themselves in Adorno and Horkheimer?s Dialectic of Enlightenment and also in the work of the great French philosopher of the twentieth century.
The Story of Art
This course may be delivered online - please see the course information box to confirm.
Join artist and art lecturer, Nick Pearson to appreciate the themes, influences and historical events as well as the individual artists that have shaped western art history.
This course takes the form of a series of lively and informative illustrated lectures.
Learners may join the course in any of the terms.
Term One, starting in September 2022 starts the story of western art in the late Middle Ages, moving on through the Renaissance (e.g. Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo)...
TQUK Level 3 Award - Understanding the Principles & Practices of Assessment
This course will be delivered online.
This qualification develops knowledge of the principles and practices of assessment and will provide you with the knowledge and understanding of the assessor role.
Twentieth Century Britain - Part 1
This course provides a general overview of British History throughout the tumultuous Twentieth Century.
We will look at the social cultural and political history of the period to give a fuller picture. The first part of our course focusses on the Edwardian Age, through the First World War and onto the Inter-war period.
Over six weeks we will document:
* the story of the Suffragettes
* the rise of the Labour Party and corresponding Decline of the Liberals as a force.
We will look at key events in British History such as the General Strike, partition of Ireland...
Twentieth Century Britain - Part 2
This course provides a general overview of British History throughout the tumultuous Twentieth Century. We will look at the social cultural and political history of the period to give a fuller picture. This course continues on from part 1 and focuses on British History from World War Two until the end of the Century.
Over six weeks we will discover how Modern Britain came into being as the Nation moved from being an Imperial Power to the Twenty-first Century. We will document the radical post-war Labour government of Clement Atlee, through MacMillan to the societal changes of the...
UAL Level 2 Certificate in Photography
Level 2 specialist courses are designed to give adult learners the knowledge, understanding and skills to prepare them for employment or further study at level 3 or 4.
The Level 2 Certificate in Photography is designed to give you the specialist knowledge, skills and understanding you need to progress towards professional practice or further academic study of photography. You will gain an in-depth experience of the techniques, disciplines and issues within the contemporary photography field and use this to build a portfolio for application to higher level courses or your own...
UK Taxation for Small Businesses
This course will be delivered online.
This one-day course helps the newly self-employed complete a self-assessment tax return for the first time.
Ukrainian ESOL Pre-Entry - Summer School Intensive Course
We are proud to introduce week long intensive pre-entry level ESOL classes for Ukrainian learners. This course is free for any Ukrainians on the Home For Ukrainian Scheme of the Ukrainian Family Scheme.
You will work on improving your speaking, listening as well as your reading, writing, grammar, spelling and punctuation skills for everyday use in life and work. You will learn new vocabulary and grammar and work on improving your speaking and listening skills so that by the end of the course you are able to communicate more confidently in everyday situations.
Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health - Level 2 Certificate (NCFE)
The alarming increase in the number of children and young people presenting with mental health concerns has been well-documented.
This Level 2 certificate course is for those interested in gaining greater knowledge and awareness of the mental health concerns that many children and young people are currently experiencing.
On this course you will:
Learn about children and young people's mental health in context
Explore factors which may affect children and young people's mental health
Develop your awareness of children and young people's mental...
Understanding Personal and Interpersonal Conflict
This qualification will be of interest to those who wish to improve their ability to deal with, and avoid, personal and interpersonal conflict whether that be in professional and/or personal contexts.
On this course you will learn about..
commonly occurring conflicts
the causes of conflict
negative and positive outcomes of conflict
the emotions and physical responses to conflict
and you be able to recognise behaviours that affect conflict
Upholstery - Intensive
The five-day intensives are suitable for all levels of upholstery skills, from beginners to those with some experience. Both traditional and modern techniques are taught, depending on your project. Upholstery is very time consuming, so if you bring a large project, please keep in mind that it may take longer than 5 days.
You provide the furniture, fabric and trimmings, and we provide the materials. Please wear sensible clothes and shoes, upholstery is quite a dusty job so dont wear your finest.
The course takes place during holiday times so you may want to bring a flask etc...
Upholstery - Taster
The taster weekend is a chance to explore the joys of upholstery, working on a basic project, either a drop is seat dining chair or small foot stool, no experience required. Upholstery is much more involved than people think, this gives you a chance to see whether you like working with tools and traditional or modern materials and bring a piece of furniture back to life. Exploring a little of the history of upholstery and materials that are used and their sustainability. You provide the furniture, fabric and trimmings, and we provide the materials.
This course takes place during the...
