Intermediate Photography: Portfolio
For experienced intermediate photographers wanting to further refine their skills, knowledge and understanding in photography while building up a selection of photographic work responding to different projects themes and subjects. This course will push your abilities into an advanced level and provide you with the opportunity to pursue access routes to photography courses in higher education or support the professionalism of your photographic practice.
Push your photography abilities to the next level.
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism (DL)
This course will be delivered online.
Statistics show that 700,000 people in the UK are known to be on the autism spectrum - approximately 1 in 100. With this figure likely to be even higher given how many may yet be undiagnosed, it is vital that knowledge and understanding of autism is increased. This course will equip learners with a detailed understanding of autism, including the different types of autism, the triad of impairments, related conditions such as Sensory Processing Disorder, legislation and guidance relating to autism, and best practice for autism.
This qualification is aimed at anyone who wishes to develop greater knowledge of autism, including the signs and indicators of autism, the legislation, support and guidance available for individuals with autism, and the ways autism affects different aspects of an individuals life. Individuals will also learn about best practice when interacting with individuals with autism, including managing their sensory needs and behaviour.
This course will commence from 1st August 2024
Urban and Rural Landscape Painting and Drawing
The course offers an opportunity to explore drawing and painting your environment through building the confidence and skills to draw and paint landscape, urban and rural and all the features of a sense of place. Be it characterful passers by, architectural features, street scenes, vistas, trees and skies.
It provides a wide range of drawing and painting approaches towards landscapes for novices, intermediates and experts alike.
We will work at local urban sites and landscapes around Richmond and London, weather permitting, allowing you to explore your environment through making location drawings and colour studies which you can develop in the studio to make paintings. Our location sessions will require mobility and we will mainly work with a sketchbook and lightweight paint and drawing materials while out and about. Studio based sessions will help you build skills and confidence, and allow time to work on information gathered in our plain air sessions.
It is essential that, if enrolling onto this course, that you are capable of walking for 20-30 mins unaided as this is an active en plein air inspired course and your willingness to participate in this is a requirement of the course.
During the winter months or during inclement weather some location sessions might be replaced by in studio tuition but we will aim to be outdoors whenever we can. Winter excursions (a minimum of two) may take place in public spaces, i.e. museums or cafes
New Directions Re-starting my Career
Have circumstances left you unemployed and you feel a need to choose a new direction/industry? Would you like to explore other careers you could engage with, including the green sector? Are you planning to go back to paid work after some time? Are you wondering if volunteering might be the next step for you? Are you looking for a new challenge in your career?
To start over can seem daunting, and it might be difficult to know where to begin. Being in control of a career, new start, or shift in role is perfectly possible, but you need to plan carefully and be prepared to put in time and effort. This course offers you the support and toolkit to make this possible. This course is one day a week, over 6 weeks.
Achieving this course will earn you a Level 1 Award in Skills for Employment, and we will include the following units:
- Exploring Job Opportunities
- Understanding what volunteering is all about
- Developing personal confidence and self-awareness
- CV writing
- Preparing for interviews
Creative and Digital Media - Access to HE
This course will develop both your practical and theoretical skills in Creative and Digital Media; an exciting industry that represents many job opportunities given the size of the UK Creative sector. This includes in Photography, Graphic Design, Film and Media Production, Branding and Advertising, Media Communications, Marketing and Journalism.
Access courses are designed to prepare you for university, and the the completion of this Level 3 diploma will give you the qualification required to do so. The course can also be used to support your entry into employment or into an apprenticeship within this field and into the creative industries.
Understanding Children and Young People s Mental Health - Level 2 Certificate (Distance Learning)
This course will be delivered online.
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 health concerns and the impact of these concerns
Learn how to support children and young people with mental health concern
Wendy Linsey
"I joined the Richmond Jazz School (RJS) at RACC in September 1997 as a student on the Jazz Vocal classes at the time as I wanted to get back into singing after a substantial time away to have kids. I knew nothing about jazz, having studied Classical singing at Uni , so it was a big learning curve...
ViewVolunteering
Volunteering can make a big difference to your life and the lives of others. You’ll develop your skills, meet new friends and experience a sense of fulfilment. Voluntary work is also a great opportunity to get experience, giving you a reference to apply for paid work in your chosen area.
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Show the world through your eyes and develop a depth to your paintings that will captivate your audience. Encounter different approaches to paintings while developing your technical skills and abilities with your chosen media and extending your responses to your chosen subject matter. Come with an open and enquiring approach, along with a desire to develop your own practice further.
Digital Skills Award - Level 1 (OCNLR)
This Level 1 course prepares you for working in an increasingly digital world, providing the support you need to build your confidence when working with mobile devices, computers and understanding applications for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.
If you have been out of work from a career break, recently lost your job or found yourself in a much-changed environment, or even if you are not working in what might be considered a technology-based sector, having a good level of digital fluency is a must.
This course is free for anyone over 19 who does not already have Level 1 skills in IT. When you apply you will need to take a skills test to see your level.
