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All courses at DECV are free. Current courses include Digital Skills, Employability Skills and others. Contact us or pop in to find out more.
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There's more to The Lifelong Learning Centre than ICT courses. Please click below or pop in to find out what's happening! Current activities include the Thurnscoe Readers Group, The Family History Group, After School Activities and Employability Skills courses.
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DECV has a range of fully equipped rooms for hire, from classrooms to meeting rooms. All fully equipped. See the drop down menus for more details! The Library also has a meeting room, speak to staff for details. Please contact us for availability.
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DECV receives funding from Co-Op’s Local Community Fund

DECV receives funding from Co-Op’s Local Community Fund We are extremely pleased to announce we have received funding from the Co-Op. Saturday morning saw DECV Trustee Brian Walker pick up a cheque for £3234.28 from Bolton Upon Dearne’s Co-Op store. The money has been raised by Co-Op members and has been raised for DECV to help with the running costsRead the rest of this page »
ICT and Employability in the Community – DECV

DECV (Dearne Electronic Community Village) has a proven track record supporting many people living in the Dearne with all aspects of gaining Computer skills and searching and applying for a job. People can make the most of one-to-one / small group support with searching for jobs, writing CVs and covering letters, completing applications, preparing for an interview, as well as information andRead the rest of this page »
ICT & Employability Workshops at DECV

Dearne Electronic Community Village are supporting many people living in the Dearne with all aspects of searching and applying for a job. People will be able to make the most of one-to-one / small group support with searching for jobs, writing CVs and covering letters, completing applications, preparing for an interview, as well as information on universal job match. ThereRead the rest of this page »
New Computer Suite Launch!

DECV / GMB Open Day – New Computer Suite Launch Many thanks to John Healey MP for attending the opening of our new computer suite at DECV, alongside the leader of Barnsley Council Steve Houghton, local councillors Pauline Phillips and Annette Gollick and representatives for GMB and Dearne Valley College. The new resources were obtained through funds donated by the GMB Trade UnionRead the rest of this page »
DECV – ICT & Employability Course

With support from Sport Relief, Coalfields Regeneration Trust and the Dearne Development Team we are supporting many people living in the Dearne with all aspects of searching and applying for a job, as well as gaining accreditation in ICT. People will be able to make the most of one-to-one / small group support with searching for jobs, writing CVsRead the rest of this page »
DECV – Silver Surfers digital inclusion Course

Are you 55 or over? Baffled by computers, tablets, smartphones or the Internet? Like to learn more in a stress-free, relaxed environment? Call us on 01709 889880 to sign up for a course! We will be starting our new program of courses, at our lifelong learning centre, starting Mondays and Fridays in Feb 2016. Each course consists of around 8Read the rest of this page »
ICT – Digital Inclusion – Courses

Call Rory Garforth on 01709 889880 or 07813022087 to book a place or find out more information. Alternatively email info@decv.co.uk Activities on our popular ICT course include: Word Processing Internet Email Spreadsheets CV Creation Need help with the following? Application Forms Interview Advice Using Universal Jobmatch Register with CV Library / Reed / Indeed / Monster Progression opportunities Volunteering WeRead the rest of this page »
DECV ICT & Employability Workshops

We are supporting many people living in the Dearne with all aspects of searching and applying for a job. People will be able to make the most of one-to-one / small group support with searching for jobs, writing CVs and covering letters, completing applications, preparing for an interview, as well as information on universal job match. There will also beRead the rest of this page »
Employability Workshops – DECV

Available at DECV every Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday (Call Rory 01709 889880 or text 07813022087) We offer Employability activities alongside our popular ICT programmes. Activities include: CV Creation Application Forms Interview Advice Using Universal Jobmatch Register with CV Library / Reed / Indeed / Moster Careers Advice With funding from Dearne Area Council, we are supporting many people living in theRead the rest of this page »
The Young @ Heart ICT Course (55+) – Enroling now!

Starting July 2015 – Computer sessions for the over 55’s To book a place phone 01709 889880 or email info@decv.co.uk This course is aimed at users over 55 who may not have access to a PC at home, and would like to grow their skills in using the Internet for browsing, Online Shopping, Social Networking and also getting to grips with DigitalRead the rest of this page »