Welcome to Bridgend Community College

Do you want to learn new skills for personal development or job progression?

Do you want to begin a new hobby, making friends along the way?

Our Bridgend Community College courses are available across the borough in Bridgend and Pencoed.

Learn online with our virtual courses.

We’re pleased to offer 10-week accredited courses, delivered online, giving you the opportunity to develop skills in a wide range of topics. Note, a small number of courses are offered over a different number of weeks and these are highlighted in the tables below.

Click on the ‘Book today’ button to find course information and to book your place.

You will need a Gmail account / email address (which is quick and easy to set up) to be able to access the sessions.

Please note, these courses are fully funded by Welsh Government and evidence of a Welsh postcode is required at time of booking. For residents outside of Wales, a fee of £150 applies.

Courses beginning on or after 1 April 2021 will be charged at a cost of £95 per course (or £150 for residents outside of Wales).

Arts & Crafts

Drawing from observation	Begins 9 September 2021	Thursday 5 – 7 pm	Book today
Drawing Level 1	Begins 8 September 2021	Wednesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Drawing Level 2	Begins 7 September 2021	Tuesday 6.30 – 8.30 pm	Book today
Fabric manipulation	Begins 16 September 2021	Thursday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Floral arrangements and designs – Beginners	Begins 14 September 2021	Tuesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Floral arrangements and designs – Improvers	New date TBC	Thursday 6 – 8 pm
Introduction to illustration – NEW	Begins 16 September 2021	Thursday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Knitting for beginners	Begins 8 September 2021	Wednesday 6.30 – 8.30 pm	Book today
Oil painting	Begins 15 September 2021	Wednesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Painting with acrylics	Begins 8 September 2021	Wednesday 10 am – 12 noon	Book today
Sewing machine skills	Begins 15 September 2021	Wednesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Watercolour painting Level 1	Begins 10 September 2021	Friday 10 am – 12 noon	Book today
Watercolour painting Level 2	Begins 10 September 2021	Friday 2 – 4 pm	Book today

Beauty

Aromatherapy massage	Begins 1 July 2021	Thursday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Makeup	Begins 15 September 2021	Wednesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Oils for aromatherapy massage	Begins 15 September 2021	Wednesday 2 – 4 pm	Book today
Manicures	Begins 13 September 2021	Monday 6 – 8 pm	Book today

Business

Social media for business	13 September 2021 (1 day)	Monday 9 am – 4.30 pm	Book today
Using social media to improve business	Begins 20 September 2021	Monday 9 – 11 am	Book today

Childcare

Child psychology	New date TBC	Monday 2 – 4 pm

Construction

Woodwork project	New date TBC – Limited spaces available	Tuesday 5 – 8 pm

Cooking & Catering

International cuisine	Begins 8 September 2021	Wednesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Pastry making	Begins 6 September 2021	Monday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Vegetarian / vegan cookery	New date TBC	Tuesday 6 – 8 pm

General Education, History & Literature

Criminal Psychology	Begins 7 September 2021	Tuesday 9.30 – 11.30 am	Book today
Family Ancestry	Begins 9 June 2021	Wednesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today

Horticulture

Pruning trees and shrubs	Date TBC (2 x Saturday sessions)	Saturday 9 am – 4.30 pm

IT & Computing

IT security for users	Begins 17 September 2021	Friday 9 – 11 am	Book today
Introduction to Excel	New date TBC	Monday 6 – 8 pm
Introduction to Word	Begins 14 September 2021	Tuesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Social media for business	13 September 2021 (1 day)	Monday 9 am – 4.30 pm	Book today
Using social media to improve business	Begins 20 September 2021	Monday 9 – 11 am	Book today
Web development	Begins 2 June 2021	Wednesday 9 – 11 am	Book today

Languages

Bastille Day – French culture workshop – NEW	10 July 2021 (1 day)	Saturday 10am – 3pm	Book today
Conversational Portuguese – Beginners	Begins 8 September 2021	Wednesday 5.30 – 7.30 pm	Book today
Conversational Portuguese – Improvers	Begins 8 September 2021	Wednesday 7.30 – 9.30 pm	Book today
Conversational Spanish – Taster course – NEW	Begins 2 June 2021 (5 weeks)	Wednesday 10 am- 12 noon	Book today
Conversational Spanish – Beginners	Begins 7 September 2021	Tuesday 5.30 – 7.30 pm	Book today
Conversational Spanish – Improvers	Begins 7 September 2021	Tuesday 7.30 – 9.30 pm	Book today
Italian – Speaking	Begins 21 September 2021	Tuesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Sign Language – Beginners	Begins 15 September 2021	Wednesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today
Welsh – Beginners	Begins 15 September 2021	Wednesday 10 am – 12 noon OR 6.30 – 8.30 pm	Book today

Music

Exploring music and sound	Begins 15 September 2021	Wednesday 2 – 4 pm OR – 8 pm	Book today
Introduction to playing the guitar	Begins 14 September 2021	Tuesday 6 – 8 pm	Book today

Sport

Gym Based Activities	Coming soon
Introduction to becoming a fitness/gym instructor	Coming soon

Relevant, useful and enjoyable learning experiences

Bridgend Community College offers over 50 high quality courses ranging from beginners through to advanced levels.

Our courses are a great opportunity for you to develop your skills in a wide range of subject areas.

Bridgend Community College offers over 50 high quality courses, during the day and evening, for beginners through to advanced level. We provide relevant, useful and enjoyable learning experiences across an extensive range of subject areas. Choose from preparing food for allergy sufferers, needlecraft, creative writing, languages, home diy, aerobics, hair up, poetry and much more.

Our tutors are experienced, professionally-trained teachers and experts in their field who create a safe, stimulating and respectful environment for adult learners.

This initiative is run via Bridgend College which was recently graded ‘Double Excellent’ by Estyn – the only FE College in South Wales with this accolade.

We help people to learn skills to get into work, enjoy a new hobby or improve their job prospects. View our courses here; we hope there will be something for you. If you don’t see the subject you’re looking for, please let us know.

Be all that you can be with Bridgend Community College.