Manchester Adult Education Service (MAES)

Website: http://talk-english.co.uk/Manchester
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TalkEnglishMcr
[email protected]
Where do they work?: Piccadilly, Moss Side, City-Wide
Telephone: 0161 254 7322
Address: Greenheys Adult Learning Centre Upper Lloyd Street Moss Side Manchester M14 4HZ
Description: Supporting people in Manchester to improve their English, access services and get more involved in their community through Talk English Courses, Talk English Friends, Talk English activities, Talk English Here training for organisations and Talk English website.

Volunteering Opportunities

Opportunity title Summary
Digital and Work Club Mentors Digital Mentors help people to improve their computing skills - you will use your own computing skills and knowledge to help people who are less confident using computers to use the internet, e-mail and social media, as well as a range of computer programmes. Digital settings can range from ICT courses, libraries, community centres and learning hubs.

Work Club Mentors help people back into work   -    you will support people to search and apply for jobs in a caring and supportive atmosphere. Work clubs take place all over Manchester and support jobseekers to stay focused and motivated in their search for employment. 
Digital and Work Club Mentor Digital Mentors help people to improve their computing skills - you will use your own computing skills and knowledge to help people who are less confident using computers to use the internet, e-mail and social media, as well as a range of computer programmes. Digital settings can range from ICT courses, libraries, community centres and learning hubs.

Work Club Mentors help people back into work   -    you will support people to search and apply for jobs in a caring and supportive atmosphere. Work clubs take place all over Manchester and support jobseekers to stay focused and motivated in their search for employment. 
MAES Reading Champions Manchester Adult Education Service are running a six week course aimed at people who want to become volunteers to help adults improve their reading skills. It will provide volunteers with an opportunity to discover how to help others learn to read.

Following the course, volunteers will be supported to run reading groups to help adults improve their reading skills.
Volunteer Digital Mentors Digital Mentors help people to improve their computing skills - you will use your own computing skills and knowledge to help people who are less confident using computers to use the internet, e-mail and social media, as well as a range of computer programmes. Digital settings can range from ICT courses, libraries, community centres and learning hubs.
Reading Champions 2016 - 2017 We are running the Reading Champions again this year. There will be an introductory session on 20th January which will be an opportunity to find out more about the course. This course provides an insight on how to teach reading to adults. The participants will attend the course and a placement with ourselves. After the course the volunteers will be fully trained to volunteer in our classes and/or run their own reading groups. Last year, all of the Reading Champions found the course very useful and rewarding. Some volunteers used the course as a stepping stone to teacher training, university etc and some older participants simply used it to enrich their retirement and as a pathway to further volunteering and some went on to run small reading groups.
Digital and Work Club Mentors As a volunteer Digital Mentor, you will use your own computing skills and knowledge to help people who are less confident using computers to use the internet, email and social media for a range of purposes. If you already volunteer or would like to start doing so, you can get a free place on our 6 week Mentoring Skills training course, which will help you in your volunteering role. If you are able to provide regular support to people using computers, have good written and spoken communication skills, as well as good ICT skills, this could be the opportunity for you! 
Make a Difference in 2017: Volunteer Digital Mentors Would you like to get some valuable work experience, free training, develop your skills and enhance your CV?

Volunteering as a Digital Mentor might be for you!
WITHDRAWN Volunteer with Talk English The Talk English project in Manchester runs volunteer led ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) sessions all over the city. Our aim is to help our learners gain confidence in speaking English as well as to improve their reading and writing skills. We also help people to access local services and get more involved in their local community.

Living in a city where you don't speak the language is a difficult and isolating experience. Talk English classes provide a friendly environment where people can practice their English and meet new people. The main focus is on conversation and getting to know each other.