Acton Learning Resource Centre

The Acton Learning Resource Centre (ALRC), based in the heart of the South Acton estate, was developed by Action Acton Regeneration Partnership and London Borough of Ealing (LBE) Adult and Community Education in 2001, with financial support from London West Learning and Skills Council (LWLSC) and London Development Agency (LDA).

ALRC is a Basic Skills centre that offers assessment, learning support and Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) to meet the needs of local residents in helping them to overcome existing barriers to learning and employment. This estate-based provision is vital in providing a friendly, flexible and supportive environment for current learners and in attracting new learners who have not been involved in learning before, or for a very long time.

The aim of ALRC is to provide free, accessible, flexible and supported accredited Basic Skills training to unemployed and economically inactive local residents that is of a high quality and is externally validated. The quality of teaching and learning is facilitated through a highly qualified professionalised work-force.

We offer learners an opportunity to take an Edexcel accredited ‘Skills for Life’ qualification in ESOL, Literacy or Numeracy with the majority of learners achieving the full qualification within 3 months.

Learners attend 12 week courses which run as follows:

September – December
January – April
May – August

To enrol please contact us about a month before the start of a new course.

The courses are available at the following levels:

E1 (beginners),
E2 (elementary/pre-intermediate),
E3 (pre-intermediate/intermediate),
L1 (intermediate/upper-intermediate),
L2 (upper-intermediate/advanced).

Classes usually take place twice a week and are 2hrs 30 mins long.

At the moment, our courses are funded by the London Development Agency and are free. They are available for unemployed people with the right to stay in the UK only.

In addition, we run courses on behalf of London Borough of Ealing Adult Education which currently include ESOL in Citizenship Context.

Each learner has the opportunity to receive FREE:

Initial Assessment to establish strengths, skills & areas for development
Enrolment onto an appropriate programme
Comprehensive Individual Learning Plan, reviewed regularly
High standard of supported learning
Registration with the exam body
Accredited qualification
Minimum of 2 hrs Information Advice & Guidance (IAG) for all new enrolments
1:1 IAG support available for Job Search or college progression

Acton Learning Resource Centre can be found at

112 - 114 Hardy Court
Bollo Bridge Road
Acton
W3 8DD

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or you can call us on 020 8896 2312

or email us at alrc@gotadsl.co.uk

In This Section

Basic Skills

Information Advice
& Guidance

Citizenship

Adult Education

Ex-Offenders

Action Acton
16-18 Crown Street
Acton, London. W3 8SB
T: 020 8993 9605