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Building your essential everyday skills

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Improve your English language skills

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A course for new communities

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Improving your "green" skills and knowledge

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Student journeys

Student journey - Sandy

Sandy

From the Low Road to the High Road – how Sandy Kilpatrick found his purpose at Fircroft.

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Student journey - Lorna

Lorna

Mother Garden Bootcamp

Read about how Lorna flourished into a passionate and very successful gardener after completing our Mother Garden Bootcamp course at Fircroft College.

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Student journey - Andrew

Andrew

Free Thinking, Level 2 Certificate in Digital Skills for Work and Level 3 Certificate in ICT Systems and Principles

“I felt it was a great environment for students – friendly, lots of support and encouragement and I felt the college inspired me to do better.”

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Student journey - Kayum

Kayum

Access to Higher Education (Social Science and Humanities)

The six acres of gardens along with a calm and mature college have enabled him to go back into education, and enjoy it.

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