A NEWLY-launched £15,000 neighbourhood learning initiative in Bury will help parents and children within the ethnic community achieve vital computer skills.
These skills could help significantly in propelling adults into IT-related jobs and allowing parents to become mentors to youngsters requiring such hi-tech learning as part of their schoolwork.
A new computer suite has been opened by the Asian Development Association Bury (ADAB) at its base in Heywood Street. Bury South MP Ivan Lewis, a former education minister, was on hand to officially open the new facility.
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ADAB chief officer, Tanuegr Ahmed, explained: "Thanks to the suite, we are now able to offer ten-week courses in computers for beginners and in citizenship, which also involves computers. The scheme will continue through to July. We hope we can get extra funding to continue the courses. Around 27 people will benefit from each of the ten-week courses."
Earlier, ADAB obtained funding for the computer suite via the Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities initiative. "Basically, this means that people in such deprived areas who feel they are disadvantaged somehow can enrol with us," said Tanuegr.
"One of the key things about this is in terms of progression for local people within the community and the need to tackle unemployment.
"People can learn computer skills while the citizenship course will provide information in relation to better integration into society and understanding the concepts about life in the UK."
He paid tribute to the Bury Adult Learning Centre, which works closely with ADAB, and praised Ivan Lewis, minister for care services, in endorsing the new scheme.
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