Raising Awareness in England and Wales
Introduction to British Sign Language
If
you are interested in gaining some basic sign language skills and improving
the communication skills of yourself or of staff within your organisation
then this is the course for you. There are an estimated 60,000 BSL users
in Britain making it the most widely used UK language after English
and Welsh. The aim of the course is to give trainees an introduction
to this fascinating language and build confidence in their ability to
communicate with BSL users.
This course can be adapted to meet the needs of our clients. For example, if you work in the customer services sector we can teach signs that are particularly useful when confronted with deaf members of the public.
This course can be held in a half day (3 hours) or full day (5 hours + lunch break) format. It can be taken with deaf awareness training built in - see options.
- Learn the fingerspelling alphabet allowing them to spell any word using sign language
- Be able to give basic information about themselves in BSL
- Be able to sign numbers in BSL
Full-Day Course Objectives - As half-day plus:
- Learn how to give directions in BSL
- Learn a number of signs useful in their workplace
New for 2006! - CACDP Accredited Course
It is now possible for trainees to acheive an Introduction to BSL Certificate from CACDP. This follows the recent unitisation of the Level One BSL Course. Students will follow the curriculum for the first unit of this course (BSL101) which includes the following topics:
- Exchanging basic personal information
- Numbers
- Weather
- Transport
- Directions
This is a two day course and is suitable for organisations wishing for trainees to receive nationally recognised credits for their training. Assessment for the award will be conducted by the course tutor. There will be £10 registration fee per student.
Half Day Course (3 hours) |
£185 |
Full Day Course |
£305 |
CACDP Accredited Course |
£569 + £10 per person registration |
The prices above apply to groups of up to 16 people.
Travel expenses are additional - click
here for further information. Sense-Ability's prices are VAT
exempt.
Sign Language and Deaf Awareness Day
In this full day course students will achieve the half-day objectives shown above as well as receiving basic deaf awareness training. This course costs £329.
To book a Introduction to Sign Language Course for your staff/group please or for further information please fill in a booking/enquiry form or email us.