Rail Union Learning
are providing an opportunity for staff and there spouses to gain a nationally recognised qualification in British Sign Language.
The level 1 course takes almost eight months to complete at Two hours a week but at the end of the course the stuidents will have gained a level 1 qualification in BSL, which can be used in the workplace and in the wider world to help communicate with over 250,000 people in the UK who use it as their 1st language.
Week 1 was last Friday with the same module being delivered in the morning and the afternoon to accommodate shift workers.
If you would like to do the BSL Level 1 course it may not be too late, we do have 2 places left but you will need to hurry to register as once you get to week three the book will be closed.
For more information email rslc-c@hotmail.co.uk or phone 07714 158754
3 comments:
I believe that this is one of the most important areas where rail reps can make a real difference. They can point interested learners to the course and make it easier to attend by talking to managers etc. Good work and well do ne to you all.
Well done for this positive step in the right direction. I hope this will lead to a smoother and stress-free train travel as some ticket inspectors' attitude are appalling. One inspector insisted on my wife (BSL as 1st language) to lipread her at high speed without offering pen and paper. It is a common misconception that all sign language users are expert lip-readers. Keep up the good work and I hope you will progress onto level 2.
BTW, where did you get the figure of 250,000 sign language users? Realistically, the level is around 50,000 to 75,000 but it is still loads of people.
the best sign I can give you is a "High five"!
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