Chinese and Japanese Basic, Embroidery Lorca, Repair of furniture, Retouching, Masoterapia China, Pilates, Tai-Chi, Yoga and Tango, Brain Gym for users of the Alzheimer's Association and Horse Riding adapted for Apandis, among the planned activities.
Councillor for Culture and Celebrations in the city of Lorca, Augustine Llamas, reported that is already open enrollment within the program of courses offered by the Popular University (UP).
Those interested can choose from 91 courses, 18 of them free.
These will be developed between the 20th of October until the end of January 2017, the number of seats 1,350.
Agustin Llamas anticipated that the thematic areas of activities are Training (Languages), Crafts, Art, New Technologies, Integral Health, Physical Activity, Dance, Daily Living Skills, Music and Children.
The mayor of Culture, going into details, said that the language again have a special weight within the program, with classes in English, German, French at various levels and formats.
Highlights two developments over the previous quarter and is the inclusion of two separate courses for introduction to Chinese and Japanese languages ​​are being increasingly sought by citizens and this year we decided to launch to answer the social demand generated about it.
novelty is also the course of Mesotherapy China, an activity that provides an extensive compendium of therapeutic massages great tradition in this country.
It is a therapeutic work that seeks the restoration or strengthening health through the application of different techniques of Chinese massage
New Technologies area also stands with performing multiple introductory courses in Word and Internet in its various forms.
As a novelty, one cuso accounting and other Excel course and activity adaptation to mobile and digital tablets for older people with the aim of reducing the digital divide between generations is introduced.
They continue programming all workshops that are already traditional and have a high percentage of acceptance by citizens such as those related to creative leisure.
Highlights, in this regard, the three courses Furniture Restoration, the Embroidery Lorca, plus photography and treatment of photo editing software.
A year there is room also for courses in Pilates, bellydance, yoga ... etc.
and painting workshops and dance classes.
Due to the success of the course wine tasting that took place in the past year but return to course schedule including an advanced level for people already initiated to be held in a newly opened wine bar.
Half a dozen courses of theater with the Company of War
The mayor of Culture has highlighted the battery of courses will rezlizar with War Theater Company, with which is scheduled joint completion of six courses intended for theatrical performance for both adults and children, as well as a introductory course to Clown.
Associations and Seniors will have 18 free courses
Agustin Llamas has also reported that the collective elderly have a special section within the program of the People's University.
We are talking about social interest courses intended for users of the residence Sunday Sastre and the Center for Senior Day.
It is a dozen courses such as Gerontogimnasia, Painting, Crafts ... We have to emphasize other courses of particular social interest aimed at specific social groups, such as the adapted riding has been planned with APANDIS and course of Brain Gym next to the Alzheimer's Association Lorca.
Also they have scheduled two English courses for people over 55, one of two of Tango and Personal Welfare, which are also new.
Due to the success of the course and Navigation Safety at sea, in preparation for obtaining boatmasters title Recreativas (PER) is chosen to repeat.
Promoting social and professional integration of women
The People's University has managed the funding of the Institute of Women for Equal Opportunities (IMIO) for the development of a course entitled "Motivation and accompaniment (over 45 years) adult women for social and employment".
This is an initiative that is done in coordination with the Spanish Federation of Popular Universities, through the European Social Fund co-financing in the field of Operational Programme Social Inclusion and Social Economy 2014/2020.
They will benefit from the same 15 women over 45, who will be oriented entrepreneurship and self-employment.
Forms a second part of the course that could lead to term in the previous four months in collaboration with the Department of Women.
The People 's University enters the Erasmus + Program
This quarter marks the entry of the People's University, in collaboration with the Spanish Federation of Popular Universities in the project "Employment and women in the twenty-first century Europe. Of domestic economy to the economy of SMEs type".
For this program the People's University has already conducted fieldwork with 5 housewives and a meeting with women entrepreneurs successful 5 fruit which is being drafted its corresponding methodological guide.
The initiatives amount varies depending on the number of hours.
The processing can be done on-line through the www.lorca.es or go directly to the headquarters of the People's University in the Plaza de la Virgen of the Bitterness from 9 to 14 hours and from 18 to page 20 hours.
The registration period ends on October 19.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca