Welcome to Middlesbrough Council’s learning, skills, apprenticeship and employability service
“After completing my course I applied for a job at Amazon and has been accepted!”
“I now feel I can do so much on my own. I used to hide behind my husband and beg him to talk but now I can do things and feel proud of myself. I am free, confident & independent.”
” I had no certificates to prove what I could do when I moved to England. Joining MCL helped me to gain relevant certificates and I am very proud of what I have achieved in my time here.”
“I can’t believe how much I enjoyed attending the course and Louise made things easy to understand. She has motivated me and given me the confidence to know I can continue in the right direction. Thank you!”
“I want to stay here forever, It’s my dream place.”
” They promised to help me and they did what they promised and now I have a job and I cant stop smiling.”
“I was really pleased and proud to win an award at the recent learner celebration event. It motivated me to make the decision to work towards taking a masters degree so I can continue towards a nursing career.”
“My teacher listened and cared about me. She supported & encouraged me. My confidence is growing and have reached the stage where I think I can look for a job.”
“The support from the employment hub and the rest of the team has been incredible.”
“I started the cleaning course after a long period of not working, now I am very proud to wear my work uniform.”
“I attended the health and social care course and I soon achieved new skills and certificates that led me to an interview in which I was able to gain employment.”
“I feel more confident and understood. Louise boosted my confidence in myself and being a mum. Everyone should attend this course.”
“Thank you for helping me to gain so much confidence. I can shop for clothes on my own now and find my way around Middlesbrough.”
“Five years ago I could not speak any English hardly, now I can read simple sentences and I try to read the papers every day.”
” My communications skills have improved drastically and I am now able to communicate more effectively and more independently.”
“I felt welcome, listened to, understood and encouraged to look towards a better future with my children, partner and myself. Thank you for being you and helping in ways I can’t put into words.”
” I used to have panic attacks but since I achieved my Hospitality course at MCL I don’t have them much any more.”
“I am enjoying learning lots of new words connected with my pregnancy and now want to go on to higher education to train as a primary school teacher in the future.”
“I always wanted to learn English savoury food and sweets. This course gave me that. I enjoyed it very much and benefited a lot from it. I am happy with what I made and learned. Thank you a lot for your patience and for all of your help and teaching in the class.”
“I am going to be kind to myself and I know I have to start liking myself and stop worrying about what others think.”
” I could not have gained employment without Lisa and Mick’s help and support.”
” MCL has given me the confidence to so something with my life.”
“This course has been so good for me. I learned in a safe & very friendly class. My teacher teach me so much things that helped me in every day life. I was homesick but now I feel I have a second home.”
” Couldn’t have done what I have done with out the support I have received from MCLS.”
“Many people have approached me and other members of the service with questions about what we do. It is easy to launch into a verbatim answer on our different educational programmes and what their aims are; however what we do isn’t just about delivering courses and programmes in Middlesbrough… what we do is create futures. When you consider this, it isn’t just about achieving a course certificate; it’s about all the other things that are contributing towards creating a future. We are proud of what we do and use the mantra ‘be part of it’ and we hope after visiting our website, you will indeed want to be a “part of it”, too.”
Claire Kemp
Head of Community Learning and Employability
