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Adult Education
Not sure if university’s for you? Try JumpStart,
a free short course for adult learners.
JumpStart offers a fun and immersive experience of being within a higher education setting. It’s designed to fit around your other commitments and build the skills, understanding and confidence in yourself as a learner that you’ll need for university.
On the course you’ll have the chance to:
- explore a range of subject areas
- develop essential study skills to take the fear out of academic study
- gain knowledge to make informed choices about your next steps in education and/or work.
One recent course participant said:
"Thank you JumpStart. You helped me grow in my knowledge and made my view of the future clear. I feel more confident to take the next step forward to study now."
JumpStart is held every Wednesday evening from 5–7pm for a total of eight weeks, with two additional daytime sessions on Saturdays.
Courses run throughout the year, click HERE to visit the JumpStart website and find out the next start date.
Alternatively, contact Fiona Chapel, Development Officer, via email f.chapel@leeds.ac.uk or telephone the Lifelong Learning Centre on 0113 343 3212.
Additional Help
World Health Organisation’s ten facts about mental health
* Mental, neurological and substance use disorders make up 10% of the global burden of disease and 30% of non-fatal disease burden.
* Around 1 in 5 of the world's children and adolescents have a mental disorder.
* Depression is one of the leading causes of disability, affecting 264 million people.
* About half of mental disorders begin before the age of 14.
* Almost 800 000 people die from suicide per year; 1 person dies from suicide every 40 seconds. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in individuals age 15-29 years.
* Around 1 in 9 people in settings affected by conflict have a moderate or severe mental disorder.
* People with severe mental disorders die 10 to 20 years earlier that the general population.
* Rates of mental health workers vary from below 2 per 100 000 population in low-income countries to over 70 per 100 000 in high-income countries.
* Less than half of the 139 countries that have mental health policies and plans report having these aligned with human rights conventions.
* The global economy loses about US$ 1 trillion per year in productivity due to depression and anxiety.