Westminster Centre for Independent Living
42 Westbourne Park Road, London, W2 5PH
T: 020 7243 9720 E: geraldine@trainingforlife.org
Training for Life Westminster Centre for Independent Living (WCIL) is resource for deaf and disabled people, where they can access a variety of services enabling them to gain greater independence. These services include training opportunities and a number of special projects.
We are open five days a week Monday to Friday from 9am - 5pm.
Celebrate International Day for Disabled People at WCIL on 3rd December
WCIL is setting up a committee to organise celebrations for this important date. We want disabled people to be part of the plans! First meeting: 2pm, 19th October If you want to get involved contact Geraldine by Email: geraldine@trainingforlife.org
Want to learn sign language?
Training for Life Westminster Centre for Independent Living on Westbourne Park Road will be running a BSL Level One Course, starts January 2010. For convenience, classes will take place one evening a week over 24 weeks (that's 60hours in total).
The cost of the course will be £350 per person. For those wanting to make their newly found skill official – they can take a BSL exam for £50.
If you think you'd like to learn sign language, register your interest with the Westminster Centre for Independent Living:
Call: 020 7243 9720 Email: russell@trainingforlife.org
Literacy sessions…
Developing your literacy skills is a key step in developing your independence. WCIL has joined forces with Westminster Adult Education (WAES) to offer a weekly literacy skills session. Whatever your level, the classes will help you develop your reading, writing and mathematic skills.
Sessions take place every Tuesday and Thursday. For more information contact Catherine Njau Email: CNjau@trainingforlife.org
User involvement training – starting November ‘09
Unsure about the future of WCIL? Want to play a role is shaping the future of the centre? Then WCIL’s forthcoming User-Involvement Training courses will provide a background to the changes at WCIL. They will provide you with the skills and knowledge to make the development of the centre work for you.
Further details on courses will be published in the next issue. Email: geraldine@trainingforlife.org
What's on at WCIL
New cafe opening soon for members.
We have refurbished our ground floor kitchen and dining area to transform it into a new cafe with direct access to the centre's large garden.
Sailing Club - "Sailing their way to independence". Surrey Docks Water Sports Centre, Bermondsey: every Wednesday.
Read the article written by a member which was feature on our newsletter. Click here to read the article
How can you help us
We are always keen to have people from the London City borough Westminster support the activities that we do at the centre and in the local community Click here to download volunteering flyer.
Newsletter
Keep in touch with our latest newsletter Click here to download or to see it as a webpage click here.
Westminster Employment Services (WES)
This service supports disabled people to progress into employment or further education.
Click here to download general information flyer
Click here to download Job Club flyer.
IT Advice and Guidance
This service provides information on how IT can help you to become independent.
Click here to download flyer.
What is Independent Living?
We promote and support disable people to identify what they need to become independent. To find out more about what Independent Living means click here...