Get Involved - Skills

Digital Fabrication Courses

Get training in introduction to digital fabrication course through city’s Fab Lab, a key skills need for local industry.

The programme will cover:

• 16 hours of teaching contact time and support from professional mentors.
• An additional 30 hours of self-guided learning to develop portfolio and learn how to use 2D modelling software and related machines.
• Mentors will engage with course participants to develop awareness of employment culture in UK and also undertake specific activities to increase their readiness for potential employment opportunities.
• Open College Network Level 1 and 2 accreditation (a nationally recognised vocational qualification) will be provided through (the Fab Lab Manager at) Coventry University.
• Support to move into employment, training or further support.

If you require any further help, please contact us using the form on our contact page.

Learn DIY Skills to Help the Community

Would you like to help people in your community and gain skills in painting, decorating or DIY?

We are offering opportunities for:

• weekly training in painting and decorating to gain DIY skills
• Practicing and training to use these skills in the community
• Improving local homes in your community

For more information, please contact the Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre or The Refugee and Migrant Centre Birmingham and the Black Country, or complete our contact form.

If you require any further help, please contact us using the form on our contact page.

Become a Community Researcher

Join us as a Community Researcher and get training in project evaluation.

We will evaluate both the process of implementing Mifriendly Cities as well as its impact. We will use our learning throughout the project to enable project partners to understand and adapt activities.

Join us as a Community Researcher and get training in project evaluation (qualitative and quantitative).

You will be trained by experienced researchers and practitioners at Coventry University through a mixture of classroom based and field-based training. Training will be accredited by Coventry University.

Researchers will be offered regular (monthly) supervision sessions, and mentoring including referral to further education opportunities. Trained Citizen Social Scientists who wish to participate in the evaluation will be hired and paid through the Coventry University Agency.

For more information, please contact the Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre or The Refugee and Migrant Centre Birmingham and the Black Country, or complete our contact form.

If you require any further help, please contact us using the form on our contact page.

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We’re still developing this programme. But if you would like to learn more, please complete our contact form or download our project guide.

If you require any further help, please contact us using the form on our contact page.

Volunteer for our Skills Initiatives

We’re still developing this programme. But if you would like to learn more, please complete our contact form or download our project guide.

If you require any further help, please contact us using the form on our contact page.