Belfast Works Connect EBM


Belfast Works Connect at EBM

Courses & Workshops : October - December 2025


Belfast Works Connect participants should complete one of the three OCN (Open College Network) accredited courses on offer (i.e. Well-Being, Personal Development or Employment)

Your Connect Navigator will help identify the best course for you.. Participants can choose to attend ANY of the available workshop on offer, irrespective of which OCN course is selected. 

By completing any of these courses, you will then be able to move on to further 'external' accredited training courses with Belfast Works Connect...

 
For further information on external courses available with Belfast Works Connect, visit  belfastworksconnect.com/training

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Well-Being

The Well-Being course introduces the basic themes around mental health, emotional well-being, and resilience. Completion of this course offer’s you an opportunity to better understand yourself and how these aspects interconnect and influence one another to enhance or inhibit your overall wellbeing. You will explore the key factors that affect mental health and emotional well-being, alongside how emotions play a vital role in overall well-being. The course also covers practical strategies to improve personal resilience and mental health, focusing on approaches for enhancing well-being in everyday life. Additionally, you will gain awareness of the various sources of professional support and advice available for mental health and emotional well-being. Through this course, you will acquire the tools to understand, manage, and improve your mental and emotional health, fostering resilience in the face of life's challenges.

Complimentary Well-Being workshops include

  • Mindfulness & me
  • Journaling for Well-Being
  • Introduction to meditation
  • Unlock your potential
  • Breathing techniques

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Personal Development

The Personal Development course provides you with practical methods to analyse stressors and how to manage them. 

We discuss the different types of criticism we come into contact with, both external and internal, as well as how to deal with these types of conflicts. 

In the final session we look at areas of our life such as physical health, finances and leisure time and set goals for improvement. You will leave feeling confident and empowered to move forward in their goals!

Topics covered include: 

  • Defining and learning to deal with stress
  • Methods of coping with conflict
  • Personal analysis using the life wheel
  • Setting goals based on your desired next steps

Complimentary Personal Development workshops

  • Feel energised through nutrition
  • Get motivated through fitness
  • Sleep soundly with new habits
  • Finance / Budgeting


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Employment Readiness

The Employment course has been designed to provide learners with a range of employability skills that are key to preparing them for the workplace.

The objective of the qualification is to assist learners in acquiring skills, attributes and behaviours that are needed to enter and succeed in the world of work.

It also provides learners with the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge in the areas most relevant to them, that are everyday occurrences in the workplace. e.g. know how to build effective ‘Workplace Relationships’ and deal with different behaviours and difficult situations. The course will also looks at ‘Workplace Motivation and Behaviour’ and ways to enable the learner to understand workplace motivation and the importance of punctuality, reliability and time management in the workplace.

Complimentary Employability workshops include

  • ICT Skills
  • Applying for work
    (CV, applications, cover letters & job searching)

  • Interview Skills
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management

Well-Being Course Dates

• Mon 13th & Mon 20th Oct

• Mon 27th Oct & Mon 3rd Nov

• Mon 10th & Mon 17th Nov

• Mon 24th Nov & Mon 1st Dec

• Mon 8th & Mon 15th Dec

 

Personal Development Course Dates

• Wed 22nd & 29th Oct & Wed 5th Nov

• Wed 12th, 19th & 26th Nov

• Wed 3rd, 10th & 17th Dec

Employment Course Dates 

• Thur 16th & Thur 23rd Oct  

• Thur 30th Oct & Thur 6th Nov

• Thur 13th & 20th Nov

• Thur 27th Nov & Thur 4th Dec

• Thur 11th & Thurs 18th Dec

 

Well-Being Workshops

• Personal Development  

  (Mon 27th Oct 10am)  



Personal Development Workshops

Fitness

  Thur 23rd Oct

   (Walk-In 1.30pm)

Nutrition

   Tue 28th Oct & Thur 30th Oct

   (Walk-In 12pm)




Employment Workshops

Basic IT Workshop

Wed 15th, 22nd & 29th Oct 

(Walk In 1-am-12pm)

Employability Workshops

Tue 28th oct 10.30am

Tue 4th Nov 10.30am

Tue 11th Nov 10.30am


Nespresso Workshop

We will be holding a 'Nespresso workshop' on Tuesday 2nd Dec, 10.30am -12.30pm in the Walk-In.This follows on from the excellent workshop Nespresso put on for us last year.. It will be of particular interest to anyone interested in learning Barista skills, working in hospitality or for anyone wanting a crash course in what makes excellent customer service.  

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