Meridian Centre

The Meridian Centre is a community resource with attached nursery for people of all ages and backgrounds in the Manningham area

The centre offers a number of training programmes aimed at developing skills and knowledge to help individuals access further learning, employment and build confidence levels. These include unaccredited and accredited courses: Traineeship, IT, Teaching Assistant Course, AET, Working with Children, Study Programme, Literacy and Numeracy, ESOL, Talk English, GCSE Mathematics and English , Sewing/Arts & Crafts, Baking ,Healthy Eating, Counselling, Confidence building and Job Search, etc. Information, Advice and Guidance is also on offer at the centre, and we have been Matrix Accredited since 2008.

The centre understands the importance of reaching out to ‘hard to reach’ communities and those individuals who may be socially excluded from services due to barriers and circumstances and therefore offers an outreach service to local schools, children’s centres and community centres. This is an effective method of engaging with communities and individuals as it is often the proactive approach that is necessary to entice disadvantaged communities to use such services. The women only services are important features of the centre as they create a non-intimidating, safe and comfortable learning environment. There are also classes for men and women (mixed). The centre has now expanded its services to include male and mixed classes and sessions, but keeps it roots as a women’s centre through the quality of its provision and the unique way it engages with hard to reach women, from hard to reach communities. Staff employed within the centre speak local languages and understand the needs of the diverse community it serves.