Multiply - Free Maths Courses for Adults

What is the Multiply project?

Multiply is a new programme aimed at helping adults improve their confidence with numbers in everyday life. The project offers easy access to a wide range of FREE maths courses across North Wales.

Whether you need help with managing your money, supporting your children with their homework or you want to progress at work, we can help.

Who can access the training?
To access this free training, you will need to:

• be 19 years or older;
• have not yet achieved a GCSE in maths at grade C (or its equivalent);
• live within the counties of Gwynedd, Anglesey, Conwy and Denbighshire.

Where will the courses take place?
Courses will be held at community venues, in workplaces or as part of a family learning initiative in local primary schools. These include libraries and community venues in:

• Abergele
• Bangor
• Caernarfon
• Colwyn Bay
• Denbigh
• Dolgellau
• Holyhead
• Llandudno
• Llangefni
• Pwllheli
• Rhyl

Individuals, community groups, social enterprises, organisations and businesses can all access this support for free.

How do I apply?
For more information email multiply@gllm.ac.uk or complete this online form and someone will get in touch with you.

Courses - December

Conwy:

Abergele Library:

• Countdown to Christmas: Budgeting Tips: 29/11/23, 1.30-3.30pm
• Christmas Craft Workshop: 13/12/23, 1.30-4.30pm

Colwyn Bay Library:

• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 27/11/23, 10am-12pm
• Countdown to Christmas: Budgeting Tips: 28/11/23, 10am-12pm

Llandudno Library:

• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 4/12/23, 10am-12pm
• Christmas Craft Workshop: 6/12/23, 9.30am-12.30pm
  
• Get Money Confident: Taster Course: 12/12/23, 9.30am-12.30pm

Llanfairfechan Library:

• Get Number Confident: Taster Course: 14/12/23, 9.30am-12.30pm

Llanrwst Library:

• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 29/11/23, 10am-12pm

Denbighshire:

Corwen Library:

• Christmas Craft Workshop: 7/12/23, 9.30am-12.30pm

Prestatyn Library:

• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 5/12/23, 10am-12pm
• Get Number Confident: Taster Course: 20/12/23, 9.30am-12.30pm

Ruthin Library:

• Countdown to Christmas: Budgeting Tips: 30/11/23, 1pm-3pm

Rhyl Library:

• Countdown to Christmas: Budgeting Tips: 29/11/23, 10am-12pm
• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 30/11/23, 10am-12pm
• Christmas Craft Workshop: 13/12/23, 9.30am-12.30pm

St Asaph Library:

• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 6/12/23, 10am -12pm
• Get Money Confident: Taster Course: 13/12/23, 9.30am-12.30pm

Gwynedd:

Canolfan Henblas, Y Bala:

• Countdown to Christmas: Budgeting Tips: 30/11/23, 9.30am-11.30pm

Coleg Menai, Caernarfon:

• Christmas Craft Workshop: 6/12/23, 2pm-4pm

Felin Fach, Pwllheli:

• Get Money Confident: Taster Course: 12/12/23, 9.30am-11.30am

South Gwynedd Foodbank:

• Christmas Craft Workshop: 5/12/23, 10am-12pm

Yr Orsaf, Penygroes:

• Countdown to Christmas: Budgeting Tips: 29/11/23, 9.30am-11.30pm
• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 29/11/23, 2pm-4pm

Ynys Môn:

Amlwch, Town Council:

• Christmas Craft Workshop: 28/11/23, 10am-12pm

Beaumaris Library:

• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 12/12/23, 10am-12pm

Benllech:

• Christmas Craft Workshop: 4/12/23, 10am-12pm

Coleg Menai, Holyhead:

• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 27/11/23, 10am-12pm
• Countdown to Christmas: Budgeting Tips: 27/11/23, 2pm-4pm

HWB Cemaes:

• Get Money Confident: Taster Course: 11/12/23, 10am-12pm

Llangefni Library:

• Multiply: Number Support Drop-in Session: 5/12/23, 10am-12pm

Yr Oriel, Llangefni:

• Countdown to Christmas: Budgeting Tips: 5/12/23, 1pm-3pm

What courses are available?

Multiply - Number Support: Drop-in Session
Feel more confident with any aspect of numbers. Come to our drop-in sessions for support with anything - from fractions and percentages, to budgeting for the home or helping your child with their homework- all with the support of a Multiply tutor.

Countdown to Christmas: Budgeting Tips
Gifts, food, decorations, nights out...it's all part of the festive fun, but the costs can add up. This short course will provide some top tips on budgeting and saving money at Christmas.

Christmas Craft Workshop
Come along and create colourful decorations and memorable gifts for friends and family this Christmas.

Brain Train with Numbers
Keep your brain active and have fun playing maths games. This short course is specifically designed to cater for adults who want to keep their brains active using basic number skills.

Get Money Confident
Do you want to become your own money saving expert? Do you want help to understand the offers available? This course has been designed to signpost you to useful money saving websites and explain the ‘maths’ behind the deals.

Get Number Confident
Want to boost your confidence when using numbers? We all use numbers every day, often without realising it. Being confident in our number skills helps us with many everyday tasks such as cooking, shopping, or enjoying our hobbies like DIY. This course will help boost your positivity with using numbers in everyday life.

Help your Child with Maths (Primary and Secondary School)
This course is perfect for anyone who has ever thought "What on earth do my children DO in maths these days?! or "How can I possibly support my child with maths homework?". The way maths is taught in schools now may well be very different to how you were taught when you were at school. By the end of the course, you'll have a good understanding of all the different areas of maths and how they are used by primary and secondary school pupils today. We'll also give you lots of hints and tips for making maths practical and fun.

Cooking on a Budget
With the cost of living rising, this course will support you to plan and cook healthy family meals on a budget. You will be provided with ingredients to cook a healthy nutritious meal for your family. The course will also cover menu planning and cost saving ideas.

Excelling in Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets are an excellent tool for budgeting and managing personal finances. Managing personal finances is a daunting prospect for most people, but having the right tools can help make it less challenging. This course will ensure that you are on track with your finances and can meet future goals and aims to help you improve your working knowledge of Excel and spreadsheets and achieve yours goals in managing your finances using a spreadsheet.

Running your own Business
Are you starting or already running your own small business? This course is specifically designed to cater for individuals who want to understand the day to day running of a small business and will cover essential topics such as manging finances, cash flows, business account and how to price your products.

Upskilling for Promotion
Do you want to unlock your potential and master the essential workplace numeracy skills for career success? This course will look at developing your personal confidence with maths, data handling and statistics at work. You will gain confidence in using Microsoft excel, improve your understanding of statistics and data analysis, and develop your knowledge of using percentages and fractions.

This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai lead on the Multiply project in Gwynedd, Anglesey, Conwy and Denbighshire.

Multiply is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and is an innovative skills training programme designed to help people improve their understanding and use of maths in daily life, at home and at work. Whether that may be improving household finances, helping children with homework, making more sense of facts in the media, or improving numeracy skills specific to a line of work.