ELEVEN women from the Glens of Antrim have started their Level 2 Introduction to Counselling course hosted by the local youth club in Cushendall.
They are all taking part in the Learner Access and Engagement Programme, a government funded initiative, which aims to help unemployed people to improve their qualifications.
Alison Gillan, one of the students, said: “It’s brilliant that we are able to access all of these courses on our doorstep. As a busy unemployed mum it’s not possible for me to attend the college in Ballymena so this gives me a great opportunity to get the qualifications I need to improve my job prospects.”