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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Learning to use your smartphone (Android)
    Course start date:  Wed 15 Oct 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Does your smartphone confuse you? Are you unsure how to make the most of its many features? Understanding and navigating your way round a smartphone is now as important as being able to use a regular computer. This short course will help you understand your Android smartphone, troubleshoot problems and use some of the most popular apps. By the end of the course you will be confident you can use or find out how to use the key features of your phone.



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00
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  2. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  3. Improve your speaking voice
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 18 Oct 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lloyd Wylde
    Improve the quality of your voice and standard of speech through relaxation, stance, breath capacity/control, articulation, forward placing and expression. This Saturday course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £118.00
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  4. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  5. The essentials of British politics
    Course start date:  Thu 23 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ian McGarvie
    This essentials course will give you the foundations of the political system in the United Kingdom, whilst also enabling you to use your newly acquired knowledge to discuss and debate current affairs matters in real time.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  6. Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  7. Becoming confident on Word 365 (beginner)
    Course start date:  Wed 5 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you new to Word and word processing? Do you want to learn this essential skill both for work and private life? This course will help you create and organise digital letters and short documents.You will learn all the basic functions of creating documents: adding, copying, moving and formatting text, inserting pictures and creating tables, checking spelling and grammar, changing the page layout and printing different documents accurately. All you need is enthusiasm, and confidence using a mouse and basic keyboard functions.



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £45.00
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  8. Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00
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  9. Publish your first book online
    Course start date:  Thu 6 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)

    Tutors:  Christine Robertson
    Learn how to publish your first book electronically on the Amazon Kindle and other e-book devices using an existing Word document. You will need good internet and file management skills and experience of using Microsoft Word.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00
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  10. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  11. Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00
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  12. ICM: Intentional camera movements
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 8 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ed Gregory
    Create images using intentional camera movement (ICM). On this workshop course you will experiment with different techniques of camera movement to create abstract art with your digital camera.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  13. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  14. Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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  15. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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