Skills & employability courses to boost your career
Gain the skills you need to boost your career prospects with our accredited courses in english, maths, ESOL and BSL.
- Essential digital skills for work (Level 1)Course start date: Wed 12 Feb 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you have some digital skills but lack confidence to use them? Would you like to gain the most essential digital skills needed for today's workplace? If so, and you need to develop the foundational digital skills for today's job market, this is the course for you. The course will give you the confidence to use different digital devices and tools to collaborate and communicate efficiently with work colleagues, to create and edit documents and presentations, and make simple spreadsheets. You will learn about different types of digital communication as well as how to use online resources for finding and using information and completing transactions. You will learn the transferable digital skills you need to progress, participate and express yourself in the workplace and gain a qualification. 53% of UK employees do not have the digital skills needed for work. You don't need to be one of them.
Please note: you MUST pass the first part of the course, attend every class and do the necessary homework. If you do not, you will not be able to continue the course.
You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name.
This course is free for learners who have digital skills assessed as below level 1. For more information Click here
Full fee £0.00 - English Functional Skills (Level 1)Course start date: Tue 18 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Our Functional skills English Level 1 course will support you in developing your reading, writing and communication skills for both work and education.
This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here
Full fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Maths functional skills level 2Course start date: Wed 19 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you need to gain a national maths qualification to show you have a good level of mathematical competence? Functional Skills Level 2 Maths shows employers and others that your maths skills are at a good level and that you can use skills to solve complex issues in a variety of situations. You will develop your maths to become a problem-solver, analyser and decision-maker.
You MUST pass the first 6 weeks of the course. You must attend every class and do the necessary homework. If you do not, you will not be able to continue the course.
You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 4582 0423 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).
This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in Maths. For more information Click here
Full fee £0.00 - BSL level 2Course start date: Tue 25 Feb 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Susan WhalleyHave you passed your BSL level 1 and are you ready for a level 2 course? Build your skills and knowledge and achieve a level 2 qualification, accredited by Signature.Full fee £839.00 Senior fee £709.00 Concession £644.00 - English Functional Skills (Level 2)Course start date: Tue 25 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Our Functional skills English Level 2 course will support you in developing your reading, writing and communication skills for both work and education.
This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here
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