Courses leading to a qualification
If you are thinking about starting a new career or want to improve your CV then City Lit is a great place to start. We have a range of recognised qualifications and personal and professional development courses to choose from including areas such as care work, counselling, sign language and complementary therapies. If you're not sure where to start then have a look at our selection below for some ideas and inspiration.
If you are commited to making the change then let our expert tutors guide you on your journey towards a rewarding new career.
- Level 4 certificate in BSLCourse start date: Tue 3 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Emma IliffeIdeal if you have completed level 3 in BSL and are ready to develop your skills to level 4 standard. This is a new way to progress onto level 6. This is a Level 4 qualification course accredited by Signature. You will work though a practical programme designed and taught by our experienced teacher. - Level 3 Certificate in User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) NCFECourse start date: Tue 3 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: Itai Bercovier, Alex GregoryThe application process is now open.
This Level 3 course is designed for learners wishing to gain knowledge and skills of traditional practices used in UX/UI design industry sectors. On completion of the certificate, you would have the opportunity to join UX/UI design companies as an entry level UX/UI designer with some website creation/design experience or progress onto higher education.
This course is part of the government’s Free courses for Jobs initiative, providing the skills employers need and focusing on qualifications with good job opportunities and pay.
This course is free for Londoners who are on a Low-Income or on Active-Benefits or Other-Benefits or if you do not already have a full level 3 qualification. For more information click here
The course fee is £941, plus an upfront fee of £558 payable at the time of your enrolment.
If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the cost, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
If you are unable to pay the upfront fee, you can talk to our Information, Advice and Guidance team who will advise you on other financial support available. You can contact the Advice and Guidance Team by phone on (telephone temporarily unavailable) or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk
For more information, please call Business & Technology on (telephone temporarily unavailable).
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £1,499.00 Senior fee £1,499.00 Concession £1,499.00 - ITEC Level 2 Award in providing Facial Skincare (adults 21+)Course start date: Wed 4 Oct 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Are you looking to gain a qualification that will enable you to provide Facial Skincare treatments, either as an add-on to your current therapist practise, or as a stand-alone offering? Our Level 2 Award in Facial Skincare will give you a recognised qualification that will allow you to provide and develop bespoke Luxury Facial Skincare treatments to your client base, both within a salon setting and as a mobile therapist.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00 - French DALF C2Course start date: Thu 5 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henriette HarlallCe cours de niveau très avancé vous prépare pour les examens en juin 2024 du 'Diplôme approfondi en langue française' (DALF), niveau C2. Vous pouvez arranger un interview. Pour cela, contacter languages : languages@citylit.ac.uk. Nous offrons aussi un cours de préparation fin juin LBF09 Introduction to Dalf certificates.
Possibilité de paiement en plusieurs versements. Les frais d'examen ne sont pas inclus dans le prix.
Voici les dates des trimestres:
Term 1: 21/09/2023-07/12/2023
Term 2: 11/01/2024-28/03/2024
Term 3: 18-04-2024-06/06/2024.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - ITEC Levels 3, 4 & 5 in Sports Massage TherapyCourse start date: Fri 6 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Trevor EnglandBecome a qualified Sports and Remedial Massage Therapist with our course in Sports Massage Levels 3, 4, 5. This course is designed for those with no prior massage qualification. This course provides you with the qualification and training required to work as a Professional Sports Massage Therapist. This course runs on a Friday daytime.
The course fee is £1417, plus an upfront fee of £1082 payable at the time of your enrolment.
If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the cost, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
If you are unable to pay the upfront fee, you can talk to our Information, Advice and Guidance team who will advise you on other financial support available. You can contact the Advice and Guidance Team by phone on (telephone temporarily unavailable) or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk
For more information, please call Health & Wellbeing on (telephone temporarily unavailable).Full fee £2,499.00 Senior fee £2,499.00 Concession £2,499.00 - Foundation in Drama (Certificate Level 2)Course start date: Fri 6 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura Baggaley, Vernon Thompson, Martin WimpressDo you want to be an actor but find it hard to fit the training around your other commitments? This intensive and practical accredited course, running one full day each week, provides classes in the core disciplines of acting, voice and movement, and culminates in a showing of contemporary scenework to an invited audience. Successful candidates achieve the Level 2 Certificate in Performing Arts awarded by OCN London.Full fee £1,249.00 Senior fee £1,249.00 Concession £1,249.00 - Sign Language Teacher Training CourseCourse start date: Fri 6 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mark HopkinsonAre you deaf and fluent in BSL? Interested to teaching BSL? This specialist BSL teacher training course leads to a national teaching qualification and includes knowledge of BSL and the Deaf Community.
The Level 3 Award in Education and Training is designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to teach in the post-16 education sector. This could be as a trainer in the private training industry or as a teacher/lecturer in further education.
You will attend City Lit for lecture blocks over 8 sessions from 7th October 2022 to 10th June 2023.
The hours are 10.00-17.00 Fridays and Saturdays. - French DELF B2Course start date: Wed 11 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronThis online course will prepare you for the exam of the 'Diplôme d'études en langue française' (DELF), B2 level, in June 2024. Suitable if you have studied French for about four to five years. Ideal if you would like to live, study or work in France. Please book an interview by contacting languages: languages@citylit.ac.uk.
We also offer a revision course starting in July LBF07 French revision 3
Please note that exam fees are not included in the advertised fees. Can be paid in instalments.
Term dates:
Term 1: 04/10/2023 - 06/12/2023
Term 2: 17/01/2024 - 20/03/2024
Term 3: 17/04/2024 - 19/06/2024
There will be a minimum of two mock exams per term.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Lipreading teacher training courseCourse start date: Fri 13 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: Lorraine Braggins, Anita ThorntonPart-time 20 days spread over 10 lecture blocks
This course will be a mixed delivery mode. Students will attend City Lit, Covent Garden, London for some of the teaching blocks and access some of the blocks online.
You will attend lecture and teaching practice blocks on the following dates.
2023: October 13th/14th November 10th/11th December 8th/9th
2024: January 12th/13th February 2nd/3rd March 1st March 15th/16th
April 19th/20th May 17th/18th June 14th/15th
If combined with a teaching qualification such as our GT105 Award in Education and Training, this will qualify you to
teach Lipreading in the Further Education sector.
You cannot enrol online for this course. Please contact us at lipreading@citylit.ac.uk to request an application form.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - ITEC Level 3 Award in Indian Head MassageCourse start date: Sat 14 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Ameena RahmanIndian Head Massage is an ancient tradition that provides many therapeutic benefits. Learn the theory and practice of Indian Head massage at a professional level. City Lit is a leading training provider in London for Massage and Complementary Therapies, providing outstanding achievement at high industry standards. Our courses are taught by experienced and practising industry professionals who have current knowledge of the massage sector.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00 - BSL level 1Course start date: Tue 31 Oct 2023 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Susan WhalleyHave you always wanted to learn British Sign Language and communicate with Deaf people? Develop the skills you need to gain the level 1 BSL qualification, accredited by Signature. The fees for BSL level 1 courses include a year's subscription to Signworld.
You may wish to study BSL without the pressure of an exam, or just for fun. We can arrange for you to be taught without a formal final assessment and you will receive a certificate of attendance.Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £503.00 Concession £454.00 - BSL level 2Course start date: Mon 8 Jan 2024 (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 £799.00 Senior fee £675.00 Concession £613.00 - Counselling: an introductionCourse start date: Mon 8 Jan 2024 (and 24 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam FoordEnhance your personal skills, learn more about yourself and take your first step in counselling training on this primarily experiential course, underpinned by the 3 main theoretical approaches in counselling.
We have courses running daytimes, evenings and weekends. Whatever your schedule, you can find a course that works for you!Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £329.00 Concession £214.00 - English Entry 2 for deaf people - part 2Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course will help you to get confident in reading, writing and communication. You will learn to read pieces of texts, write sentences, spell correctly and use punctuation. This course has no exams.
This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click hereFull fee £0.00 Senior fee £0.00 Concession £0.00 - ITEC Level 3 Diploma in MassageCourse start date: Thu 11 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Helen RennieConsidering massage therapy as a career? Learn the theory and practice of massage at a professional level. City Lit is a leading training provider in London for Massage and Complementary Therapies, providing outstanding achievement at high industry standards. Our courses are taught by experienced and practising industry professionals who have current knowledge of the massage sector. If you’ve applied for this course and not heard back from us, please email us on health@citylit.ac.uk, or call us (Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00) on 020 8142 4577.
The course fee is £1599 payable at the time of your enrolment. If you are unable to pay the course fees, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the course fee, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
For more information, please call Health & Wellbeing on (telephone temporarily unavailable).Full fee £1,599.00 Senior fee £1,599.00 Concession £1,599.00
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