Free courses for jobs
Level 3 qualifications to help you gain new skills and improve your job prospects
If you are 24 or over, you may be eligible to study and gain a level 3 qualification for free at City Lit. This initiative is part of the government's support designed to help you gain the necessary skills for your desired job at any stage in your life.
A level 3 qualification is equivalent to an advanced technical certificate or diploma, or A levels.
We have free places on a range of courses covering massage, social media marketing, user experience design, counselling, and art and design.
Important note: Free places for eligible applicants are limited and cannot be guaranteed. To study for free you must also meet the eligibility criteria outlined here.
Browse our courses below and apply for your free place today!
- Foundation diploma in art and design
Course start date: Tue 16 Sep 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: MultipleThe UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design at City Lit is an exciting and challenging multi-disciplinary art, design, craft and media programme. It is designed to give you the best possible introduction to a wide range of materials, techniques and processes, and to support you in identifying and developing your creative interests and thinking. Validated by the University of the Arts London Awarding Body, it is an internationally recognised qualification with a UCAS tariff that enables you to apply directly to University.
The Free Courses for Jobs initiative is for Londoners aged 24 or over at the start of the course who are: on a low-income; or on certain benefits; or do not have a full level 3 qualification. For more information Click here
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