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!
- Sign Language Teacher Training Course
Course start date: Fri 3 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)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 6th October 2023 to 8th June 2024.
The hours are 10.00-17.00 Fridays and Saturdays.
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
Full fee £999.00 Senior fee £999.00 Concession £999.00
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