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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. Cyber security essentials: a detailed introduction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Mar 2026

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

    Tutors:  Sathish Boini

    Learn how to protect personal and business data from cyber threats in this practical short course. Discover key security measures and basic technical controls to keep your systems safe — ideal for beginners and small organisations.

    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  2. Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  3. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  4. Excel: applying formulae and functions
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 23 Mar 2026

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

    Tutors:  Aurica Jalba
    Move beyond basic arithmetic in Excel and learn to use the power of formulas and functions to save time and extract new information from your data.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  5. Financial modelling with AI/machine learning
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 15 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)

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

    Tutors:  Thepan Ravindran

    Discover how leading institutions use AI, machine learning, and automation to transform financial modelling. Learn strategies for automated trading, intelligent portfolio optimisation, and advanced AI workflows for next-gen finance. Enrol now to stay ahead in the future of finance!

    Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £559.00 Concession £454.00
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  6. Advanced Level 2 Digital Skills
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 18 Apr 2026

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

    Are you wanting to complete the Level 3 Certificate in IT User Skills (ICDL Advanced)? If so, it is an important commitment. You are strongly advised to complete this short course to get you ready for the qualification and to d make sure Level 3 is the right one for you. This course will ensure you make the most of your ICDL Level 3 course and have the skills to achieve the qualification once you start.



    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 £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £160.00
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  7. Marketing your book online
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 19 Apr 2026

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

    Tutors:  Christine Robertson
    Looking in depth at marketing and promoting your book online and offline, you will develop the foundations of a marketing strategy and plan to promote your book.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  8. Intermediate Python
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    Course start date:  Sun 19 Apr 2026 (and 2 other dates)

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

    Take your Python coding skills to the next level. Extend your programming skills by learning how to create secure and reusable code using sub-routines and modules, use advanced lists and dictionaries to create more complex programs that solve real world problems, use inbuilt libraries to boost the functionality of your programs and learn how to build graphical interfaces to your code that work on Windows, Mac and Linux systems.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  9. Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00
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  10. Introduction to machine learning
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    Course start date:  Sun 26 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)

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

    Tutors:  Thepan Ravindran
    One of the great advances in technology is that machines can learn without humans teaching them explicit rules - e.g. letting machines train on samples of speech allows Siri to recognise your commands. Machine learning is a large part of artificial intelligence, and a mystery to most of us. This practical course teaches you how to program learning algorithms in Python. We will cover fundamentals of classification, natural language processing, financial predictions and much more. You will learn elements of data mining, how to choose a learning algorithm, and how to tweak parameters of the algorithm. We will briefly cover the theory behind the algorithms, so some maths knowledge is useful, but not required. To enrol, you must have experience with Python or a similar programming language, e.g. have taken City Lit’s Introduction to Python or Introduction to R programming course.
    Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00
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  11. HTML5 & CSS: introduction (stage 1)
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    Course start date:  Tue 28 Apr 2026 (and 2 other dates)

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

    Tutors:  George Stickney
    HTML is the foundation language of web sites and web based apps. It's easy to learn and can help you to begin a career in tech, update web sites and content management systems, have a better understanding of UX/UI, gain skills for SEO and digital marketing, collaborate more effectively with developers and much more!
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  12. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  13. Project management: introduction to Agile methodologies
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    Course start date:  Sun 3 May 2026

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

    Tutors:  Kate Scott
    A practical introduction to Agile project management methodologies.
    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  14. Introduction to AI Image Generation
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 5 May 2026

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

    This is a new course and we are currently preparing the course outline. Please check back soon.

    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  15. Pivot Tables: the Basics and Beyond
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 10 May 2026 (and 1 other date)

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

    Tutors:  Abbott Katz

    The course will address the essentials of pivot table construction, enabling the learner to develop the skills for devising their own tables.

    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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