- Everyday English in London (ESOL Entry 1)Course start date: Thu 9 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Start your English journey with confidence! This practical Entry 1 ESOL course is designed for beginners who want to build their English skills for everyday life in London. You’ll learn useful vocabulary and phrases to help you talk about your daily routine, get around the city, visit the doctor, and go shopping.
Through fun and interactive lessons, you’ll practise all four key language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Whether you're asking for directions, filling out a form, or chatting with new friends, this course will help you feel more comfortable using English in real-life situations.
You can join the course during terms 1,2 and 3.
You need to do a short test before joining.
Contact: universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk or call 0204 582 0423
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 £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £132.00 - Design with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Course start date: Sun 16 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gita HahnLearn to design like a pro with Adobe’s top creative tools. Combine image editing, vector graphics, and layout design to create infographics, packaging, and magazine-style visuals. A fun, hands-on intro for aspiring creatives. Enrol now and bring your ideas to life.
Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £559.00 Concession £454.00 - Reiki 2 Certificate Course start date: Sun 16 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohLearn how to use Reiki symbols for distance healing. To be eligible for this intensive workshop you need to be familiar with all the hand positions learned on 'Certificate in Reiki: stage 1' and have practised Reiki regularly on yourself.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00 - The physics of timeCourse start date: Sun 16 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Radmila TopalovicWe'll explore the concept of time in everyday life, using the theories of special and general relativity, and also investigate its nature in the quantum world zooming out to the large scale Universe.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Introduction to music production Course start date: Sun 16 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max La VillaCome and learn the basics of recording and editing so that you can turn your musical ideas into completed songs you can share!Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £199.00 - ESOL - communication skills for life and work -Entry 3 (speaking and listening)Course start date: Mon 17 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This is the Entry 3 ESOL Speaking and Listening unit of the course to give you confidence in communicating with others for everyday communication, work, and study. Through interactive activities, role-plays, and real-life scenarios, learners will build confidence in speaking clearly, listening actively, and participating in discussions. The course supports learners in developing the language and strategies needed to communicate effectively in a range of social and practical situations.
You can join the course during term 2.
You need to do a short test before joining. Contact: universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk or call 0204 582 0423
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 £619.00 Senior fee £619.00 Concession £433.00 - ESOL - communication skills for life and work -level 1 (Speaking and Listening) Course start date: Mon 17 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This is the Level 1 ESOL Speaking & Listening unit to give you confidence in using English in a range of everyday, study, and work-related situations. At Level 1, you will build your ability to communicate clearly, fluently, and appropriately in both familiar and unfamiliar settings. You will take part in discussions, express your opinions, give presentations, and listen for specific information in spoken texts such as announcements, interviews, and conversations.
You’ll develop the skills needed to communicate effectively and prepare for the ESOL Level 1 Speaking & Listening exam.
This course runs during term 2. You need to do a short test before joining. Contact: universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk or call 0204 582 0423
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 £619.00 Senior fee £619.00 Concession £433.00 - Learning to use your smartphone (Android)Course start date: Mon 17 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Does your smartphone confuse you? Are you unsure how to make the most of its many features? Understanding and navigating your way round a smartphone is now as important as being able to use a regular computer. This short course will help you understand your Android smartphone, troubleshoot problems and use some of the most popular apps. By the end of the course you will be confident you can use or find out how to use the key features of your phone.
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 £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £30.00 - Painting: colour mixing for artists Course start date: Tue 18 Nov 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenA concise study of colour usage. Investigate colour perception and how colour interacts. Explore a range of observational and expressive painting projects, relate colour theory to practice and develop confidence using colour. An emphasis on colour mixing using acrylics and oil paint.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Getting started in digital skills: learning about your smartphone (complete beginner)Course start date: Tue 18 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Does your smartphone confuse you? Do you want to learn more about it so you use more of its features? This course will help you and also provide you with a solid background to develop the rest of your digital skills. You will learn how a smartphone works, how to change some of the settings, use some of the most popular apps and troubleshoot some common problems. And you will learn how to do all this safely. By the end of the course you will be confident you can use or find out how to use the key features of your phone.
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 £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00 - Monoprinting workshop Course start date: Tue 18 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosey PrinceThe monoprint describes a ‘one off’ print, rather than a multiple, similar to a painting however the marks, and
textures achieved from printing layers of ink can produce rich visual effects as they layer and blend. Starting off with the basic monoprinting techniques you will develop these to produce an exciting series of prints to take home.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Chinese beginners: short introduction Course start date: Wed 19 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Joyce LeeLearn Chinese either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
Get a short introduction to the Chinese language and discover aspects of Chinese language culture in these live online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Thai Yoga Foot Reflexology Massage: CPD workshop Course start date: Thu 20 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Diane CooperThe ’Sen’ energy lines of Traditional Thai Medicine that end in the feet, lower legs and hands are worked using acupressure, massage and stretch to balance body, mind and spirit in a deeply relaxing treatment.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Eighteen months in: how is the government faring? Course start date: Thu 20 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ian McGarvieThe course will assess the performance of the Labour government in the eighteen months since its landslide victory in July 2024. This course will assess the government performance in key policy areas and will also assess potential developments in the future. It will also assess the government’s responses to developing issues.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Japanese woodcut printmaking Course start date: Thu 20 Nov 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carol Justin WilhideAn introduction to the beautiful and delicate printmaking world of Japanese Woodcut. Explore this water based, non-toxic process and build an appreciation for the handmade. You will learn how to design, carve and make a multi-coloured print. Beginners welcome.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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