- 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 - The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi: His message and relevance to the modern world
Course start date: Mon 17 Nov 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ketan VariaMahatma Gandhi’s messages are profound and based both on his lived experience and intellectual power. His views on truth seeking and non-violent action have inspired many, particularly in the civil rights movements. Join this online course to find out more about his philosophy and consider its continued relevance in the 21st century.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - 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 - Get ready for the revolution! Key Latin American political thinkersCourse start date: Tue 18 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezExplore revolutionary Latin American political thought through the study of some of the most influential scholars who have critically examined colonialism and led the decolonial/decolonizing thinking and practice.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Digital skills for business: how to use SharePoint for successful and efficient collaboration (intermediate)Course start date: Tue 18 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
SharePoint is an increasingly common collaboration tool across workplaces, vital for keeping staff informed as well as enabling them to work together across projects. On this course, you will focus on the purpose of SharePoint, when to use it and how it fits into your business communications. You will learn how to create a Team Site, lay out the site effectively, manage your files within the Document Library, work on and share your files, plus customise your site effectively. This course will prioritise what you use SharePoint for so you can situate its functions within work-based tasks and fully grasp why you are using it.
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 £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £65.00 - 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 - Create your first poetry collection Course start date: Tue 18 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Megan BeechYou've written and workshopped your poetry, and now you're ready to create your first collection. But where do you begin with that process? This workshop offers instruction and advice on putting together your first poetry collection.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Tuesday Late Latin American History with Dr Anna Grimaldi: Che Guevara's RevolutionsCourse start date: Tue 18 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna GrimaldiWe're all familiar with the image of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara - but why is the idea of this man still so powerful, even 65 years after the Cuban Revolution? Join Dr Anna Grimaldi to explore Guevara's life, ideology, impact and legacies.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Economic paradigms: are there alternatives to capitalism? Course start date: Wed 19 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Caglar EzikogluExplore diverse economic theories beyond capitalism in economic paradigms with regards to the alternatives of capitalism and broaden your understanding of global economic systems.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - 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 - Italian beginners: revision Course start date: Thu 20 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ottavia CastellinaThis course is for learners who have completed two or three modules (terms) of beginners Italian and who wish to take stock of what they've learnt so far, revising key grammar and vocabulary so they can move on to their next course with more confidence.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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