Specialist Learning Courses
From vocational courses and qualifications in care work, Access to Higher Education, British Sign Language (BSL) and teacher training to specialist courses in speech therapy and courses for students with learning difficulties.
Get in touch on 020 7831 7831 Monday-Friday between 10am-5pm.
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City Lit gift vouchers- the perfect gift
Looking for that perfect present? Treat someone to the gift of learning with a course at City Lit. Available from £10, our gift vouchers can be used to book a place on any of our courses, from London walks and food tasting to museum visits, poetry and much more. Simply purchase your voucher and the recipient can choose from thousands of courses, at a time which suits them.From: £10.00 -
Living well with hearing loss
Course Date: Tue 3 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course will give you practical strategies for coping with your hearing loss and will help improve your confidence and well-being.
It will be taught in spoken English, not sign language.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £36.00Concession: £26.00 -
Information, advice or guidance: level 2 certificate
Course Date: Fri 6 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAre you interested in developing your knowledge and understanding in the key principles of information, advice and guidance? This course is suitable for those working in and those looking to work in a range of roles or careers such as housing support, employment advice, counselling and peer mentoring. The course is for those who want to support others to make informed choices and enables the sharing of good practice. You will be required to find and carry out a work placement or voluntary role where you are providing clients with information, advice or guidance.
This course is FREE if one of the following applies:
a) You are employed and earn less than £20,962. You need to have lived in the UK or EU for the last 3 years and be a citizen of the UK or a country within the EU. You may also be eligible for this funding in other circumstances. When you come for assessment or enrolment, bring a pay slip dated within 3 months of the course start date, or a current employment contract that shows your gross salary. OR
b) You are either on Jobseekers' Allowance or Employment & Support Allowance (WRAG). Please bring proof of income to your assessment or enrolment. OR
c) You receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit), earn less than £338 a month (individual claims) or £541 a month (household claims) and are doing the course to become employed or move into more sustainable employment.
Call 020 7831 7831 for more information.Full fee: £779.00Senior fee: £779.00Concession: £0.00 -
BSL intensive fingerspelling practice
Course Date: Sat 7 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAre you on a level 1 or 2 BSL course and would like to improve your ability to use and understand BSL fingerspelling? This workshop is taught by a highly experienced teacher and provides a perfect opportunity to focus on this particular area of BSL.Full fee: £89.00Senior fee: £89.00Concession: £89.00 -
Free lipreading practice
Course Date: Fri 13 Mar 2020 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCome and get some free extra practice on a short lipreading course to give trainee lipreading teachers additional teaching practice. This course will be taught by trainees towards the end of their training, under supervision of one of the teaching team. This will be a mixed ability group - all levels welcome, whether you have attended classes before or have no previous lipreading experience. The course is delivered in spoken English and not BSL.Full fee: £0.00Senior fee: £0.00Concession: £0.00 -
Mindfulness for people who stammer - introductory workshop
Course Date: Fri 13 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn how to focus your awareness, cultivate calmness and develop non-judgemental acceptance, using a range of mindfulness practices. Apply speech techniques more effectively and facilitate your work on avoidance reduction.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £42.00Concession: £42.00 -
Counselling skills for recently qualified speech and language therapists
Course Date: Sat 14 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDevelop and practise a range of essential core counselling skills to help you work with emotional issues you will encounter as an SLT. You will receive feedback and learn through experience and reflective practice. This course is suitable for recently qualified therapists as well as therapists in training.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £69.00Concession: £69.00 -
Assertiveness and hearing loss
Course Date: Tue 17 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDo you sometimes find it hard to tell people you have a hearing loss and to ask them for the support you need? This short course will help you to develop your assertiveness skills.Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £48.00Concession: £35.00 -
Refresher workshop for people who stammer
Course Date: Mon 23 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetIf you have already completed some therapy either at City Lit or elsewhere, this workshop offers you the ideal opportunity to revise what you’ve learnt so far, practise your speech techniques and to become more open about, and desensitised to, stammering.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £60.00Concession: £60.00 -
Basic English skills for Deaf people
Course Date: Mon 20 Apr 2020 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course is suitable if you have arrived in the UK from abroad and need to acquire basic English skills, or if you missed out on education at school due to communication barriers.You will develop basic skills in reading notices around you, learn new vocabulary and practise writing basic information about yourself. This course has no exam.Full fee: £0.00Senior fee: £0.00Concession: £0.00 -
Working towards English entry 1 for Deaf people
Course Date: Mon 20 Apr 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course is suitable for those who have completed Basic English skills for deaf people course but not quite ready for English Entry 1 for deaf people course yet. You will continue to learn new vocabulary and practise reading and writing basic information about yourself. This course has no exams.Full fee: £0.00Senior fee: £0.00Concession: £0.00 -
English for work for Deaf people
Course Date: Mon 20 Apr 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course is suitable if you are looking for or already are in employment. The aim of the course is to help you to acquire English skills necessary for communication at work via e-mails, memos, reports etc. To join this course, you need to do one of the following: hold English Level 1 and/or English level 2 certificates; complete ‘Reading and Writing for deaf people’ course at City Lit; be assessed at English Level 1 and/or English level 2 at City Lit. This course has no exams.Full fee: £0.00Senior fee: £0.00Concession: £0.00 -
English entry 2 for Deaf people
Course Date: Tue 21 Apr 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course is suitable for those who have completed English entry 1 course for deaf people and will help you to get confident in reading, writing and communication. You will learn to read pieces of texts, write sentences, spell correctly and use punctuation.Full fee: £0.00Senior fee: £0.00Concession: £0.00 -
Reading and writing for Deaf people
Course Date: Tue 21 Apr 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course is suitable for those who have completed English grammar course for deaf people and/or achieved English Entry 3 but who are not quite ready for the next level. The tutor will focus on your individual reading and writing skills and prepare you for the next level. This course has no exams.Full fee: £0.00Senior fee: £0.00Concession: £0.00
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