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.
- Teaching methods for BSL teachers workshop
Course start date: Fri 24 Oct 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Richard CarterAre you a BSL teacher? Would you like to improve or learn new ways to teach BSL in your class? Richard Carter comes highly recommended - he will teach you how to find the best way for your students to learn BSL. This will help you to become confident and motivate your teaching. - Digital skills for deaf people: Introduction to MS Office 365 (entry 2 - entry 3) - part 2Course start date: Fri 9 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Microsoft Office 365 is a valuable tool for work, study, and those who require flexible ways to collaborate and communicate. You will learn the basic functions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
This course is free for learners who have digital skills assessed as below level 1. For more information Click here
Full fee £0.00 - Award in education and training (City & Guilds 6502) Course start date: Fri 25 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Laila ShariffThe NCFE (6502) Award in Education and Training is an initial teacher training course ideal for anyone who teaches adults - or has experience of teaching adults - in Further Education or Adult and Community Learning. We may also consider you if you do not have teaching experience, but are qualified in your subject and have worked in a related field. The course will be mostly online, with two sessions at City Lit towards the end of the course.Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £407.00 - Digital skills for deaf people: PC Maintenance (entry 3 - Level 1)Course start date: Fri 9 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course is about making your computer work for you. You will look at what is inside the computer, how it works, how to solve common problems and improve features.
This course is free for learners who have digital skills assessed as below level 1. For more information Click here
Full fee £0.00 - Stammering - affirming shared world buildingCourse start date: Fri 30 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Samantha SimpsonFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £104.00 Concession £30.00 - Maths for deaf people: Deaf History Through Time: Understanding Timelines (entry 3 - Level 1)Course start date: Fri 6 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course introduces learners to Deaf history, highlighting important dates, time periods, and events that have influenced the Deaf community. Learners will gain a basic understanding of key historical events and cultural achievements. They will also learn to identify dates, follow timelines, and connect these dates to important events in Deaf history.
This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in Maths. For more information Click here
Full fee £0.00 - Managing hearing loss at work Course start date: Fri 8 May 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicola HicksThis course is for people who have a hearing loss and who work in an office environment. It covers a range of common office scenarios and issues that arise for people with hearing loss.
This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Digital skills for deaf people: Introduction to MS Office 365 (entry 2 - entry 3) - part 3Course start date: Fri 17 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Microsoft Office 365 is a valuable tool for work, study, and those who require flexible ways to collaborate and communicate. You will learn the basic functions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
This course is free for learners who have digital skills assessed as below level 1. For more information Click here
Full fee £0.00 - Digital skills and English for deaf people: Improve your English via Word (entry 2) - part 3 Course start date: Fri 2 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course 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.You will also learn all the basic functions of creating Word documents: adding, copying, moving and formatting text, inserting pictures and creating tables, checking spelling and grammar, changing the page layout and printing different documents accurately. This course has no exams.
This course is free for learners who have digital skills assessed as below level 1. For more information Click here
Full fee £0.00
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