Business, Marketing & Technology Courses
Excited by new technology, scientific breakthroughs or business success? Want to improve your digital skills for the workplace or for personal use? Or perhaps you'd like to delve deeper into nature, conservation or astronomy?
We offer a wide range of courses to support your learning. Whether you're interested in programming, coding, web design, or data analysis with Python, we have something for you. Stay updated with the latest technology through our Generative AI and machine learning courses. These will help you understand new developments and give you the tools to succeed in business and digital marketing.
Additionally, we've introduced new courses in Financial Technologies (FinTech), Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, and Cybersecurity for business. Recognizing the importance of decision-making in AI, we also offer short courses on Ethics in AI and Business Sustainability in AI.
Our tutors are highly qualified industry professionals and will help you reach your personal goals whether you are a complete beginner or are building on existing experience.
Staff training and employee development
We also offer corporate training for your employees. This can be customised to your company’s training needs and the areas we cover are Programming, Web development, Adobe Creative cloud, Advanced MS Office, digital marketing, social media, podcasting, Generative AI and Ethics in AI, Financial Technologies (FinTech) and cybersecurity for business. We have been successfully delivering ad hoc workplace training courses for over two decades to companies in London. In recent years we have also been offering staff skills training courses online or in hybrid format to provide more flexibility to employees looking to develop their skills. For more information on employee development courses please contact our department computing@citylit.ac.uk
Browse technology, business and science courses below and enrol today!
- City Lit Pro: Machine learning for Financial Trading
Course start date: Sat 19 Jul 2025Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Muhammad KhanMachine learning is transforming financial trading. This course builds on your Python skills to teach the fundamentals of applying machine learning in finance. You'll analyze data, develop predictive models, and automate trading strategies through hands-on projects.Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £549.00 Concession £549.00 - HTML5 & CSS: introduction (stage 1) Course start date: Sun 27 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Voula PapadopoulosHTML 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 £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - User experience and interface (UX/UI) : introduction Course start date: Sun 27 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Itai BercovierAn introduction to the fundamentals of user experience (UX). Learn about the theory and tools used in the industry to analyse a website/app interface and its interaction.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Enhance your impact and presenceCourse start date: Sat 2 Aug 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie LunnDiscover how to enhance your vocal and physical impact and presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back, on this intensive weekend course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - An introduction to project management Course start date: Sat 2 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ayo AlegbeleyeWant to learn about project management? On this course you will learn techniques to ensure that controlled management of a project is obtained from start to finish. - Self-presentation skills for business peopleCourse start date: Sat 20 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeDevelop your effectiveness as a communicator on this fun but intensive Saturday afternoon course, delivered in the college. You'll learn powerful self- presentation techniques and life skills -chiefly aimed at business people but all are welcome. - Becoming confident with digital skills: file management and Windows 11 (beginner)Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you able to find the files you need on your PC or on your work's shared drive? Do you know how to search for
missing files? Have you got a system to organise your work or home files? Files are the essential components of
computer use and it is vital to manage them well, especially as cloud use becomes more common. On this course you will learn how to navigate Windows 10, essential to good file management, as well as discover more about files, become confident with the terminology and develop strategies for saving, organising, navigating and searching files of all types. You will also learn how to back up your files so you never lose them!
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 £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £60.00 - Finance Innovation: The Power of Blockchain and Financial TechnologyCourse start date: Tue 30 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouUnlock the future of finance! Join our 6-hour course to explore blockchain technology, fintech and Insurtech. Understand core features, discover real-world applications and navigate regulatory challenges. By the end, you will confidently discuss the impact of innovation on financial services.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Introduction to C++ Course start date: Wed 8 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Muhammad KhanC++ is a powerful language for efficient software development. This course teaches C++ fundamentals through hands-on coding, enabling you to write, compile, and debug programs effectively, equipping you with essential programming skills.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Looking at winter treesCourse start date: Sat 11 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Letta JonesJoin Letta Jones for three tree identification walks in Regent’s Park. These walks will take place on Saturday morning. We will explore common trees, focussing on bark, twigs, leaves, outline, seeds and fruits, with the aim of giving you the confidence to get to know what to look for when identifying trees.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Physics unravelled: navigating the maze of string theory Course start date: Sat 18 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary RetallickWith its promise of answering questions about black holes, gravity and dark matter/energy, string theory has captivated many physicists for the past 50 years. In this course, we will look at string theory in a non-technical way and consider what the prospects are for this remarkable theory.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Introduction to SQL and Microsoft SQL Server Course start date: Sat 1 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sathish BoiniAn in depth knowledge of an SQL Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) and of Structured Query Language (SQL) are not just vital skills required by Database Developers and Administrators but are also indispensable tools needed by the modern Software Developer, Data Analyst and Data Scientist. On this course you will learn to create, manage and query relational databases using SQL.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Data Science: introduction Course start date: Sun 2 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Muhammad KhanBridge data analysis and machine learning with Python. Master data handling, create insights with modern visualization, and build predictive models using state-of-the-art AutoML techniques. Gain practical, industry-relevant skills.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Publish your first book onlineCourse start date: Thu 6 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Christine RobertsonLearn how to publish your first book electronically on the Amazon Kindle and other e-book devices using an existing Word document. You will need good internet and file management skills and experience of using Microsoft Word.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Becoming confident on Outlook 365 (beginner)Course start date: Wed 19 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you new to Outlook? Have you started using it but need more confidence? Working with emails and tasks is essential to almost every job and it can be easy to become overwhelmed by messages and information. This course will enable you to use the key features of Outlook including the do's and don'ts of sending and receiving emails, safely using and downloading attachments, adding signatures, creating folders to manage your emails, organising and using your calendar to keep on top of appointments, setting up reminders and creating task lists.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
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