Technology, science & business

Technology, Science & Business
Courses in London & Online

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 have a huge range of courses to support you in your learning in programming and coding, help you understand new developments in technology with Generative AI, machine learning, data analysis with Python and web design, give you the tools to succeed in business and digital marketing, or enable you to explore more of the world around you with our science and nature courses.

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 and social media. 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 

Courses available both in-person and online

We offer a range of long and short courses allowing you to choose between online and in-person learning. All our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. No matter how you prefer to learn, we've got the class for you. See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.

Browse technology, business and science courses below and enrol today!


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  1. HTML5 & CSS: introduction (stage 1)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 10 Jan 2024 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  George Stickney
    HTML 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!



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. Introduction to Python
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 2 Dec 2023 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Timothy Marley
    Want to learn more about how computers work or what computer programmers do? Get started in computer programming using the popular and easy-to-use computer programming language Python.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  3. Business administration: getting ready for level 3 certificate in IT user skills - ICDL Advanced (intermediate)
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)

    Are you wanting to complete the Level 3 Certificate in IT User Skills (ICDL Advanced)? If so, it is an important commitment. You are strongly advised to complete this short course to get you ready for the qualification and to make sure Level 3 is the right one for you. This course will ensure you make the most of your ICDL Level 3 course and have the skills to achieve the qualification once you start.



    This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click here



    This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £65.00
  4. UI design for websites using Figma
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 14 Jul 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Alex Gregory
    In this course you will be creating your own mini website prototype. You will be learning how to structure, brand, and create a visually compelling UI design using Figma, an industry standard design tool.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
  5. Core management skills: organising, delegating, decision-making (introduction)
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 27 Jan 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you new to managing and supervising? Would you like to progress in your career to a leadership and management role? This course is part of a series designed to develop essential management skills. In this section, you will focus on your planning and decision-making strategies, including how to prioritise, set goals, manage time and use different decision-making techniques and processes. You will work on the ethical dimensions of decision-making, exercising emotional self-control, managing uncertainty and challenging situations, enabling collaborative decision-making and fostering an enquiring mindset amongst your team.



    You need to do a short pre-course activity to make sure this course is right for you. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00
  6. Business skills for creative businesses
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 18 Feb 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Harding
    This course will equip you with all necessary skills needed in starting, growing and managing a small business in the creative industries.
    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  7. Communicate with confidence through voice and body language
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Apr 2024 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Lunn
    Discover how to enhance your vocal and physical impact and presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back from achieving your full potential. Skills include establishing rapport, assertive posture and gesture, vocal energy, projecting an effective personal style, sensitive listening and communicating with care and conviction. This Saturday course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00
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  8. Core management skills: developing your coaching skills and emotional intelligence (introduction)
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Apr 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Research shows that 90 percent of top performers are high in emotional intelligence. You can be one of these. This course, part of a three-part series on core management skills, will help you develop this intelligence and practise your coaching skills for the workplace. You will focus on developing your self-awareness, including understanding your strengths, limitations, beliefs and motivation, You will practise self-regulation such as pausing and taking a step back, your active listening and empathy, your social skills such as reducing tension, and your self-motivation. You will also work on building rapport and relationships, asking effective questions and giving constructive feedback so you team members progress and develop.



    You need to do a short pre-course activity to make sure this course is right for you. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).



    This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click here
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00
  9. Digital skills for business: how to present and communicate data integrating Word, PowerPoint and Excel - a project-based approach (advanced)
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 2 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Are you already an experienced and skilful user of Word, Excel and PowerPoint? Are you working as a lead administrator? Do you want to extend your skills so you can integrate these three programs to produce high quality and sophisticated documents? This course will help you combine your Microsoft 365 skills by working on business projects that enable you to analyse data at a high level and also present your findings in a clear and dynamic way. You will learn how to link and embed data across the programs, how to integrate Excel data and charts with PowerPoint and Word, how, how to use Word to create a new PowerPoint presentation and how to use Word to create customizable PowerPoint speaker notes and handouts.



    This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click here



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £80.00
  10. User experience and interface (UX/UI) : introduction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 22 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Itai Bercovier
    An 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.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00
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