Technology, Science & Business Courses in London
Excited by new technology, scientific breakthroughs or business success? Or perhaps you'd like to delve deeper into nature, conservation or astronomy?
We have a huge range of courses which help you to get your head around modern technology, give you the tools to succeed in business, or enable you to explore more of the world around you.
Our courses take place in the evenings, daytimes and at weekends, and are held in Covent Garden.
Find our contact details under 'About technology, science and business'.
Get in touch on 020 7831 7831 Monday-Friday between 10am-5pm.
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Excel 2016: expert
Course Date: Wed 13 Nov 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn how to create dialogue boxes, combo boxes, spinners, drop down lists, user forms and macros. Ideal if you've undertaken our 'Excel: advanced' course, or if you have equivalent knowledge or experience.Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £121.00 -
HTML5 & CSS: introduction (stage 1)
Course Date: Wed 13 Nov 2019 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStart learning the formatting languages used to create web pages and construct a website in which various pages are linked together using HTML5, the latest standard for HTML, and CSS. This course is also suitable for people who want to update the content on an existing website.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £249.00Concession: £152.00 -
Build a website in a day with WordPress
Course Date: Wed 13 Nov 2019 (and 12 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWordPress is the world's most popular content management system, and it's free! On this intensive, one-day course you'll learn how to use it to build your own website.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £60.00 -
Becoming confident with mobile data: managing and syncing your files across your laptop, smartphone and tablet
Course Date: Thu 14 Nov 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAre you using a smartphone and a PC? Have you asked yourself 'How did my photos get on my mobile device - I didn't put them there?' Lots of modern devices and gadgets have a sync feature to keep users from losing data and enable them to access their files on multiple devices and from wherever they are. This can be very convenient but also confusing and it potentially compromises your digital security. This course will help you manage your files across multiple devices so you can be sure where your different files are and how they are organised and accessible.
This course is FREE if you are employed and earn less than £20,572.50 . 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.
Call 020 7831 7831 for more information.Full fee: £39.00Senior fee: £31.00Concession: £20.00 -
Data Analytics with Python: introduction
Course Date: Thu 14 Nov 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetPython is the most popular programming language for people working in the field of data analytics. Building on the skills you have learnt on one of our Introduction to Python courses or equivalent experience you will learn how to import data into Python, analyse it and then present it in a graphical format.Full fee: £229.00Senior fee: £183.00Concession: £140.00 -
Introduction to C Sharp (#)
Course Date: Fri 15 Nov 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn to program with Visual C#, a modern object-oriented programming language for building applications using Microsoft’s powerful .NET framework and the Visual Studio development environment.Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £121.00 -
Science lecture: Radmila Topalovic: Women who changed the world: the ten most influential female scientists
Course Date: Fri 15 Nov 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetIn this talk we will explore the extraordinary careers of ten female scientists and their groundbreaking discoveries in a range of scientific fields. We will look at the various challenges they had to face and their determination to succeed in a competitive and demanding environment. These women should inspire us all.
Radmila Topalovic holds a degree in Physics with Astrophysics and a PhD in Astrochemistry. She has taught physics, maths and astronomy for almost ten years, and is particularly passionate about quantum physics and astrobiology.Full fee: £15.00Senior fee: £15.00Concession: £15.00 -
Introduction to machine learning
Course Date: Fri 15 Nov 2019 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetOne of the great advances in technology is that machines can learn without humans teaching them explicit rules – e.g. letting machines train on samples of speech allows Siri to recognise your commands. Machine learning is a large part of artificial intelligence, and a mystery to most of us. This practical course teaches you how to program learning algorithms in Python. We will cover fundamentals of classification, natural language processing, financial predictions and much more. You will learn elements of data mining, how to choose a learning algorithm, and how to tweak parameters of the algorithm. We will briefly cover the theory behind the algorithms, so some maths knowledge is useful, but not required. To enrol, you must have experience with Python or a similar programming language, e.g. have taken City Lit’s Introduction to Python or Introduction to R programming course.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £249.00Concession: £152.00 -
Introduction to VBA in Excel
Course Date: Fri 15 Nov 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetBuild on your advanced Excel skills and learn how to use the Visual Basic Editor (VBE) to create VBA procedures (macros) and user forms. You will then be able to modify and test these components easily step by step in the VBE.Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £121.00 -
Strategy: intermediate
Course Date: Sun 17 Nov 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFurther build your career confidence by learning intermediate strategic management practices and procedures to help implement your company’s strategic plans.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £99.00 -
A beginner's guide to SQL
Course Date: Sun 17 Nov 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAn SQL database is the invisible but crucial component of many of our core computer systems. Everything from a simple Google Search, using a social network such as Facebook, purchasing goods on Amazon, using Sat Nav to plan a route, or even looking up a contact number on our iPhone, requires database functionality. On this course you will learn Structured Query Language (SQL), the language used to create, maintain and search for information on nearly all database platforms.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £99.00 -
An introduction to project management
Course Date: Sun 17 Nov 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWant to learn about project management? You will learn techniques to ensure that controlled management of a project is obtained from start to finish.Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £199.00 -
Introduction to geology
Course Date: Sun 17 Nov 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetGeology, the study of solid Earth, rocks and the processes by which they change, is a vast subject covering billions of years of history and offering insights into areas such as past climates and the history of life. Discover more about the underlying principles of this important science such as plate tectonics, how rocks are made and the evolution of life. Charles Clarke (MSc in Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic Archaeology from University College London) has a special interest in hominin evolutionary research and is also committed to introducing geology to a wider audience.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Search engine optimisation (SEO)
Course Date: Sun 17 Nov 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWould you like your website to appear higher up in search results, in Google or other search engines? Learn the basics of ethical optimisation and how to set up site structure and website copy for optimum search engine coverage.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £99.00
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