Business, Marketing & Technology Courses Online & In London
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 digital skills courses to support your learning and career development.
Whether you're interested in marketing, business skills, web design and programming, Python data analysis, we have something for you. Stay ahead with our Generative AI and machine learning courses, designed to help you understand emerging technologies and apply them in real-world scenarios. Use this simple guide to help you explore our complete range of courses.
Develop your skillset for a digital future
Discover our practical courses in social media, digital marketing, Canva, business skills, and start-up development which are ideal for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and anyone growing their online presence.
To meet the demands of today’s digital economy, we’ve introduced cutting-edge courses in FinTech, Blockchain, Financial Modelling with AI, and Cybersecurity for Business. These are perfect for professionals looking to stay ahead in digital finance, tech innovation, and data security.
We also offer short courses focused on the ethical and strategic use of AI, including Ethics in AI, AI in Business, Generative AI Strategy and Governance, and City Lit Pro: Using AI for Innovation and Problem Solving. These courses help learners understand the societal and business impact of emerging technologies and make informed, responsible decisions.
Staff training and employee development
City Lit offers flexible, customised corporate training solutions to help your team stay competitive in today’s fast-paced digital workplace. Our employee development courses are available in-person, online, or in hybrid formats.
Training Areas Include:
- Programming and web development
- Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- AutoCAD
- Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Digital marketing and social media strategy
- Podcasting and content creation
- Generative AI and AI tools
- Financial Technologies (FinTech) and machine learning
- Cybersecurity for business
Why Choose City Lit for Staff Training?
- Over 20 years of experience delivering bespoke workplace training in London
- Flexible delivery: online, in-person, or hybrid
- Courses tailored to your organisation’s goals and employee skill levels
- Expert tutors with industry experience
Browse our business and marketing courses in London and enrol today to start learning marketing, business skills, web design and programming, Python data analysis and Generative AI and machine learning.
190 courses available
Excel: advancedTake your Excel skills to the next level with our Advanced Excel Course, designed for professionals who work with complex data. Learn how to link worksheets, apply advanced sorting and filtering, use powerful formulas, create scenarios, validate data, audit spreadsheets, and build dynamic reports with pivot tables and macros. Ideal for anyone involved in data analysis, this hands-on course will help you streamline workflows and make smarter decisions using Excel’s advanced features. Enrol now and transform the way you work with data!
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00- Instagram for business: introductionLearn how to use Instagram, the visual social media site, to market your business and communicate with your customers.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
- The Science of Gardens
Join Nathalie Puget for a deep dive into the science of gardens and learn the philosophy of 'right plant, right place' for your own environment.
Keeley Street
Tue 22 Sep 2026Nathalie PugetFull fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Social media content strategyIn order to successfully use social media for business, it is essential to have a clear strategy and create good content to encourage audience engagement. You'll learn both in this class.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
- Manage your files on Apple MacThis course will equip you with the skills to become fully confident on how to save, manage, organize and search for files on your Apple Mac. This course is intended for beginners to experienced users who need to set up and tidy their Apple Mac folders and files.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
- City Lit Pro: start a career in social media
Ready to launch your career in social media? This hands-on course covers the essential skills you need to manage platforms effectively, create engaging content, and analyse performance. Whether you're entering the digital marketing industry, enhancing your current role, or starting your own business, you'll gain the confidence and tools to grow your online presence and drive engagement.
Full fee £589.00 Senior fee £471.00 Concession £383.00 - Build an App with AI: stage 1
Have an idea for a web app but not sure how to bring it to life? Have you heard of vibecoding, or coding in English? In this hands-on, project-based course, you’ll learn how to build a working web application using the most up to date AI tools. It’s never been easier to turn your concept into reality-no prior experience needed. Part 1 focusses on fundamentals concepts and building purely front end web apps. Part 2 focusses on more advanced concepts and building complete (front end and back end) web applications.
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Excel Pivot Tables: the Basics and Beyond
Develop essential Excel Pivot Table skills and learn how to organise, analyse, summarise, and present data efficiently. By the end of the course, you will be confident in creating your own pivot tables to support data-driven decision-making.
Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Wed 23 Sep 2026Abbott KatzFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Learning to use your iPhoneIs your iPhone confusing you? Are you unsure how to make the most of its many features? This short course will help you understand your phone, troubleshoot problems and use some of its most popular features and apps. By the end of the course you will be confident you can use or find out how to use the key features of your phone.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Keeley Street
Thu 24 Sep 2026 (and 2 other dates)Full fee £50.00 Senior fee £40.00 Concession £25.00 - Data Analytics with Python: introduction
Learn how to clean, analyse, and interpret data using Python - the go-to tool for efficient, professional data work. Ideal for beginners ready to automate tasks and make smarter decisions with data.
Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Becoming confident with digital skills: file management and Windows 11 (beginner)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
Keeley Street
Thu 24 Sep 2026 (and 1 other date)Full fee £123.00 Senior fee £98.00 Concession £62.00 - Effective AI Strategies and Ethics for Business Leaders
This course is designed to provide a practical and comprehensive introduction to AI, Automation and ethical strategies. The course will help your participants gain valuable insights into the power of AI, its real-world applications, and how automation is transforming industries.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Generative AI: a short introductionThis is a short introduction to Generative AI for non-technical beginners who want to find out what all the fuss is about over ChatGPT, Gemini, and Firefly.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
- Astronomy: a brief introductionJoin Dr. Radmila Topalovic to discover how to identify planets and constellations above the city and beyond.
Keeley Street
Sun 27 Sep 2026Radmila TopalovicFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - AI for the Workplace : Agentic AI and Workflow Automation
Explore how agentic AI can perform multi-step tasks and automate workplace workflows. Learn to design, build and evaluate practical AI-assisted processes while considering reliability, privacy, oversight and responsible use.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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