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.
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Instagram for business: intermediateThis is a follow on course from 'Instagram for business: introduction' which is designed to expand your skills in using Instagram for business even further.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
- Becoming confident on Outlook 365 (beginner)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 unemployed and claiming certain benefits. For more information Click here
Keeley Street
Wed 11 Nov 2026Full fee £71.00 Senior fee £57.00 Concession £36.00 - Social Media Building Better Posts
This course will discuss how to improve posts on social media. Each platform is unique, but you can learn to improve your content and present your business by creating better posts. You can no longer get away with a simple text message or a stolen image from Google. You must learn how to improve your posts in order to get the most from your social media.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Create content using Canva AI
Unlock the power of Canva AI to create unique, engaging content with ease. In this interactive workshop, you’ll explore Canva’s cutting-edge AI features to streamline your design process and elevate your creative output. Whether you're a business owner, marketer, or creative enthusiast, you'll learn how to use AI tools to generate impactful visuals, enhance productivity, and bring your ideas to life-fast.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - TikTok for businessThis course is aimed at people who want to use TikTok. The course provides a general overview including the basics of the platform, safety and how to set up an account.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
- Winter Wildlife Walks: Rainham Marshes & Walthamstow WetlandsJoin us to explore two of London’s most rewarding locations for observing wildlife in the winter months, Rainham Marshes and Walthamstow Wetlands. Learn to identify bird and mammal species at this time of year.
Keeley Street
Sat 14 Nov 2026Ben ChappleFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Prompt Engineering for Non-Coders: Getting the Best from GenAI
Learn how to get the best results from free generative AI tools. Discover practical prompt techniques for writing, creativity and productivity - no coding required, just clear thinking and ethical use.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - The physics of timeWe'll explore the concept of time in everyday life, using the theories of special and general relativity, and also investigate its nature in the quantum world zooming out to the large scale Universe.
Keeley Street
Sun 15 Nov 2026Radmila TopalovicFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - LinkedIn: a short introductionGet started with LinkedIn with this short introductory course through learning the basics of this important business platform.
Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Sun 15 Nov 2026Lyndon IvesFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - 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)
Sun 15 Nov 2026Abbott KatzFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Generative AI strategy and governanceThe Generative AI Strategy and Governance course will explore the strategic and ethical implications of generative AI adoption, focusing on responsible governance and effective strategies.
Online
Tue 17 Nov 2026Vina TheodorakopoulouFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Getting started in digital skills: learning about your smartphone (complete beginner)Does your smartphone confuse you? Do you want to learn more about it so you use more of its features? This course will help you and also provide you with a solid background to develop the rest of your digital skills. You will learn how a smartphone works, how to change some of the settings, use some of the most popular apps and troubleshoot some common problems. And you will learn how to do all this safely. 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 unemployed and claiming certain benefits. For more information Click here
Keeley Street
Tue 17 Nov 2026Full fee £50.00 Senior fee £40.00 Concession £25.00 - From Prompt Engineering to Responsible AI in Practice
Move beyond writing prompts to using AI reliably in real-world contexts. Learn how to design simple workflows, evaluate outputs critically and apply responsible, risk-aware practices when using tools like ChatGPT and Copilot.
Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Thu 19 Nov 2026 (and 2 other dates)Vina TheodorakopoulouFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Digital skills for business: analysing, handling and presenting data with Excel (intermediate)Knowing how to handle large amounts of data, analyse it effectively and then present the findings are essential workplace skills. A recent study found 88% of employers want employees with data analysis skills. This intermediate Excel course will help you develop these skills by focusing on common workplace tasks and problems that require some of the more complex Excel functions. You will focus on how to handle large amounts of data and convert it into usable, valuable information. You will develop your skills so you can work with different formulae and functions to create for example automated budgets that take into account variable conditions. You will learn how to link data across spreadsheets and also calculate and present trends. You will work with pivot tables and learn why you use them. By the end of the course you will be confident you have the skills and insight to handle, analyse and present data for a range of circumstances.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are unemployed and claiming certain benefits. For more information Click here
Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Fri 20 Nov 2026Full fee £195.00 Senior fee £156.00 Concession £98.00
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