Courses to boost your CV
At City Lit, we understand the importance of a great CV and the skills needed to stand out to employers. Our courses aim to help give you an advantage in securing employment and also provide you with the skills required to succeed in industry.
With courses in public speaking, business writing, computer skills and more, we know we have something that will help you achieve your professional goals, whether that is to make a career change, climb the professional ladder or kick-start your own business.
Many of our courses are taught online, allowing you the flexibility to join from anywhere in the world. For more information on studying online, please read our guide to online learning. We also have courses that take place at our site, conveniently located in Covent Garden in central London.
- Italian beginners: module 1
Course start date: Sat 5 Oct 2024 (and 13 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simona CecchiniWith its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can begin communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Spanish beginners: module 1Course start date: Sat 28 Sep 2024 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenLearn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.
Based on Units 1-4 of "Nos vemos Hoy 1", publisher: "Campus Difusión" (please see the relevant section for the ISBN).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - French beginners: module 1
Course start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024 (and 10 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michel WillameLearn French on this lively interactive course for beginners. The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Introduction to PythonCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Timothy MarleyWant to learn more about how computers work and what computer programmers do? Get started using Python, the most popular and easy-to-use programming language in the world.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Improve your speaking voiceCourse start date: Thu 16 May 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeCome and improve your vocal skills through voice production and speech exercises. Learn about self presentation, develop spontaneity and gain greater confidence in your communication skills. This is a practical course based in the college.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Social media advertising: a detailed introductionCourse start date: Sat 18 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Manideepa PaulThis practical day course is aimed at people who want to enhance their social media skills to get the best return on investment (ROI) from social media.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Podcasting: introductionCourse start date: Sat 28 Sep 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouDo you want to create your own podcast? This is your chance to develop your ideas into a podcast which you will produce in this course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Communicate with confidence through voice and body languageCourse start date: Sat 20 Apr 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Danielle AllanDiscover 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 - Make your first Android mobile appCourse start date: Sat 22 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Julian HoldenThis course is a gentle introduction to programming and app development using the cloud application AppInventor 2.
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 £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - An introduction to project managementCourse start date: Sat 22 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
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.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Japanese beginners: module 1Course start date: Sat 28 Sep 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaLearn to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills. Suitable for complete beginners.
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 £229.00 Concession £149.00 - TV presenting for beginnersCourse start date: Sat 12 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kathryn WolfeHave you ever thought you could cut it as a TV presenter, but been unsure where to start? Discover your TV presenting potential. - Developing a successful business planCourse start date: Sat 19 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Julian HoldenWhether you want to start-up a business or expand one that you are already running, this course will give you the skills to prepare a compelling and practical business plan to achieve your goals.
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 £84.00 - Managing files on Apple maciOS and iCloudCourse start date: Sat 7 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingEver wonder how to get to grips with your iPhone, iPad and iCloud file storage? This course is intended for beginners to experienced users who need to set up and tidy their iCloud storage.
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