Courses - Online & in London

Follow Vincent van Gogh from London to Paris in the late 19th century and discover the artistic influences and friendships that informed his art.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Is 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 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

Get to know the ground-breaking art and ideas of the BLK Art Group, the early 1980s art and activist community whose work still shapes our conversations about art and culture in the UK today.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Hashtags are used on social media across many platforms, including Twitter and Instagram. This class is devoted to understanding hashtags and how to use them properly and effectively on social platforms. What is a hashtag, how do you create and track one, and how do you pick the right hashtag for your social media content.

Explore how we connect with others through singing together.

Enjoy singing and connecting with others in the Welsh language. You do not need to speak Welsh.



This session is part of the 2023 Mental Wealth Festival hosted by City Lit and partners.

Get a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners. This session is part of the 2023 Mental Wealth Festival hosted by City Lit and partners.

An introduction to the basics of Contemporary dance through Release-based technique, to help you understand the principles of the body in movement and explore your own movement range.

Two (or more!) heads are better than one! Collaborate with others to create short pieces of theatre, using everyone's skills and ideas to tell collective stories.

Discover how you can connect with others through making music together.

Are you one of the estimated 90% of people who find networking daunting and difficult? If so, discover the easy way to network, and reap the benefits in your work or business life.

Learn how to use Apple’s built in Photos programme to improve your skills in repairing, improving and organising your photographs.

Do you feel nervous at work? Do you sometimes feel you cannot speak in meetings? Are you shy with customers? In your daily life, do you find it difficult to give your opinions? Does it take you a long time to write about your ideas? If so, then this course will help you.







You will develop your confidence to speak and express yourself in different situations such as with your line-manager or with a GP through role-playing and other enjoyable methods including those used by actors.







You will practise how to produce ideas and organise your thoughts before writing. And you will increase your vocabulary so you can express yourself more accurately and more detail.



You need to do a pre-course assessment. 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

Explore the art world of the 17th century Netherlands through the artistic ‘rivalry’ of Judith Leyster and Frans Hals in the city of Haarlem.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.