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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Using Apple Mac OS: short introductionCourse start date: Wed 30 Nov 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn about Apple Mac computers: the desktop, layout and environment, how to open, save and close files, and navigate the operating system.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00 - Introduction to BSL
Course start date: Wed 15 Jun 2022 (and 11 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Antony RabinInterested in learning British Sign Language? Learn some basic vocabulary and grammar, and decide if you want to progress to the level 1 qualification.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £129.00 - Making sense of Windows 10Course start date: Wed 20 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you using all the features of Windows 10? Do you know how to navigate your way round it? Are you unsure about Edge and Cortana? This course will help you get to grips with this new operating system. It will open doors to the main elements of the software, as well as some of its less accessible applications and tools.
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 hereFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £45.00 - Instagram for business: intermediateCourse start date: Wed 29 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Dual Mode (Online or In Person)
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeThis is a follow on course from 'Instagram for business: introduction', and is designed to expand your skills in using Instagram for business even further.
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 £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £20.00 - Illustrative embroidery for textilesCourse start date: Wed 29 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie JamesDevelop your embroidery skills in both hand and machine stitching. Create a range of samples, learn how to transfer designs to cloth, explore design ideas, experiment with fabrics and threads.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £134.00 - Get skills in: colour pastel drawing techniquesCourse start date: Wed 29 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kim ScoullerExplore the versatility and rich colours of this beautiful drawing and painting medium. Through practical exercises, discover its potential to create a variety of surface effects and its suitability for sketching and outdoor colour work.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £91.00 - Advanced business writing: a two-day tasterCourse start date: Wed 29 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sofia HusainLearn about the essential elements of language, style and structure that you need to write to a sophisticated level in the workplace.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £28.00 - Get skills in: brush techniques for paintingCourse start date: Wed 29 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenThe fundamentals of painting are as important for the beginner as they are for the more experienced artist. This course will be an in depth focus on brushwork, how to improve your mark making and develop fluency in the mediums of acrylic and oil paint.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £91.00 - Developing exhibition and event proposalsCourse start date: Wed 29 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chris HoughThis professional practice module, delivered by the former Head of City Lit's longstanding and prestigious Fine Art course, takes you through the steps of working with a gallery to put on an exhibition, from first proposals through to installation and opening. While questions of curatorial perspectives and agendas are important, and will be considered, alongside the 'fit' of your work and your exhibition proposal to the venue and their audience, the main focus of the workshop is the practical and pragmatic aspects of working with galleries to organise and present exhibitions of your own work, or that of your group. Within the broad framework of the ‘conventional’ gallery system, discussion will cover developing your proposal, or identifying opportunities for exhibition, negotiating with galleries, building support, programming activities, generating interest and promotion. Although not the major focus of this workshop, the tie-in exhibition website and afterlife online will also be considered.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Introduction to music productionCourse start date: Wed 16 Nov 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max La VillaCome and learn the basics of recording and editing using a free or cheap digital audio program that can run on either Mac or PC. Turn your musical ideas into completed songs you can share!Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 - Podcasting: introductionCourse start date: Wed 27 Jul 2022 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: David MonteithDo you want to create your own podcast? This is your chance to develop your ideas into a fully-fledged podcast which you will produce in this course.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £65.00 - Build a website in a day with WordPressCourse start date: Wed 21 Sep 2022 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julian HoldenWordPress 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 £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £50.00 - HTML5 & CSS: intermediate (stage 2)Course start date: Wed 6 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Dual Mode (Online or In Person)
Tutors: George StickneyLearn how to construct a website and host it on a server using HTML5, the latest standard for HTML & CSS. You will learn how to position content using the new HTML5 Semantic Elements. Knowledge required: HTML5 & CSS: introduction (stage 1 ) or a working knowledge of HTML5.
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 £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £95.00 - Advanced PythonCourse start date: Wed 6 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Timothy MarleyObject Oriented programming underpins modern software development. On this course, you will learn both the theory of OO programming and its implementation in Python. We will also explore the functional programming components of this language.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £100.00 - Italian 3: pronounsCourse start date: Wed 6 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Giacomo FabbriniThis short three-session course aims to provide you with an overview of Italian pronouns, which can be tricky to master, and to offer a grammatical recap and grammar practice so you can feel more confident in both your speaking and writing when using pronouns. It’s a chance to answer some of your doubts and uncertainties that you may have had in your study of Italian so far.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
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