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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. ITEC Level 3 Diploma in Massage: fast-track
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Fri 9 Jan 2026 (and 9 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Mark Woollard
    Considering massage therapy as a career? Learn the theory and practice of massage at a professional level. City Lit is a leading training provider in London for Massage and Complementary Therapies, providing outstanding achievement at high industry standards. Our courses are taught by experienced and practising industry professionals who have current knowledge of the massage sector. If you’ve applied for this course and not heard back from us, please email us on health@citylit.ac.uk, or call us (Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00) on 020 8142 4577.











    We have a limited number of free places on this course under the government's Free Courses for Jobs initiative. This offer is for eligible applicants who are Londoners on a Low-Income or on Active-Benefits or Other-Benefits or if you do not already have a full level 3 qualification. For more information click here







    The Free Courses for Jobs initiative is for Londoners aged 24 or over at the start of the course who are: on a low-income; or on certain benefits; or do not have a full level 3 qualification. For more information Click here





    The course fee is £1679.00. If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learning Loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC) to help cover the cost. The Advanced Learner loan available for this course is £1679.00. The Loan is repayable after the course ends. For more information, please call Health & Wellbeing on 020 8142 4577. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan here www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
    Full fee £1,679.00 Senior fee £1,679.00 Concession £1,679.00
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  2. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  3. First steps in reading and writing
    Course start date:  Thu 15 Jan 2026 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)





    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £179.00
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  4. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £105.00
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  5. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  6. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  7. Keyboard harmony and performance workshop
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 12 Jan 2026 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ricardo Gosalbo
    A practical workshop integrating keyboard harmony with piano performance skills. Taught in-person on a grand piano, this workshop is aimed at classical pianists with a music theory standard of grade 6+ and good sheet music reading skills. We shall deepen our understanding of musical works by studying the harmonic constructs that underpin them, tackle the technical challenges they present, and explore how harmonic analysis can inform our interpretative choices. Break week: 16 Feb 2026.
    Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £258.00
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  8. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  9. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £105.00
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  10. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £105.00
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  11. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  12. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £105.00
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  13. Getting ready for essential digital skills for work (Level 1)
    Course start date:  Thu 29 Jan 2026 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Do you have some digital skills but lack confidence to use them? Would you like to gain the most essential digital skills needed for today's workplace? If so, and you need to develop the foundational digital skills for today's job market, this is the course for you. The course will give you the confidence to use different digital devices and tools to collaborate and communicate efficiently with work colleagues, to create and edit documents and presentations, and make simple spreadsheets. You will learn about different types of digital communication as well as how to use online resources for finding and using information and completing transactions. You will learn the transferable digital skills you need to progress, participate and express yourself in the workplace and gain a qualification. 53% of UK employees do not have the digital skills needed for work. You don't need to be one of them.



    Please note: you MUST pass the first part of the course, attend every class and do the necessary homework. If you do not, you will not be able to continue the course.



    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 you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

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  14. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00
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  15. Starting your novel
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 14 Jan 2026 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Paula Lichtarowicz
    Got a great idea for a novel? Jump start your project in this supportive course that covers craft basics such as character and plot. Ideal for writers of fiction with some experience who have an idea for a novel.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00
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