Learning and skills

We offer a range of short and longer courses, so people in Kirklees can achieve their ambitions through education, training, employment and lifelong learning.

These are the details of the courses on offer, however if you're unsure which is the best one for you, please get in touch.

Adult and community learning

You can access our adult learning courses if you are over 19 years old, live in Kirklees and have been resident in the UK for 3 years or more, or a spouse of a UK resident. If you are an asylum seeker or refugee, you must have been in the UK for 6 months and are yet to have received a decision on your status.

Courses are delivered flexibly to fit around you and your other commitments. We work with a range of partners to deliver learning in local communities, with courses that cover:

• Boosting confidence and health and wellbeing
• Preparing to work in schools
• Volunteering
• Help with employability skills
• Increasing your digital skills and confidence

View our current community learning and adult education courses timetable.

To read our policies and publications, please see Policies and publications for learning providers.

Build your confidence with maths

We want to help boost people's ability to use maths in their daily life, both at home and work. This could be understanding household finances, helping children with homework, making more sense of facts in the media or improving numeracy skills specific to a line of work. All adults over 19, who need to improve their numeracy can access free flexible courses. These courses are designed to be fun, engaging and most importantly build your confidence with maths.

View our current Multiply timetable.

Build your confidence with English

We want to help empower those who speak little or no English, by boosting language skills, building confidence to unleash their potential, reducing isolation and ensuring everyone can participate in their community. We offer confidence with English courses in communities across Kirklees.

Please note: these are not accredited but designed to develop confidence with writing, reading, listening and speaking skills.

Build your confidence in digital and online safety

Across Kirklees we have digital support available to suit everyone, from beginners to intermediate through to more advanced users. Digital Hubs are local community-based centres offering a range of support services to help you with digital inclusion.

We can provide you with access to digital support in the form of self-learning tools, free online courses, support cafes and links to providers for more advanced qualifications.

Find out more about digital access at digital hubs.

Develop your skills in the creative sector

Creativity, culture and the arts can help improve the quality of all our lives. We want to help provide more opportunity for people to develop their creative talents and support more pathways into creative careers. You can gain an understanding of the creative arts sector and the many roles and opportunities available. This could be done through employment opportunities, volunteering, skills development or through guidance for emerging entrepreneurs. We provide information and advice to those looking to unlock their creative talents.

Develop new skills employers are looking for

Skills bootcamps help you to develop new skills that employers are looking for. They're a great opportunity to train in a new industry or progress your current career. They take up to 16 weeks to complete and are flexible, so you can fit learning around your family or other commitments. In Kirklees we offer bootcamps that help adults learn the necessary knowledge and skills for new jobs in expanding sectors, such as digital, engineering, construction, manufacturing and green technologies.

Volunteering in schools

There are several opportunities to gain experience and develop skills in the education sector by volunteering in schools. The Volunteering for Success programme is delivered by our partners at Kirklees Success Centre and include courses such as Reading Friends, Speech Stars and Maths Mates. Find out more about these courses at Kirklees Success Centre.

Partners

Our programmes and funders

Employment and skills programmes and funders tells you about the funding streams that we use to deliver our projects.

If you are unsure about which support is available, please get in touch and we can advise on the right service to support you.