Basic skills
Support to learn basic skills, including English, maths and digital skills.
Basic skills courses are currently being delivered face to face, remotely or as a mix of both. As these courses change their delivery method regularly, it is recommended that you contact your Work Coach for the latest information.
Ability Net – support with computer, tablet and smartphone skills
Acorn Training – provides BTEC Level 1 in IT User Skills as an online course
Age UK – offers basic IT courses to people aged over 50
Babington – provides free online courses for employability, team leading and basic skills
BT Skills for Tomorrow – online courses that cover digital skills and staying safe online
Code Your Future – a coding school for refugees and disadvantaged people
Digital Unite – provides online digital champion support to other organisations to increase basic IT skills
Finance and Management Business School – offers skills-based courses in English and Maths
Future Learn – provides online basic IT courses
Google Digital Garage – 126 online courses which includes basic digital skills and digital business skills
Grammarly – free internet browser add on to help with spelling, grammar and writing online
JobSkilla – a course search engine which includes basic skills courses
Learn Direct – offers basic English and maths courses
Learn My Way – online courses to improve digital skills including how to use government services online
Lloyds Bank Academy – online learning includes digital basic skills and managing your money online
Microsoft Digital Skills – contact your Work Coach about this digital skills offer
Multiply – Skills for Life – an adult numeracy programme
National Career Service – offers basic skills courses ran by Department for Education
National Numeracy – support for adults with basic maths and numeracy skills
Online Centres Network – provides basic skills courses and internet access
OpenLearn – includes basic skills courses created by the Open University
Remit Group – provides a tutor supported introduction to ICT Level 1 course
Rise Training – contact your Work Coach to about this BTEC Level 1 & 2 IT course
Realise Training – contact your Work Coach about this tailored English and maths training provider
Santander Aspire – provides basic digital skills courses among other courses and events
Springboard – runs an online skills academy that covers basic skills
TechBoomers – online tutorials on how to use the internet which is aimed at older learners
The Reading Agency – help to improve reading literacy
The Skills Toolkit – provides free digital and numeracy courses
Think Employment – provides practical example based courses for English and Maths Level 2
Vision2Learn – provides Level 2 IT courses online
Workers’ Education Association – provides basic skills courses for disadvantaged people
HITZ Bath (bathrugby.com)- works with 16 to 18-year-olds to help participants to improve functional Maths and English
Premiership Rugby HITZ - Bristol Bears (bristolbearsrugby.com) - works with 16 to 18-year-olds to help participants to improve functional Maths and English
HITZ (gloucesterrugby.co.uk) - works with 16 to 18-year-olds to help participants to improve functional Maths and English
Adult Community Learning Bath College - English and maths courses are available to anyone who does not already have a qualification equivalent to a GCSE Grade C or higher. They are free of charge
Community Learning Bristol – Free Community Learning Courses for Bristol and North Somerset - Practical courses to develop skills and confidence in English and Maths that prepare learners to progress to functional skills courses
Go Train - Getting People Back Into Work (go-train.co.uk) - Flexible online training courses to enable learners to study at their own pace
HWV @ The Gatehouse - Employment Enterprise Education- English and Maths courses are available for students who do not currently have a ‘C’ grade (Level 2 qualification) in English or Maths
Lawrence Hill – Community Learning Bristol - Call the Local Learning centre at Lawrence Hill on 0117 9411711- This programme aims to support learners to improve their English/Maths and gain a certificate in English/Maths skills
Read Easy Bath - ReadEasy- offers adults with good spoken English the opportunity to learn or improve their reading
Community learning and skills service South Gloucestershire - basic skills, digital skills, employability courses and several types of ESOL
WEA - providing basic maths, English and IT skills for employment
Contact Youth Education Service - Any adult, aged 16 to 25 years, with few qualifications who needs support with English or maths
L&F Training - English and Maths refresher short courses for parents
Read Easy North Somerset - free one to one confidential reading teaching from a trained reading coach
Somerset Skills & Learning: SS&L - offer day and evening classes in Maths. English and ICT to enable learning around daily life
Maths - Adult Education in Gloucestershire - Fundamental mathematics for everyday applications at work and at home
English - Adult Education in Gloucestershire - designed for people with assessed skill levels from Entry to Level 2, who wish to improve their literacy skills
Bridgetrainingltd.co.uk – various courses- participants must be aged between 14 – 19
Forest Read Easy Deal - Coaching support to improve reading and writing skills
English and maths - Gloucestershire College – various dates course available
Prospect Training Services - offer programmes that will support you with gaining your Maths and English qualifications
SPS Training Online Applications & Enrolment - runs basic skills courses
Buckinghamshire Adult Learning – runs basic skills courses
Care and Support in Cornwall - Link into Learning has 17 learning centres covering all areas of Cornwall
Achievement Training - Functional Skills – English Entry level 2/3 - Level 1/2
Devon County Council - Learn Devon will provide basic IT and basic skills training
ReadEasy - give one-to-one tuition to adults who struggle with reading
Ebenezer Community College – contact your Work Coach about these basic English and Maths courses based in South Tottenham
Hackney Learning Trust – contact your Work Coach about these English and Maths courses for people in Hackney
Waltham Forest – provides basic English and Maths courses for people in Waltham Forest
Adult Community Learning – provides English and Maths basic skills courses for people in Essex
Bright Futures – contact your Work Coach about this digital basic skills course for people in Essex
Southend Adult Community College – contact your Work Coach about these basic skills courses for people in Southend
The Lightbulb – contact your Work Coach about these English and Maths basic skills courses for people in Essex
Thurrock Adult Community College – contact your Work Coach about these English and Maths basic skills courses for people in Thurrock
Canterbury College – contact your Work Coach about these basic skills courses in Canterbury
East Kent College – contact your Work Coach for these level 2 basic skills courses in Margate
Go Train – contact your Work Coach about these basic skills courses across Kent
KAES Skills – contact your Work Coach for information about functional English and Maths courses in Folkestone
Kent Adult Education – offers basic skills courses across Kent
Medway Adult Education – offers basic skills courses across Medway
Haringey Adult Learning – provides basic skills courses for people in Haringey
Intec Centre – contact your Work Coach about this basic English and Maths opportunity for people in Camden, Haringey and Islington
The Peabody Trust – contact your Work Coach about this employment support and basic skills opportunity for people in North London
Surrey County Council - English and maths courses for adult learners
Global Skills Training - Various courses
South Thames College - GCSE/Functional Skills Courses in London
West Thames College = Course guides
Cheshire College South & West - provides basic skills courses
Blackburn College - search list of courses
Cumbria County Council - search list of courses
LAL – Lancashire Adult Learning - community learning in Lancashire
Lancaster & Morecambe College - search list of courses
Preston College - search list of courses
Runshaw College - search list of courses
East Riding of Yorkshire Council - Adult learning and employment support
Foundation of Light - find a course
North Yorkshire County Council - Adult education and training courses
Newcastle City Learning - free courses and concessions
Triage - provides a range of education, skills and employability services
Leeds City College - Upskill and Reskill - Work and industry-focused adult courses all available online
BMet Introduction to Multimedia and Digital Literacy Level 1 - includes units in self- assessment and career progression and then work on other selected units themed with IT
Enterkey Training Functional Skills – provides functional Maths, English and digital qualifications
Great Health Care for The Community (GHC) - provides functional Maths, English and digital qualifications
PET-Xi Training Ltd IT user skills – offers IT User Skills programme, a five-day course leading to a Level 2 Certificate in IT User Skills
Skills training UK – offers courses in Maths, English and digital skills
SCC Academy – offers essential Digital Skills
South and City College Birmingham Functional Skills – offers Level 2 functional skills qualifications
Vocational Skills Solutions Functional Skills - offers accredited certificate in Numeracy, Literacy and Information and Communication Technology
Bilston Resource Centre – offers English, Maths and digital support
Colleges West Midlands – offers English and Maths skills up to level 2
Dudley College of Technology – offers functional Skills in English and Maths, and Essential Digital Skills
Jobchange – offers Functional skills, entry levels to level 2 in Maths, English and Award in Digital Skills
Learning into Employment Academy - offers flexible online courses in Maths and English from Entry level 1 to level 2
Nova Training – offers Government funded study programme which includes Work preparation, Maths, English, ICT and Work Experience
Pathway Group – offers Functional Skills Maths and English
Vocational Skills Solutions Functional Skills - offers accredited certificate in Numeracy, Literacy and Information and Communication Technology
Walsall College – offers Functional skills Maths and English
Cambridgeshire City Council – contact your Work Coach about these basic skills courses for Cambridge, March, Ely, Huntingdon and Wisbech
City College Norwich – contact your Work Coach about these basic English and Maths courses for people in Norwich
Longman Training Consultants – contact your Work Coach about this online basic skills training provider for East Anglia
Norfolk Adult Education – provided basic skills courses for people in Norwich, Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Dereham and Cromer
Peterborough Regional College – contact your Work Coach about the basic skills courses available for people in Peterborough
Suffolk New College – provides basic English and maths courses for people in Suffolk
Switch Now – provides basic skills support for adults with disabilities and additional learning needs in St Neots
TCHC – provides an Opportunity Suffolk programme for disadvantaged people to learn basic skills in Suffolk
Futures - training and skills offer - 80-82 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FB – offers Functional skills Maths and English
GoLearn Adult learning courses – offers various functional skills courses
Pakistan Youth & Community Association (PYCA) – offers English Language skills
Read Easy - learn to read - Rushden and Wellingborough and surrounding areas - 121s in local libraries
Twin Employment and Training - offers Functional skills Maths and English
Abbey Access Training – offers functional skills and support courses
Boston College UK - offers functional skills Maths and English
CT Skills – offers functional skills Maths
Grantham College – offers English, Maths and digital skills
Hope Day Centre, Worksop – offers basic skills English and Maths
Lagat College – offers free Maths courses for 19+
North Notts College – offers functional skills Maths, English and digital
PeoplePlus Nottingham – offers functional skills programmes leading onto other courses
West Notts College Mansfield – offers functional skills in English and Maths
Red Spark Learning - offers English, maths and digital courses leading to nationally recognised qualifications
Royal Leamington Spa College - offers basic skills training need identified and support for English and Maths
ReadEasy - local volunteer groups provide one-to-one reading coaching for adults
Kidderminster College - offers basic skills course
Heart of Worcestershire College - offers voluntary Functional Skills courses for Adults aged 19 or over in Worcester and Redditch
Central Education & Training - offers free digital courses via the Good Things Foundation to help improve IT Skills or learn new ones to improve confidence
DBC Training Derby - offers functional skills 6 weeks course
Deere Learning - offers English Functional Skills Entry to Level 2 and Maths Functional Skills Entry to Level 2
Derby Adult Learning Service - offers Maths, English and digital courses
Good Things Foundation - offers digital training
Great Health Care - offers Functional Skills English and Mathematics
North Staffs Engineering Group Training Association - offers fully funded functional skills programmes in Maths, English and digital
Pathway Group - offers Functional Skills Entry Level 1 and Level 2
South Staffordshire College - offers free IT and digital skills courses
The Community Enterprise Centre - offers digital classes
The Community Enterprise Centre - offers Functional skills Maths, English and digital
Ability Net – support with computer, tablet and smartphone skills
Acorn Training – provides BTEC Level 1 in IT User Skills as an online course
Age UK – offers basic IT courses to people aged over 50
Babington – provides free online courses for employability, team leading and basic skills
BT Skills for Tomorrow – online courses that cover digital skills and staying safe online
Code Your Future – a coding school for refugees and disadvantaged people
Connecting Scotland – support for people to get online
Digital Unite – provides online digital champion support to other organisations to increase basic IT skills
Finance and Management Business School – offers skills-based courses in English and Maths
Future Learn – provides online basic IT courses
Google Digital Garage – 126 online courses which includes basic digital skills and digital business skills
Grammarly – free internet browser add on to help with spelling, grammar and writing online
JobSkilla – a course search engine which includes basic skills courses
Learn Direct – offers basic English and maths courses
Learn My Way – online courses to improve digital skills including how to use government services online
Lloyds Bank Academy – online learning includes digital basic skills and managing your money online
Microsoft Digital Skills – contact your Work Coach about this digital skills offer
National Career Service – offers basic skills courses ran by Department for Education
National Numeracy – support for adults with basic maths and numeracy skills
Online Centres Network – provides basic skills courses and internet access
OpenLearn – includes basic skills courses created by the Open University
Remit Group – provides a tutor supported introduction to ICT Level 1 course
Rise Training – contact your Work Coach to about this BTEC Level 1 & 2 IT course
Realise Training – contact your Work Coach about this tailored English and maths training provider
Santander Aspire – provides basic digital skills courses among other courses and events
Springboard – runs an online skills academy that covers basic skills
TechBoomers – online tutorials on how to use the internet which is aimed at older learners
The Big Plus – connects people with a local tutor who can help with reading, writing or numbers
The Reading Agency – help to improve reading literacy
The Skills Toolkit – provides free digital and numeracy courses
Think Employment – provides practical example based courses for English and Maths Level 2
Workers’ Education Association – provides basic skills courses for disadvantaged people
East Renfrewshire Adult Learning – information on what basic skills courses are available in East Renfrewshire
Glasgow’s Learning – information about adult learning and basic skills courses available in Glasgow
YouTrain Ltd – contact your Work Coach about this 6-12 week digital skills course in Glasgow
Clackmannanshire Council – runs basic skills and budgeting courses for Clackmannanshire
East Lothian Computer Buddies – provides digital support for beginners at computing in East Lothian
Edinburgh Council Adult Learning Link – provides basic skills courses for Edinburgh
Link Living – contact your Work Coach about this basic IT course in Forth Valley
Midlothian Council – runs adult literacy and numeracy courses for Midlothian
Scottish Seniors Computer Clubs – digital learning and support for over 50s across East Scotland
West Lothian Council – runs basic skills courses alongside other adult learning programmes for West Lothian
Aberdeen City Libraries – hosts basic skills classes and provides IT access for people in Aberdeen
Angus and Dundee Libraries – hosts basic skills and provides IT access for people in Angus and Dundee
EC-PC – contact your Work Coach about this basic IT course based in Aberdeen but accessibile for everyone in North East Scotland
Fife Council – runs basic skills courses for people in Fife
Perth Council – runs basic skills courses for people in Perth and Kinross
HIghlife Highland – runs basic skills courses for people in Inverness, Nairn and Inverness-shire
Learn Shetland – runs basic skills courses for people in Shetland
Our Digital Zone – runs basic IT skills courses in Inverness, Nairn, Kin Gussie, Grantown-on-Spey and Aviemore
The Learning Link – provides basic skills courses in Kirkwall and Lerwick
Adult Life Long Learning – contact your Work Coach about this basic skills programme for people in Annandale, Eskdale, Stranraer, Upper Nithsdale and Newton Stewart
CLASP – provides digital support for people aged 50 and over in North Ayrshire
Community Education and Development – provides basic skills courses for people in East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire Libraries and Information Service – provides a variety of learning and courses across East Ayrshire
Employability Hubs – a directory of places to go in North Ayrshire to basic skills and employability support
IT and Digital Skills CLD – contact your Work Coach about this basic IT support for Dumfries and Stranraer
New College Lanarkshire – runs an Intro To Digital programme as a basic IT course
South Lanarkshire Council Adult Literacy – contact your Work Coach these basic literacy and numeracy skills courses for people in South Lanarkshire
Technology for the Terrified – contact your Work Coach about this digital skills course for people in South Ayrshire
The Hub – contact your Work Coach about this basic IT support for people in Dumfries
Adult and Youth Learning – information on basic skills courses available to people in West Dunbartonshire
Adult Learning and Employability – variety of basic skills courses for people in East Dunbartonshire
Argyll and Bute Basic Skills – contact your Work Coach about this basic skills tutoring programme and drop-in centres for people in Argyll and Bute
Community Learning and Development – contact your Work Coach about literacy and numeracy courses available to people in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire
Invest in Renfrewshire – runs a range of basic skills courses for people in Renfrewshire
Quest – offers basic skills courses in libraries across West Dunbartonshire
Ability Net – support with computer, tablet and smartphone skills
Acorn Training – provides BTEC Level 1 in IT User Skills as an online course
Adult Learning Wales – adult community learning provider covering all basic skills courses
Age UK – offers basic IT courses to people aged over 50
Babington – provides free online courses for employability, team leading and basic skills
BT Skills for Tomorrow – online courses that cover digital skills and staying safe online
Code Your Future – a coding school for refugees and disadvantaged people
Digital Communities Wales – offers basic digital skills courses
Digital Unite – provides online digital champion support to other organisations to increase basic IT skills
Finance and Management Business School – offers skills-based courses in English and Maths
Future Learn – provides online basic IT courses
Google Digital Garage – 126 online courses which includes basic digital skills and digital business skills
Grammarly – free internet browser add on to help with spelling, grammar and writing online
JobSkilla – a course search engine which includes basic skills courses
Learn Direct – offers basic English and maths courses
Learn My Way – online courses to improve digital skills including how to use government services online
Lloyds Bank Academy – online learning includes digital basic skills and managing your money online
Microsoft Digital Skills – contact your Work Coach about this digital skills offer
National Career Service – offers basic skills courses ran by Department for Education
National Numeracy – support for adults with basic maths and numeracy skills
Online Centres Network – provides basic skills courses and internet access
OpenLearn – includes basic skills courses created by the Open University
Remit Group – provides a tutor supported introduction to ICT Level 1 course
Rise Training – contact your Work Coach to about this BTEC Level 1 & 2 IT course
Realise Training – contact your Work Coach about this tailored English and maths training provider
Santander Aspire – provides basic digital skills courses among other courses and events
Springboard – runs an online skills academy that covers basic skills
TechBoomers – online tutorials on how to use the internet which is aimed at older learners
The Reading Agency – help to improve reading literacy
The Skills Toolkit – provides free digital and numeracy courses
Think Employment – provides practical example based courses for English and Maths Level 2
Age Cymru Gwynedd and Mon Digital Inclusion – support for people over 50 to use phones, laptops, tablets and computers
Coleg Cambria – run basic skills, IT and ESOL courses
Coleg Powys – run basic skills support and courses
Grwp Llandrillo Menai – Skills for Work community based courses, which covers basic skills
Learn Welsh – Welsh language courses available at 5 levels
Neath and Port Talbot College – covers basic skills and ESOL courses
Newtown Housing Association – runs IT classes to cover basic IT skill up to level 2
Adult Learning Community in Merthyr – contact your Work Coach about these term time basic skills courses
Aneurin Leisure Community Education – provides adult community learning basic skills courses in Blaenau Gwent
Newport City Council – runs basic English and Maths courses
Sinclair Wellbeing and Training Solutions Ltd – contact your Work Coach about these online basic skills courses
Bridgend Libraries – offers digital skills courses
Carmarthenshire Libraries – offers digital skills courses
Pembrokeshire County Council – offers a variety of basic skills courses
Swansea Council Lifelong Learning Team – support to get people in Swansea online and remote learning
Swansea Libraries – offers digital skills courses