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.

England: national support

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

Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire

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

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

SPS Training Online Applications & Enrolment - runs basic skills courses

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Buckinghamshire Adult Learning – runs basic skills courses

Devon and Cornwall

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

East London

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

Essex

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

Kent

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

North London

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 and Sussex

Surrey County Council - English and maths courses for adult learners

West London

Global Skills Training - Various courses

South Thames College - GCSE/Functional Skills Courses in London

West Thames College = Course guides

Cheshire

Cheshire College South & West - provides basic skills courses

Cumbria and Lancashire

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

North East Yorkshire and the Humber

East Riding of Yorkshire Council - Adult learning and employment support

Foundation of Light - find a course

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear

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

West Yorkshire

Leeds City College - Upskill and Reskill - Work and industry-focused adult courses all available online

Birmingham and Solihull

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

Black Country

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

East Anglia

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

Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

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

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland

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

Mercia

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

Staffordshire and Derbyshire

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

Scotland: national support

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

Central Scotland

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

East Scotland

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

North East Scotland

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

Northern Scotland

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

South West Scotland

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

South Scotland

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

Wales: national support

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

North and Mid Wales

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

South East Wales

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

South West Wales

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