Adult courses in Lambeth
If you want to learn a new skill, gain a qualification to boost your job or promotion prospects, meet people, learn something for fun or improve your wellbeing, you will find a course that interests you at Lambeth Adult Learning.
Courses vary from vocational qualifications and improving your English, maths and computer skills, to managing your money, art, health, media, community organising and access to construction.
See our course providers and what courses are available across Lambeth and online.
198 Contemporary Arts and Learning and Photofusion
- Phone: 0207 978 8309 (198 Contemporary Arts and Learning) - 0207 738 5774 (Photofusion)
- Email: Thefactorproductionhouse@photofusion.org
- Visit the 198 Contemporary Arts website
- Visit the Photofusion website
198 Contemporary Arts and Learning and Photofusion work together to offer adult learning provision in the visual arts in Lambeth. 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning works with artists and curators to deliver exhibitions and events as part of our artistic programme, education and employability courses, workspaces and affordable space for hire. Photofusion specialises in training, support and career progression in photography, covering analogue, digital and the moving image.
Courses are delivered at 198 Railton Rd, London SE24 0JT and International House, 6 Canterbury Crescent SW9 7QD.
Courses available now:
- Creative art and media through The Factory Production House with 10 week courses in Video, Art & Design and Photography at Beginner and Advanced levels.
Baytree Centre
Telephone: 07399 297141
Email: women@baytreecentre.org.uk
Website: www.baytreecentre.org
The Baytree Centre is a social inclusion charity for women and girls located in the heart of Brixton. It offers ESOL classes from beginners to Entry Level 3 in a safe, supporting and welcoming all-female space.
Baytree inspires women to develop the skills and confidence they need to thrive in life, work and family. In addition to their ESOL courses, women also benefit from a whole host of other services including one-to-one coaching, Information, Advice and Guidance, and workshops across the five pillars of the Baytree Bridge – Education (ESOL, Literacy, Everyday Digital Skills), Employment (CV building, interview practice, job search, work experience), Family (relationships with children, housing, mother and children activities), Financial Literacy and Wellbeing (Zumba, Yoga, creative arts for wellbeing).
Courses are delivered at The Baytree Centre, 300 Brixton Road, London, SW9 6AE.
Courses available now:
ESOL Beginners
ESOL Entry 3 (Reading)
City College Stratford
- Phone: 0207 733 5672 (Brixton), 0208 534 1220 (Stratford) or 07903 726642
- Email: info@citycollegestratford.com
- Visit the City College Stratford website
City College Stratford works in partnership to offer a wide range of functional skills, ICT and vocational learning.
Courses are being delivered online and at Warwick House, Overton Road, Brixton SW9 7JP.
Courses available now:
- Maths from Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- English Level 1 and Level 2
High Trees
- Phone: 020 8671 3132 / 07305 080995
- Email: courses@high-trees.org
- Visit the https://www.high-trees.org
High Trees runs an exciting variety of free courses, including ICT/digital skills, Functional Skills English and Maths, ESOL classes, Family Learning, Art and Wellbeing and Community Organising courses. The offer of accredited and non-accredited courses ranges from basic skills that can help with employment or build skills for everyday life, to specialised accredited courses that can provide routes into new areas such as community action. Courses are run in a supportive environment to provide learners with the best guidance about opportunities for volunteering, accessing further or higher education and training and your next steps.
Courses are run in a supportive environment to provide learners with the best guidance about next step opportunities for volunteering and/ or accessing further or higher education and training.
Courses are mainly delivered on-site at High Trees, and also at in a variety of venues in Lambeth. Please see timetable for more details.
To book an initial assessment please text, WhatsApp or call 07305 080995 or email the team at courses@high-trees.org. Staff speak English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
Courses available now:
- Functional Skills in English and Maths
- Computers and digital skills
- ESOL Beginners and Improvers
- Pre-Employment Training
- Make a Mosaic Panel
- The Art of Confident Speaking
- Yoga
- Intro to Stress Management
- Intro to Community Organising
Iconic Steps
- Phone: 07923 206770
- Email: programmes@iconicsteps.co.uk
- Visit the Iconic Steps website
Iconic Steps delivers courses to help get young people up to age 35 into employment in the media industry. Following the course, learners can join our Alumni Programme and access ongoing support and opportunities to gain employment with our media partners such as Disney, ITV and See Saw Films.
Please check timetable for course venues.
Courses available now:
- Music Video Production
- Resilience, Entrepreneurship and the Media
MI Skills Development Centre (MISDC)
- Telephone: 0207 501 6450
- Email: info@micomputsolutions.co.uk
- Visit the www.micomputsolutions.co.uk
MI Skills Development Centre (MISDC) is a voluntary organisation providing education, training, advice and support to disadvantaged individuals and community groups. It’s mission is to transform lives through learning that improves the long-term career, employability and health of learners and the sustainability of small and medium businesses.
MISDC delivers a wide range of accredited courses in ESOL, English, ICT and Maths (Entry Level to Level 2)
Non-accredited courses are in Active Citizenship, Digital Skills, Skills for Work and Health & Social Care.
MISDC offers Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) to support your learning journey to ensure you are enrolled onto the correct course for your level.
Courses are also embedded with Sustainability/Green Skills along with employability skills to support your progression into work.
Courses are delivered at MI Skills Development Centre, 47a Bellefields Road, Brixton SW9 9UH.
Courses available now:
- Functional Skills Maths and English (Entry Level to Level 2)
- Essential Digital Skills
- ESOL Entry Level
- Reading Club
- Number Club
- Get Connected
- Conversation Club
- Introduction to Care
- Health & Social Care Level 3
- Early Years Educator Level3
- Financial Literacy
Morley College in the Community
- Telephone: 07395 397487 (Monday to Friday, 9am-2.30pm) or 07395 336234 (Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm)
- Email: Richard.Mason@morleycollege.ac.uk or community@morleycollege.ac.uk
- Visit the Morley College website
Morley College delivers a wide range of accredited and non-accredited courses across Lambeth in partnership with organisations such as schools, children’s centres, sheltered schemes, residents’ associations, mental health support organisations and homelessness charities.
Courses are delivered at Morley College Stockwell Centre, 1 Studley Rd, London, SW4 6RA and a variety of community venues. Please see timetable for details.
Courses available now:
- Gardening for Wellbeing
- Sewing
- Level 1 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (Teaching Assistant)
- Level 1 Award in Reception and Customer Service Skills
- Level 1 Award in Working with Children
- Singing for Wellbeing: VIP Singers (for the visually impaired)
- Singing for Wellbeing: London Stroke Choir (for stoke survivors)
- ESOL for Parents in local Children’s Centres
- Computer courses for beginners
- ESOL Entry Level 1 to Level 1 (Saturdays)
- ESOL for new readers and writers (second language speakers)
- English for new readers and writers (native English speakers)
Ripe Learning
- Phone: 0203 601 2212 or 07999 478185
- Email: hello@ripelearning.com
- Visit the Ripe Learning website
Ripe Learning delivers a range of training programmes including Functional Skills English, ESOL, and Digital Skills.
Non-accredited courses are also delivered in Digital Literacy, Pre-Entry ESOL, and Numeracy.
Courses are delivered at St Luke's Hub, 25A Wincott Street, Kennington, SE11 4NT.
Courses available now:
- Functional Skills Maths and English Entry Level 1 & 2
- ESOL Entry Level 1, 2 & 3, Level 1
- Essential Digital Skills Entry Level 3 & Level 1
- Pre-Entry ESOL
- Digital Literacy
- Numeracy
The Ascension Agency
- Telephone: 07714 167077
- Email: info@theascensionagency.org
- Visit The Ascension Agency website
The Ascension Agency specialises in creative industry preparatory courses in Art, Media and Publishing. Its range of innovative programmes encourage self-discovery, confidence, resilience and self-care, facilitated through creative expression and opportunities to work as part of a production team. Key areas covered include Film/TV, Graphic Design, Enterprise, employment skills and education, leading to experiences in the creative industries, cultural arts, education, employment, enterprise and active citizenship.
Courses are delivered online and in person at Ascension Rooms, International House, Canterbury Crescent, London SW9 7QD.
Courses available now:
- Level Up - Empowered Enterprise
- Level Up - Empowered Enterprise (How to live your best life as an Entrepreneur)
- Preparing to Work in the Creative Industries (Paid and Unpaid Opportunities)
- W.A.R.R.I.O.R (We are remarkable and resilient in our reverence - Active self care and wellbeing)
- The BIG Create (Working through the 5 stages of production on live events, podcasts and outside broadcasts)
- Preparing to Work in the Creative Industries
- W.A.R.R.I.O.R
- The BIG Create
Train2Work Academy
Telephone: 020 3981 1990
Email: courses@train2workacademy.org
Website: www.train2workacademy.org
Train2Work Academy is a voluntary not-for-profit, community-based training improving skills for work and learning. Its mission is ‘equipping learners with the knowledge and training required to stand on their own feet, get back to work or to further their careers.’
Train2Work specialises in training short courses: Functional Skills (Entry 1 to Level 2) in Mathematics, ICT, ESOL, Employability Training, Essential Digital Skills, CSCS Level 1 in Health & Safety in Construction and CIBT CSCS training and Food Safety in Catering Level II.
Courses are delivered at the Train2Work Academy, 410 Streatham Centre, London, SW16 6ET.
Courses available now:
Access to Construction
Essential Digital Skills
Functional Skills English and Maths at Entry Levels
ESOL Reading, Writing and Speaking & Listening