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London   THE BOSCO CENTRE

Functional Skills qualifications are intended to support learners as they seek to improve their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Achieving these qualifications should increase candidates’ confiden...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 7 Months, full-time (daytime)

London   THE BOSCO CENTRE

Functional Skills qualifications are intended to support learners as they seek to improve their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Achieving these qualifications should increase candidates’ confiden...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 7 Months, full-time (daytime)

London   THE BOSCO CENTRE

Functional Skills qualifications are intended to support learners as they seek to improve their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Achieving these qualifications should increase candidates’ confiden...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 7 Months, full-time (daytime)

MANSFIELD   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

Sheffield   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

DRONFIELD   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

Leicester   LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

Are you looking to enhance your digital skills for the workplace and everyday life? Digital Functional Skills Level 1 is designed to equip you with the essential technology skills needed for the workp...

  • Start date: 27th April 2027
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 9 Weeks, part-time (evening)

NOTTINGHAM   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

Leicester   LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

Are you looking to enhance your digital skills for the workplace and everyday life? Digital Functional Skills Level 1 is designed to equip you with the essential technology skills needed for the workp...

  • Start date: 28th September 2026
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 18 Weeks, part-time (daytime)

Leicester   LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

Are you looking to enhance your digital skills for the workplace and everyday life? Digital Functional Skills Level 1 is designed to equip you with the essential technology skills needed for the workp...

  • Start date: 27th April 2027
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 9 Weeks, part-time (daytime)

Hartlepool   HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL

This course will give you the basic digital skills needed for everyday work and life. You will learn about different devices, handling information, editing, communication and much more.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: Contact course provider
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    This is a free course (subject to eligibility).
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 4 Months, flexible (daytime)

Liverpool   LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL

**This course is Free if you are in receipt of certain benefits or earning less than £35,864. You will need to bring your proof of this and your ID when you come to enrol.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 36 Weeks, part-time (daytime)

Leicester   LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

Are you looking to enhance your digital skills for the workplace and everyday life? Digital Functional Skills Level 1 is designed to equip you with the essential technology skills needed for the workp...

  • Start date: 1st February 2027
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 18 Weeks, part-time (daytime)

Leicester   LEICESTER COLLEGE

This is a course for adults (19+) to build your competency and confidence in Digital Skills. It will help you develop knowledge and skills needed in life, education and the workplace. You will gain a ...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: Contact course provider
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    Additional costs may apply and concessions may be available. Please click on GO TO COURSE or call 0116 224 2240 or email info@leicestercollege.ac.uk for more information.
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 22 Weeks, part-time (daytime)

ROTHERHAM   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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    N/A
  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

PRESTON   PRESTON COLLEGE

This course is for those interested in gaining a qualification in Foundations for Learning and Life

  • Start date: 11th January 2027
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: Contact course provider
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    For up to date prices and funding information please contact Preston College directly.
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 54 Hours, flexible (daytime)

Town   LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL

**This course is Free if you are in receipt of certain benefits or earning less than £35,864. You will need to bring your proof of this and your ID when you come to enrol.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 36 Weeks, full-time (daytime)

Great Yarmouth   EAST NORFOLK SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

The English Functional Skills course is designed to help build your skills and confidence in English so that you can progress either to the next level of English Functional Skills or the GCSE English ...

  • Start date: 1st September 2027
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 12 Months, full-time (daytime)

GLOSSOP   DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: Contact course provider
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    Free
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 60 Hours, part-time (daytime)

London   FIRST RUNG LIMITED

You will learn and put into practise English language skills which will enable you to work and communicate confidently, effectively and independently and ensure you have the skills you need for employ...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 70 Hours, part-time (daytime)