Free Courses

FREE courses for staff, friends and family

We are putting on a range of FREE courses for people to sign up to over the summer. These are available across the region for staff and their family and friends. Many of the courses are being offered online - with occasional visits to college venues nearby. Courses include those ideal for beginners to IT being offered at the Learning Centre’s in Bedford, Kettering and Corby. English and maths and English as a Second Language (ESOL) classes are also being offered. Faye Williams, Director of Adult & Community Learning at the Group: “This is aimed at adults aged 19+ plus who want to take the time to upgrade their skills”. “If the last year has taught us anything, it is that people are capable of adapting to new situations and so we are promoting the summer as a time for extra learning - why waste all those weeks when you could be picking up a new skill?” There is also a brand-new suite of FREE Level 2 Business and Health & Social Care courses that can be studied entirely online from anywhere in the region. There are over 40 different courses available, including: • Awareness of Mental Health Problems • Business Improvement Techniques • Business Start-Up • Common Childhood Illnesses • Common Health Conditions • Cyber Security • Mental Health First Aid and Advocacy in the Workplace These are purely online distance learning courses with advice and support available from a dedicated tutor. To register an interest, and to find the full list of courses available, please visit here.