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Go Further With Adult Learning

Whether you're looking to retrain, gain more skills, or try something new, you can rediscover education with our FREE adult courses.

We offer a wide range of FREE adult courses from Psychology and Politics, and Hairdressing and Beauty, to Leadership and Computing, and Construction and Motor Vehicle. You can explore the courses available at your local College via the tabs below. 

 

Our FREE Adult Courses

Thanet and Dover

Our Broadstairs College offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Construction
  • Creative Media and Design
  • Digital Users (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
  • Early Years
  • Hairdressing
  • Health and Social Care
  • Media Makeup and Beauty
  • Motor Vehicle
  • Nail Technician

 

Our Dover Technical College offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Digital Users (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
  • Plumbing

 

EKC WorkHigher offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Building Resilience as a Leader
  • Influencing and Negotiation Skills
  • Introduction to Effective Workplace Coaching
  • Introduction to Workplace Mentoring
  • Managing Change
  • Project Management
  • Transitioning from Manager to Leader

 

EKC IntoWork offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Functional Skills in English
  • Functional Skills in Maths

 

For more information and to register for one of these FREE courses, contact our friendly team

 

Our Canterbury College offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Beauty Treatments
     

Our Folkestone College offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Beauty Treatments
  • Bricklaying
  • Early Years
  • Hairdressing
  • Health and Social Care
  • Nail Treatments
  • Painting and Decorating

EKC WorkHigher offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Building Resilience as a Leader
  • Influencing and Negotiation Skills
  • Introduction to Effective Workplace Coaching
  • Introduction to Workplace Mentoring
  • Managing Change
  • Project Management
  • Transitioning from Manager to Leader

 

EKC IntoWork offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Functional Skills in English
  • Functional Skills in Maths

 

For more information and to register for one of these FREE courses, contact our friendly team. 

Our Ashford College offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Basic Cooking
  • Criminology
  • Early Years
  • Electrical
  • Hairdressing
  • Computing (IT) for Beginners
  • Media Makeup and Beauty
  • Nail Technician
  • Plumbing
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Health and Social Care

Our Sheppey College offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Construction
  • Early Years
  • Hairdressing
  • Computing (IT) for Beginners
  • Health and Social Care

 

EKC WorkHigher offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Building Resilience as a Leader
  • Influencing and Negotiation Skills
  • Introduction to Effective Workplace Coaching
  • Introduction to Workplace Mentoring
  • Managing Change
  • Project Management
  • Transitioning from Manager to Leader

 

EKC IntoWork offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Functional Skills in English
  • Functional Skills in Maths

 

For more information and to register for one of these FREE courses, contact our friendly team

 

Our EKC DigitalLearn offers FREE adult courses in the following:

  • Coding Design Principles
  • Customer Service
  • Cyber Security
  • Digital Skills
  • Introducing GDPR
  • Leadership Skills
  • Performance Management
  • Presentation Skills
  • Project Management
  • Sales Skills
  • SEO for Business
  • Social Media for Business
  • Stress Management
  • Time Management

 

For more information and to register for one of these FREE courses, contact our friendly team

 

CONTACT US

Register your details for more information about adult learning and our FREE taster sessions.

 

 

Accessible to all

Our programmes are available for ALL ADULTS, offering a fun and informative learning experience both face-to-face and online. 

 

Enabling your education

Depending on your circumstances, you may be able to receive help with travel costs, childcare, or a digital device. Contact our friendly team to find out how we can help you.

 

The UK Community Renewal Fund is a UK Government programme for 2021/22. This aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches to prepare for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It invests in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment. For more information, visit the UK Government website here.