Routes into employment
Together, we aim to develop your skills and knowledge, creating pathways into employment opportunities and increasing your potential career progression.
Starting at Entry Level, up to Level 2, courses are funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
Are you eligible?
To be eligible to enrol onto any of the free courses offered by the programme, you must be:
- a UK national and have lived in the UK continuously for 3 years
- a UK national and have lived in either the European Economic Area (EEA) only, or EEA and UK only for at least the last 3 years
- an EEA national with pre-settled or settled status (under the EU settlement scheme) and have lived continuously in the EEA, Gibraltar, or the UK for at least 3 years
- you are a non-UK national with permission granted by the UK Government to live in the UK continuously for at least 3 years.
You must attend at least 90% of your classes or your place on the course may be at risk.
Our routes into employment programmes
Routes into construction, engineering and manufacturing
Professional courses to boost your career prospects in these sectors.
Routes into health and social care
Qualifications for residents with aspirations for a career in health and social care.
Routes into education and teaching professions
Courses for residents wanting to pursue a career in education.
Routes into the ‘green’ sector
Training offering valuable qualifications for residents interested in the green sector.
Routes into the digital sector
Free learning including digital applications, design and formal qualifications.
Routes into hospitality and catering
Courses designed to boost skills for those in, or looking to start a career within hospitality or catering.
Routes into retail
Training and support to enter retail, including apprenticeships.