For the following courses, you may be eligible for full or partial government funding or a loan, depending on factors like your age, location, residency status, employment situation, or income.
This Community course helps you develop the English communication skills needed to succeed in the workplace and during the job search process. Over six weeks, you will build confidence in both written and spoken communication through practical, real world tasks. The course also supports the development of key transferable skills—such as critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork—often referred to as Fusion Skills.
Navigate London’s diverse personal and working environments with cultural intelligence. This interactive intensive workshop unpacks how background, culture, and communication habits influence human interactions. You will explore spoken nuances, indirect messages, and unspoken assumptions, equipping you to prevent misunderstandings and build collaborative relationships across cultural boundaries.
Gain the tools and self-assurance needed to express yourself clearly in daily situations, study, and social settings. This practical short course explores how playful drama techniques, focused vocal work, and physical relaxation exercises can transform how you present yourself to others. You will learn how to steady speaking nerves, project genuine presence, and cultivate a voice that feels authentic, grounded, and confident.
This workshop is designed to support volunteers and community workers who want to run engaging and effective ESOL conversation clubs. It focuses on how to create welcoming, interactive sessions that help English language learners build confidence, improve fluency, and connect with their communities through informal speaking practice. The training is practical in nature, offering ideas, approaches, and activities that make conversation clubs enjoyable, inclusive, and impactful.
The following courses must be paid for in full before starting, but in some cases there may be discounts available depending on eligibility.
Want to communicate more effectively and confidently? Accelerate your communication skills with our 4-week 'Improve Your Pronunciation course'. You'll learn to understand the nuances of English pronunciation and fix common pronunciation problems.
Specifically designed for ESOL and Functional Skills English learners, this course uses simple philosophical ideas to help you communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose in everyday life and at work. By exploring relatable ethical, social, and workplace situations, you will learn how to move beyond basic responses, challenge unspoken assumptions, and build well-reasoned arguments. The course equips you with the vocabulary, structure, and calm precision needed to express complex ideas clearly, weigh diverse points of view, and make your voice heard in discussions, meetings, and community life.
