Community Essential Skills
Join one of our Community Skills courses and workshops to help you improve your life and work. Develop your digital, English language, Maths and job skills, whatever your starting point.
We offer courses from beginner to intermediate level, which can prepare you for future qualification courses. Our courses include:
- Confidence in Digital (Pre-Entry-Entry 3)
- Digital Skills for Life
- Digital Skills for Work
- ESOL Pre-Entry – Level 1
- Improve your Pronunciation
- Finding your Voice – Presentation skills
- Writing for work
- Speaking in different contexts
- Community Maths
- Budgeting and Cost of Living
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Diversity and communication training for volunteers
Most courses are FREE or low cost to the student.
For more information, email communitylearning@waes.ac.uk
Assessments
For a Digital, ESOL, Maths or Employability assessment, come along to our Lisson Grove centre on Tuesdays 10am-11am during term time – just ask for the Community Team.
Do you want to feel more confident in English? Our "Gain Confidence in English" course is perfect for you! This course is available from Pre-Entry to Level 1.
Want to feel more confident in Maths? By building a strong foundation in math, you'll gain the skills needed to tackle everyday problems, from budgeting to making informed decisions. Our courses include interactive activities, group discussions, and real-world applications, making learning math fun and relevant.
- Highly qualified and professionally experienced tutors
- Accessible Central London centres with bespoke facilities and great transport connections
- A wide range of in-person, online, distance learning and community-based courses
- Unique work experience opportunities through partnerships
- Guest speakers offer introductions to career pathways in a variety of sectors
- Excellent progression to employment, apprenticeships or further learning including university
