Short Courses
Want to learn something new or boost your skills without committing to a long-term course or qualification?
WAES offers an exciting range of full-cost short courses, running from 1 to 8 weeks. These courses are not government-funded and are offered at full cost to maintain high-quality teaching and resources across various specialised subjects, including within art, communication, digital, fashion, floristry, graphic design, hairdressing, makeup, modern foreign languages and more.
Our short courses are designed to help you gain practical skills, explore your creativity and achieve your personal or professional goals in a supportive learning environment.
Browse the options below and find the course that inspires you. Spaces are limited, so enrol today and start your learning journey!
We also offer a comprehensive programme of ceramics courses throughout the year at our dedicated Lisson Grove studio – perfect for both beginners and experienced makers.
Begin your drawing practice with this introduction to drawing that combines essential theory with practical exercises. Explore mark-making using different drawing media, quality of line, shape and measuring, working from observation and your imagination.
Develop new skills and explore the basic design principles you need for professional graphic design practice using Adobe Creative Cloud. Discover the fundamentals of typography with Illustrator, the relationship between type and image in layout using Indesign and how to manipulation images in Photoshop.
You will have free access to Adobe Creative Cloud Software on your own laptop while you are a student at WAES or up to 4 weeks after the course finishes.
This three-day summer school is designed for beginners, and will cover key skills and techniques needed to progress to a higher level. You will work with beautiful fresh flowers and create both traditional and contemporary designs, which you can take home each week. The course also covers key health and safety requirements.
On this 4 day course programme to build and develop your fine art portfolio. This is ideal for for creatives working towards portfolio preparation for university/college or a career change.
This course is for clothes making beginners. In this course will learn how make a basic top in calico (unbleached cotton fabric) and then make the garment in your chosen fabric.
This short course is designed for beginners with an interest in learning flower arranging as a new skill or hobby. You will work with fresh flowers and foliage and learn the skills required to create both contemporary and traditional designs. You will be introduced to the basic design techniques and construction methods and gain the confidence to create the designs on your own.
This improver course is perfect for those who've already mastered the basics. You'll build on your conversational skills, delve deeper into French grammar, and immerse yourself in French culture. You'll refine your pronunciation and learn to engage in more complex conversations while understanding a wider range of texts.
- 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
