Skills and employability
Courses you can do in Barnsley
There are several adult learning providers across Barnsley who offer a wide range of courses dedicated to adult learners.
Find out more about what courses are available to suit you.
Providers in Barnsley
Courses to support your health and wellbeing
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Adult Skills and Community Learning |
Positive Thinking |
Our positive thinking course will help you to discover some simple techniques to improve your positivity. Our positive changes course will support you in identifying some small changes that could have a big impact on your life. |
Visit Positive Thinking for more information and how to enrol. |
Adult Skills and Community Learning |
Creative wellbeing courses |
Our friendly courses are a great way to discover how being creative can help you to improve your wellbeing. We have a range of creative wellbeing classes to choose from including
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Visit Adult skills - creative Wellbeing for more information. |
Courses to support you back into learning and employment
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Description | More details |
Adult Skills and Community Learning |
Employability courses |
If you're unemployed and looking for work, we offer a range of free courses to help you with searching and applying for a job.
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Visit Adult skills - employability courses for more information. |
Barnsley College |
Employability skills Level 1 award |
This Fresh Start flexible online programme will assist young people aged 19-24 years to re-engage with education |
Visit Barnsley College - Fresh start 19-24 for more information. |
Courses for enjoyment and fun
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Barnsley College |
Short courses and clubs |
We offer a range of part-time courses for enjoyment and fun where you can learn new skills in something you enjoy or have an interest in
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Courses to gain essential maths, English, digital and IT work skills
There are a wide range of courses in maths, English, IT and digital skills delivered across Barnsley. The delivery model differs dependant on the provider you choose. Studying in this area will require an initial assessment of your current skills prior to enrolling onto a course. The new National digital entitlement from 2020 will fully fund adults with no or low digital skills to undertake this new qualification.
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Adult Skills and Community Learning |
Maths |
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Adult Skills and Community Learning |
English |
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Adult Skills and Community Learning |
IT and Digital Skills |
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Visit Adult Skills - ASCL IT and Digital Skills for more information. |
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Barnsley College |
Maths |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
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Barnsley College |
English |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
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Barnsley College |
IT: Microsoft applications |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
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Northern College |
Maths |
Northern college offer GCSE, functional maths skills E3, L1, L2s and a range of short course in:
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Visit Northern College for more information on maths courses. |
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Northern College |
English |
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Visit Northern College for more information on English courses. |
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Northern College |
IT and Digital Skills |
Northern College offer:
Digital skills short courses:
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Volunteering courses
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Course |
Description |
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Northern College |
Community Organising: Level 2 certificate |
Are you actively engaged in social action in your community? This could be in a voluntary role. It could also be a full or part time role within an organisation that has a community organising approach. Do you wish to develop your understanding, knowledge and skills of community organising? If so then this course is for you. |
Courses to help you move to Higher Education
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Course |
Description |
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Northern College |
Access to Higher Education |
We offer a range of full time Access to HE courses for adults wanting to study at degree level but don’t have the required qualification:
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Barnsley College |
Access to Higher Education |
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Barnsley College |
Pre-Access Diploma level 2 |
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Courses for Higher education
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Barnsley College |
Higher Education courses |
We have Higher Education courses in the following areas, follow the link to find out about specific courses:
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Visit Barnsley College - higher education for more information. |
Courses to gain industry-specific skills, knowledge and qualifications
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Course |
Description |
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Adult Skills and Community Learning |
Mental Health First Aid |
This course is for Businesses that would like to train their staff to become Mental Health first aiders in the workplace. |
For more information email adultlearning@barnsley.gov.uk or call 01226 775270 and ask for Emma or Sarah. |
Adult Skills and Community Learning |
Childcare & Early Years |
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Visit Adult Skills - working with children and families for more information. |
Adult Skills and Community Learning |
Adult Social care |
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Visit Adult Skills - adult social care for more information. |
Northern College |
Social Studies - short courses |
Short courses:
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Northern College |
Health and Social Care |
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Northern College |
Community Development and Leadership |
Short courses in:
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Northern College |
Education and Training |
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Barnsley College |
Accounting |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Barnsley College |
Health, science and Social care |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Barnsley College |
Catering & Hospitality |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Barnsley College |
Childcare & Early Years |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Barnsley College |
Construction |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Barnsley College |
Business and Management |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Barnsley College |
Computing and IT |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Barnsley College |
Education and Training |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Barnsley College |
Sport industry |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Courses if English is not your first language
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Course |
Description |
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Adult Skills and Community Learning |
ESOL |
ESOL classes are available from Pre Entry to Level 2, you will complete an initial assessment to find out what level you need to start
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Barnsley College |
ESOL |
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Visit Barnsley College part-time courses for more information. |
Courses for learners with learning difficulties and disabilities
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Course |
Description |
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Adult Skills |
Classes for wellbeing |
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Visit Adult Skills - courses for adults with learning disabilities. |
Adult Skills |
Classes to develop skills |
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Visit Adult Skills - courses for adults with learning disabilities. |
Barnsley College |
Pick and Mix sessions |
Pick and mix sessions could include:
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Visit Barnsley College - courses for learner with additional needs. |
Employment support
If you're:
- losing your job
- out of work
- employed and at risk of redundancy
- employed and want to do some free training to help progress at work or get a new job
Then Enterprising Barnsley has a team of people able to give you some free support via our helpdesk.
Contact Employment support online or email them Employmentsupport@barnsley.gov.uk.
You can also call them on (01226) 775100: Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.