Course Information

The Community Learning Service offers a wide range of free or low-cost courses for adults (primarily aged 19+) across Staffordshire.

Beginners digital skills

Never used a computer before? Build up your confidence from a complete beginners level exploring switching on, logging in, using a mouse and keyboard and internet searching for shopping, information and everyday use as well as being able to access and read/send emails and safety around these.

Computer and Digital Skills for Beginners

Do you want to gain confidence in using technology for everyday tasks and personal enrichment. Whether you’re new to computers or seeking to enhance your digital literacy, this course is the perfect starting point for your journey into the digital world.

Cooking with numbers

Cooking with numbers will help you improve your maths skills through practical cooking activities. Designed using recipes, measurements and budgeting to make maths fun, relevant, and confidence-boosting in everyday life.

Digital Internet Skills

Have some very basic knowledge but need a refresher on using your device or the Internet. This course will explore filling out online forms, downloading and uploading files such as pictures, PDFs and Menus, Sharing files and attaching to emails as well as saving to folders and drives. Explore apps and settings and searching online for Information, Price comparisons, Maps, Shopping and Public Services all with safety, privacy and protection in mind.

Digital Office Skills

Unsure about Office Programs? Need to explore the basics of Formatting and editing in a Word processor, Create a simple Presentation (Slideshow) with some animations, explore creating a spreadsheet and using basic formulas? This course will explore the above as well as how to organise as well as saving to folders, file management and creating and organising files and folders with an explanation of the Cloud Storage and costs.

Get Work Ready! - Neurodiversity

The course is designed to help you to build your skills in applying for work, and describe your transferrable skills towards future work. You will be shown & taught how to help yourself in the workplace, asking for changes to suit your needs.

Introduction to Becoming a Teaching Assistant

If you're thinking about working in a school but aren’t sure where to begin, our short and friendly Introduction to Working as a Teaching Assistant course is the perfect first step.