What's on When?
We offer a variety of short courses for adults, which are all free of charge.
There are both day time and evening options to choose from and they all take place at our easily accessible town centre campus and are taught by friendly, knowledgeable and supportive teachers.
Take a look at what is currently available in the listings below. Once you have decided which you want to enrol on, just come along to one of our face to face enrolment sessions.
Please note that places do fill up fast and all courses are subject to availability. Different courses may be added throughout the year, so please keep an eye on our social media for the latest updates.
Bricklaying Introduction
Tuesdays 5pm-9pm. 6 Week Course
The beginners course is suitable for complete beginners looking to learn a new skill and those who are considering enrolling onto our full-time course. Based in our newly refurbished Centre of Excellence for Construction and Trades, you'll be kept warm and dry as you are taught the fundamentals of bricklaying, from planning out, mixing and laying bricks to make solid structures.
- Nov 11 to Dec 16
- Jan 13 to Mar 10
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Carpentry & Joinery
Tuesdays 5pm-9pm. 6 Week Course
Whether you are a complete beginner looking to learn a new skill or considering enrolling onto our full-time course, this is ideal for you. Our newly refurbished Centre of Excellence for Construction and Trades has been kitted out with a fantastic suite of tools and equipment for learners to hone a new craft and step foot on the journey to becoming the next generation of carpenters and joiners.
- Nov 11 to Dec 16
- Jan 13 to Mar 10
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Crochet Workshops
Tuesdays 6pm-9pm. 6 Week Course
An introduction to the basics of Crochet.
This friendly and supportive class will help you develop skills to move onto your next project.
All ability levels are welcome as the classes cater for all and starter materials are provided for beginners.
Please note that due to high demand, students can enrol onto a maximum of 3 of the crochet courses below in any 1 academic year.
- Nov 04 to Dec 09
- Jan 13 to Feb 24
- Mar 03 to April 21
- Apr 28 to Jun 09
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Introduction to Health & Social Care.
Tuesdays 5pm - 9pm. 6 Week Course
This interesting short course is your first step into a rewarding career in the social care sector, it covers a wide range of basic skills and is ideal preparation for employment, a Health & Social Care Apprenticeship,or progression to an Access to HE course at Southport College.
Choose from one of the following courses:
- Nov 11 to Dec 9
- Dec 16 to Feb 03
- Feb 10 to Mar 24
- Apr 14 to May 19
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Introduction to Health & Social Care.
Wednesdays 9am-1pm. 6 Week Course
This interesting short course is your first step into a rewarding career in the social care sector, it covers a wide range of basic skills and is ideal preparation for employment, a Health & Social Care Apprenticeship,or progression to an Access to HE course at Southport College.
Choose from one of the following courses:
- Nov 12 to Dec 17
- Jan 07 to Feb 11
- Feb 25 to Apr 15
- Apr 22 to Jun 03
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Italian
Tuesdays 6pm-9pm. 10 Week Course
The Beginners course is suitable for either complete beginners or those who may have learnt some Italian a while back and want to re-acquaint themselves. It will introduce you to Italian language and culture as well as help you to gain confidence in speaking and listening.
The Progression Course is suitable for those who have either completed the Italian for Beginners or those who may have learnt some Italian language in the past and who are ready to futher develop their confidence in speaking and listening.
- Italian Beginners -
Sep 16 to Dec 02 - Italian Progression - Jan 13 to Mar 25
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Italian
Wednesdays 6pm-9pm. 10 Week Course
The Beginners course is suitable for either complete beginners or those who may have learnt some Italian a while back and want to re-acquaint themselves. It will introduce you to Italian language and culture as well as help you to gain confidence in speaking and listening.
The Progression Course is suitable for those who have either completed the Italian for Beginners or those who may have learnt some Italian language in the past and who are ready to futher develop their confidence in speaking and listening.
- Italian Beginners -
Sep 17 to Dec 03 - Italian Progression - Jan 14 to Mar 26
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Plumbing for Beginners
Tuesdays 1pm-5pm. 6 Week Course
This beginners course provides an excellent introduction to plumbing within the construction industry and is ideal for people wanting to improve their DIY skills too. You will be introduced to a range of domestic plumbing maintenance techniques, along with basic pipe bending and jointing skills.
Choose from 1 of the following courses.
- Nov 11 to Dec 16
- Jan 6 to Feb 10
- Feb 24 to Apr 14
- Apr 21 to May 5
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Plumbing for Beginners
Wednesdays 5pm-9pm. 6 Week Course
This beginners course provides an excellent introduction to plumbing within the construction industry and is ideal for people wanting to improve their DIY skills too. You will be introduced to a range of domestic plumbing maintenance techniques, along with basic pipe bending and jointing skills.
Choose from 1 of the following courses.
- Dec 17 to Feb 04
- Apr 15 to May 20
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Painting & Decorating
Tuesdays 5pm-9pm. 6 Week Course
A fantastic introduction to painting & decorating; whether you are looking to spruce up your own home or setting foot on a new career path this is ideal for you! Learn all the essential techniques from prep' work to final finishes and learn all the trade secrets, taught by our fantastic time-served tradesman.
- Nov 11 to Dec 16
- Mar 10 to Apr 28
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Tiling for Beginners
Wednesdays 5pm-9pm. 6 Week Course
This beginners course will give you an excellent introduction to tiling, teaching you a range of tiling techniques and all the necessary basic skills to be able to do DIY within your home.
Choose from 1 of the following courses.
- Nov 12 to Dec 10
- Feb 11 to Mar 17
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Wallpapering Introduction
Tuesdays 5pm-9pm. 6 Week Course
Seen the perfect print for your feature wall and ready to redecorate? Why not DIY?! Our 6 week introduction to wallpapering course will teach you how to get your wallpaper from the roll to the wall, with perfect edges and precision pattern alignment.
- Jan 13 to Mar 4
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How to Enrol
To enrol on any of our free short courses for adults, just come into the college reception any time between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Thursday and our friendly staff will be ready to help.
Please make a note of the course and dates you wish to enrol on and you will need to bring some photo ID with you (for example a drivers licence, passport or over 60’s bus pass) and proof of your address. All our courses are subject to availability and many do fill up fast, so we advise you to enrol as soon as possible.
You can enrol on whichever course or courses you want to (subject to individual course restrictions) but please note that you cannot enrol on behalf of someone else. We look forward to seeing you and if you have any questions before coming in, please call 01704 500606 and we will be happy to help.
Looking for something else?
There's even more courses for you to discover!
From Maths and English qualifications, amazing Accounting, fabulous Floristry courses, Access to Higher Education and so much more...
We've got a whole host of fully accredited qualifications on offer for you. These are all found in our 'full time' course pages.
