Nightingale Care Bursary Success Stories – Sherry Mills
Sherry Mills enrolled on a Level 5 in Leadership and Management fully funded by the Nightingale Care Bursary. Sherry chose…
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Pre-course Assessments: Sociology, Psychology & Access to HE
Pre-course assessments for GCSE sociology, GCSE Psychology and Access to Higher Education taking place online live 20th, 21st and 25th September.
Courses starting September 2023
Browse our full range of courses and discover opportunities to develop new skills whilst connecting with others in your community
Nightingale Care Bursary
Our Nightingale Care Bursary enables Health & Social Care providers to support their staff with FREE training and development opportunities.
Start-up Smart
Make 2023 the year you finally start your small business! Give it the best chance of success by learning key skills, such as managing your finances.
Parent Ambassador Programme
ACL’s Parent Ambassador programme aims to improve the lives of families living in Essex. Become a Parent Ambassador and make a difference to families in your school community.
Digital Hub
We will be opening a new state-of-the-art facility at our Colchester centre in October to support residents and businesses with developing their IT and digital skills as well as provide digital access for residents.
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Nightingale Care Bursary Success Stories – Finlay Enver
Finlay Enver enrolled on the Level 2 Understanding Autism course, fully funded by the Nightingale Care Bursary. She chose to…
Nightingale Care Bursary Success Stories- Tsai-Ling Huang
Tsai-Ling Huang enrolled on a NVQ Level 3 course fully funded through the Nightingale Care Bursary. Tsai-Ling chose to do…
NEWS RELEASE: Residents encouraged to return to the classroom this September with ACL Essex
Residents encouraged to return to the classroom this September with ACL Essex There are still places left to study a…
GCSE learner success story: Irina
Among those receiving their results yesterday, was GCSE English and maths learner Irina who achieved an impressive grade 8 in…
NEWS RELEASE: Come to ACL Essex’s Family Fun Day in Brentwood!
Come to ACL Essex’s Family Fun Day in Brentwood! Adult education provider, ACL Essex, is hosting a Family Fun Day…
Celebrating GCSE results 2023
Alongside school leavers,our learners across the county have opened their GCSE results! ACL Essex learner, Imogen, has been trying for…
5 Reasons to Study Accounting
Accounting can be a rewarding and interesting career pathway for many, with the wide variety of career options within the…
ACL Essex to open new digital hub in Colchester
Adult education provider will open the new state-of-the-art facility at its Colchester centre later this year to boost digital skills…
Come to ACL Essex’s Family Fun Day in Harlow on 23 August!
Adult education provider, ACL Essex, is hosting a Family Fun Day at ACL Harlow. ACL Harlow is hosting a Family…
Good Ofsted report for the Friary Preschool
Following the recent inspection at our Maldon Friary Preschool, we are pleased to share that we have been rated Good.…
Photography learners celebrate success
This week marks the end of a chapter for a group our learners who have completed their level 2 photography…
Have you visited our Skills Hubs?
The Skills Hubs are a place for you to undertake online courses in a facilitated environment. If you are not…
ACL Essex honours exceptional learners at awards ceremony
Adult education provider, ACL Essex, celebrated learners, staff and partners at its ceremony on 12 July, with awards ranging from…
6 Career Ideas for the Creative Non-Artists
When thinking of careers that involve being creative, are your first thoughts art-based roles? Creativity is the ability to think…
ACL Essex wins big for sustainable construction programme Retrofit
ACL Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), has won an award for their innovative retrofit training programme at the…
Tips & tricks for when you lack motivation
A lack of motivation can be caused by many things, such as, overwhelm, boredom, stress and a lack of achievable…
Care Sector Recruitment Campaign ongoing as free training offer announced
Fully-funded healthcare training is now available to anyone in Essex looking to enter or upskill in the care sector. It…
ACL Essex renews commitment to supporting Essex residents and businesses with new strategy
Adult education provider ACL Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), has launched a new strategic plan, outlining their continued…
ACL Essex offers a world of career opportunity with launch of new courses
Adult education provider ACL Essex has launched its new courses for September 2023 with a range of qualifications and training…
“I would 100% recommend doing an apprenticeship to anyone…”
I would 100% recommend doing an apprenticeship to anyone. There are so many different courses out there to choose from and all of them give learners so many different opportunities to excel in a work place. With these opportunities and skills, joined with the knowledge of your chosen course, you are assured to be an ideal candidate for any job!
Holly from Burnham-on-Crouch
“ACL provided me with the opportunity to work around my family life…”
Hi, I’m Monika, 49. I’m originally from India and moved here 14 years ago. Whilst my kids were growing up I volunteered in schools. In order to progress to other roles I knew I needed to get GCSEs in English and maths. I have today achieved a grade 9 in my English exam which I am over the moon about. ACL provided me with the opportunity to work around my family life and I have never had such a good tutor in all my life – amazing! I had no idea that I would get the highest possible grade, I am an introvert by nature so this is just such a shock for me. I would advise anyone who is thinking about learning with ACL to do it today! I am now all ready to start my GCSE maths course this year.
Monika from Colchester
“I would advise anyone that needs a GCSE to think about ACL…”
I’m Nick, 54 and am about to start a teacher training course at Moulsham High School teaching Computer Science. I was all set to follow my dream of becoming a teacher but realised that I was lacking a GCSE pass in English. I heard about ACL and was able to enrol on the course easily. Angela, our teacher was amazing and really effective and as a result I have today received a grade 7 – hurray! I would advise anyone that needs a GCSE to think about ACL, very professional and we all worked as a team in class.
Nick from Colchester
“The skills I have learnt throughout my time on the apprenticeship with ACL has prepared me to be able to progress within my organisation…”
I started with Essex County Council in February 2019 as a Business Support Assistant in the file and data team, where I quickly settled into the team and managed to learn all the tasks very quickly. In May 2019, I spoke with my line manager about the possibility of enrolling on the ‘Business Administrator – L3’ apprenticeship. My line manager fully supported this and contacted ACL to get me enrolled. The skills I have learnt throughout my time on the apprenticeship with ACL has prepared me to be able to progress within my organisation and feel confident in doing so. I am on course to finish my Business Administrator – L3 qualification this year and I am hoping to do this with the best possible mark.
Wade from Basildon
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