Qualifications & Skills For Employment
Whatever your goals, you’ll discover a great range of accredited courses at ACL Essex. From turning a passion into a career or business, to gaining a qualification to land that dream job or enter higher education, we can help! Please ensure that you contact us as soon as possible as you will be required to complete an assessment before you can enrol.
Find Your Future
Our qualification and skills for employment courses will open up a wide variety of career pathways, not only that but you will also develop a range of soft skills, meet new people and learn through expert tutor support.
Our Offer
Flexible Learning
Develop your skills or take the next steps in your career with a flexible learning course. These courses can be completed at a time that suits you.
Access to Higher Education
An Access to Higher Education course is a different way of getting to university. We all take different paths in life and it is never too late to make a change, achieve your goals and reach your potential.
Accounting (AAT)
We offer foundation courses that will prepare you for junior and entry level accounting roles to advanced courses where you can achieve the AAT Accounting Qualification.
Beauty & Complementary Therapies
Learn the skills needed to start a new and exciting career in Beauty & Complementary Therapies. Gain professional salon experience, practise on real-life clients and learn innovative techniques. Funding for these courses could be available.
Business & Management
We offer an extensive range of business & management courses, from level 2 qualifications in team leading, customer service, and lean organisation management, to helping you run and market your business efficiently.
Silversmithing
Stand out from the crowd with your own jewellery and handmade artefacts produced in our professional silversmithing studio.
Music
Whether you’re a beginner or looking to improve performance, explore your musical talents with our range of music courses.
Photography
Discover life through the lens. Develop new skills whilst exploring your creative side and sharing inspirational moments with others.
Pottery
If you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty, join our pottery class! Discover pottery using hand built techniques, decorating and glazing.
Woodwork
Do you have a project you’d like to complete or want to build something new? Then our Woodwork courses are for you.
Creative Qualifications
We offer accredited creative courses for people looking to turn their passion into a career. Boost your skills and gain a qualification.
Pottery
If you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty, join our pottery class! Discover pottery using hand built techniques, decorating and glazing.
How we are moving towards a sustainable curriculum
Explore new ways to be environmentally friendly and sustainable whilst developing your skills with others in a range of intriguing subject areas. This includes discovering the wonderful world of traditional crafts and thrift crafts that incorporate elements of sustainability.
