Essential Skills
Looking to improve your essential skills? Not only could you achieve a nationally recognised qualification, you’ll also open up doors to employment and further educational opportunities. You’ll feel more confident in your everyday activities too, whether helping the kids with their homework, budgeting your finances or using online banking.
Improving essential skills can bring huge rewards
Achieve a nationally recognised qualification, open doors to employment and further education, feel more confident in your everyday life and support your children with their homework – all with an essential skills course! At your assessment our team will agree the best starting point for you and support you to progress through the different levels.
Our Offer
Digital Skills
We offer courses for complete beginners to accredited courses in which you can gain qualifications you need to progress in your career.
English
Whether it’s to help your children with their homework, feel more confident with daily tasks or to get the job you are after, we have a course that will suit you.
English For Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
These courses could help you or someone you know who doesn’t use English as a first language.
GCSEs
It’s never too late to gain a GCSE. Whether for further study, a job, or to prove to yourself you can achieve it, we are here to help.
Maths
Whatever your reason to improve your Maths skills, we can help! Our Maths courses are free to those who do not currently hold a grade C or 4 (or above) in this subject.
Science
Come and find out about some basic physics, chemistry and biology and how they relate to the world we live in.
Careers and skills advice
For learners who are affected by these changes, our Career and Skills and Progression Advisors are available to support you to explore career and learning options during your studies. You can contact the team by emailing ACL.careersandskillsadvice@essex.gov.uk or visit our Pathways section of our website.
