Festival of Learning
Have a go at learning something new for free! You will also have the chance to speak to our teams about your interests and find out more information about the wide range of learning opportunities available.
Free taster sessions and enrolment events
Tasters are available all day at the following locations. If you do not want to enrol on a taster, but would like to speak to our teams, please visit any location between 10am-2pm or 5-7pm.
*Please note: Tasters with ‘SL’ at the start of the course name are Supported Learning tasters, for those with learning disabilities and/or autism only.
- 6th September: ACL Chelmsford
- 7th September: ACL Witham
- 11th September: ACL Basildon
- 12th September: ACL Clacton
- 12th September: ACL Harlow
- 13th September: ACL Maldon
- 14th September: ACL Colchester
- 14th September: ACL Brentwood (also Family Fun Day at this location 10-1pm)
- Online courses available throughout the week
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- Basildon (11 Sept)
- Brentwood (14 Sept)
- Clacton (12 Sept)
- Colchester (14 Sept)
- Harlow (12 Sept)
- Maldon (13 Sept)
- Online Live (Various)
Taster Science: Catch the thief!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Potato battery
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Red cabbage rainbows
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: What is The white powder?
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psych: Wonderful World Sensation
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Optical Illusions
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Stroop Test
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Kim’s Memory Game
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Ask a question!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Ask a question!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Ask a question!
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Ask a question!
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply Let’s spend lottery winnings!
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Basildon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psych: Wonderful World Sensation
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Optical Illusions
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Stroop Test
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Kim’s Memory Game
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Sending & Sharing Photos
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Search For A Summer Read
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Sending & Sharing Photos
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Search For A Summer Read
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: About Digital Apprentices
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: About Digital Apprentices
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: About Digital Apprentices
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: About Digital Apprentices
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Brentwood Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Catch the thief!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Kim’s Memory Game
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Stroop Test
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Optical Illusions
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psych: Wonderful World Sensation
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: What is The white powder?
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Red cabbage rainbows
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Potato battery
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply – Friendship Bracelet Workshop
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply – Friendship Bracelet Workshop
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply – Friendship Bracelet Workshop
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply Let’s spend lottery winnings!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply Let’s spend lottery winnings!
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
SL Textiles taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
SL Construction taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
SL Sensory taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
SL Hospitality and catering taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
SL Health and social care taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
SL Cooking taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Clacton Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Catch the thief!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Potato battery
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Red cabbage rainbows
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: What is The white powder?
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Basic Formulas in Excel
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Work with Pictures Word
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Ask a question!
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Ask a question!
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Computer Program with Art
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Computer Program with Art
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Mental Health in a Man’s World
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply Let’s spend lottery winnings!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Multiply Let’s spend lottery winnings!
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply Let’s spend lottery winnings!
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply – Friendship Bracelet Workshop
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply – Friendship Bracelet Workshop
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Try Spanish ¡Bienvenidos a España!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Spanish Order F&D like a local
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Discover Hidden Paradises in Spain
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
SL Yoga taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
SL Employability taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
SL Textiles taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
SL Hospitality and catering taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
SL Digital Skills for life taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
SL Health and social care taster – Call 0345 603 7635 to enrol
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Colchester Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Catch the thief!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Potato battery
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Red cabbage rainbows
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: What is The white powder?
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Taster Digital: Basic Formulas in Excel
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Mulitply Let’s spend lottery winnings!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Multiply Let’s spend lottery winnings!
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Multiply Let’s spend lottery winnings!
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Mental Health in a Man’s World
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Harlow Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Optical Illusions
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Stroop Test
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Psychology: Kim’s Memory Game
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Catch the thief!
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Potato battery
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: Red cabbage rainbows
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Taster Science: What is The white powder?
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Business Apprenticeship tasters
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Maldon Area
Fee: Free
Taster – IT Budget using Excel
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Online Live.
Fee: Free
Time: Evening
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Online Live.
Fee: Free
Time: Morning
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Online Live.
Fee: Free
Taster – IT Detect a Phishing Email
Time: Afternoon
Duration: 1 week(s)
Location: Online Live.
Fee: Free
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