Discover Your Learning Pathway with ACL Essex
Supporting your ambitions, career, and wellbeing
Welcome to the 2025–26 course offer at ACL Essex…
Packed with exciting, practical, and life-changing opportunities for people and businesses across Essex.
What’s new this year? We’ve designed our courses to help you:
Find the right career
Learn skills for life
Support employee development
Boost your wellbeing
Progress at work
Learn as a family
Feel more confident
ACL is here to support your goals, whether they’re big or small.
Career-Focused Courses
Get ahead in the industries that are growing fast in Essex! Learn from experts, build real skills, and take a step toward a job you love.
Explore courses in:
Healthcare
Early Years & Education
Business, Marketing & Management
Hair, Beauty & Barbering
Green Skills & Retrofit
IT & Digital
Skills for Life & Work
Want to feel more confident at work or in daily life? These courses are great for building everyday skills, whatever your age or background.
Courses include:
English
English for Speakers of Other Languages
Maths
Digital Skills
Employability Skills
Science
First Aid
Employers: Upskill Your Workforce With Funded Training Opportunities
Grow your business and develop an efficient, skilled workforce by investing in staff training programmes and apprenticeships.
Programmes include:
Business and Customer Service
Management
Early Years
Education
Health & Social Care
Green Skills
First Aid
Maths & English
Health & Wellbeing
Feel good and live well. These courses are all about you, your health, your happiness, and your personal growth.
Resilient You: Overcoming Challenges
Neurodiversity and Inclusion
Healthy Limits: Setting Boundaries
Mental Health Awareness Digital skills
Problem Solving for Success
Blues Buster
Critical Thinking
Speak Easy: Breathing Techniques
Creative courses
Love to make things or want to try something fun? Get creative, express yourself, and enjoy hands-on learning.
Art Drawing and Painting
Art With Digital Skills
Pottery
Art History
Silverclay Jewellery Making
Creative Journaling
Guitar
Creative Video Editing
Learning for Everyone
Everyone should feel welcome and supported. We have specialist programmes for people with learning difficulties and/or Autism.
Build confidence, independence, and life skills in a relaxed, friendly setting.
Courses include:
Health & Wellbeing
Money & Budgeting
Cooking for Independence
Gardening
English & Maths
Volunteering
Dance, Drama & More
Family Learning
Learning together makes everything easier. Our family courses help you support your kids, build stronger relationships, and grow together as a family.
Courses include:
Positive Parenting
Understanding Neurodiverse Children
Family First Aid
Managing Emotions
SEND Support
Family Maths, English & Digital Skills
Learning in the community
We’re bringing learning to where you are! That means:
More community-based classes
Pop-up learning hubs
Local outreach
Courses in libraries, community centres & more!
Learn your way
Life is busy — we get it. That’s why we offer flexible ways to learn:
Online courses
In-person classes
Hybrid learning (a mix of both!)
Ready to start?
Thousands of people in Essex have already taken the first step.
Now it’s your turn. Ready to explore your pathway?