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We have a range of English courses that can help you build your confidence with English. Whether you speak no English at all, or would like to gain a qualification to demonstrate your ability for work or education - we have a course for you.
We pride ourselves on delivering English courses suitable for everyone. Our ESOL and General English courses are perfect for beginners. While our IELTS, Cambridge English and Professional English courses offer more support to advanced speakers.
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What can I study?
Counselling Skills - Level 3 Diploma
This Level 3 Counselling course is perfect if you want to study counselling or develop your skills in a career where counselling skills are used.
Length: 10 hours per week for 17 weeks
Study: Short Course
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus
Policing - Level 3
Want to join the police? Looking to gain the right experience to give you an employment edge? This policing course is perfect if you're setting your sights on a career in the force.
Length: 2 years
Study: Full-Time
Start date: 1st September 2026
Location: Rye Hill Campus
Hair Techniques - Level 2 (Part-Time) (Year 1)
Do you want a career working with people and helping them to feel good? Develop all of the essential skills you need for a future in hairdressing. Once you have completed this course, you can progress onto Hairdressing - Level 2 (Part-Time) (Year 2).
Length: 5 hours per week for 25 weeks
Study: Part-Time
Start date: 7th September 2026
Location: Rye Hill Campus
Ceramics Practitioner - Level 2
Develop your ceramics skills and creativity in one of the North East’s largest, fully equipped studios.
Length: 6 weeks
Study: Short Course
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus
Beginners Ceramics
Learn the essentials of clay art and personalise your pieces with your own potter's stamp with this ceramics for beginners course.
Length: 6 weeks
Study: Short Course
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus
CIPD Foundation Certificate in People Practice - Level 3
Are you passionate about people and making the workplace a great place to be? Study this course in People Practice at a CIPD Approved Centre and add real value to your workplace and the teams within it.
Length: 105 hours
Study: Part-Time
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus
CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management - Level 5
Do you want to drive real change in your organisation and help develop others to build successful teams? This Associate Diploma in People Management is the perfect next step.
Length: 210 hours, split over two three-hour evening sessions over 35 weeks
Study: Part-Time
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus
Diploma in Health and Care - Level 2
Are you interested in supporting individuals with their physical and emotional care? Learn about dementia awareness, mental health and well-being and how to support people with their daily living needs?
Length: 15 hours per week for 20 weeks OR 7 hours per week for 42 weeks
Study: Part-Time
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus
Diploma in Adult Care - Level 3
There are hundreds of diverse roles available within the care industry, making this a secure and fulfilling career choice. This course will prepare you to work in a range of clinical healthcare support settings and in adult care environments.
Length: 15 hours per week for 20 weeks OR 7 hours per week for 42 weeks
Study: Part-Time
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus
Counselling Skills - Level 2
Are you caring and compassionate and want to help others? This short course will introduce you to the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work.
Length: Daytime: 10 hours per week for 6 weeks, Evening: 6 hours per week for 13 weeks
Study: Short Course
Start Date: Various
Location: Rye Hill Campus
Media Make-Up - Level 3 (Part-Time)
Prosthetics, photographic make-up, media hair design, body art and more. Learn everything you need to become professional make-up artist.
Length: 7.5 hours per week for 34 weeks
Study: Part-Time
Start date: 7th September 2026
Location: Rye Hill Campus
Aeronautical Engineering - Level 3
Kick-start your career as an aircraft engineer at our award-winning Aviation Academy.
Length: 2 years
Study: Full-Time
Start date: 1st September 2026
Location: Aviation Academy, Woolsington
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