Adult education and learning
There are many ways adults can re-train and learn across North East Lincolnshire, with free options, distance learning or small classroom sessions. Choose from a huge range of courses, from maths and English to gardening and dog grooming.
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Adult learning providers and resources
National Careers Service
Book a careers appointment, a free service available to all adults over 19.
Visit: Careers advice – job profiles, information and resources | National Careers Service
NCS also offer a range of courses to develop your skills:
CareerShift – Thinking of switching careers? Call 01472 324587 or email [email protected]
Your Digital Life – A free programme to develop your digital skills. Call 01472 324587.
Lincs2
Links to all courses available in North East Lincolnshire Council for people over 16.
Visit: Lincs2.co.uk)
HNY Careers Hub
A one-stop shop for individuals of all ages and career stages, to support an understanding of education, training opportunities, vacancies, and more. Developed by the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership.
Visit: Job Opportunities in Humber & North Yorkshire | HNY Careers Tool (hnycareershub.co.uk)
Focus (Quest)
Quest Training & Wellbeing Hub provide high-quality training opportunities for organisations and individuals in North East Lincolnshire and beyond. Quest offers an array of personal development and management courses from its dedicated central venue located in the heart of Grimsby. Being part of Focus Independent Adult Social Work CIC, Quest specialises in delivering health, social care and wellbeing training.
Visit: Training & Recruitment – Focus (focusadultsocialwork.co.uk)
Franklin Adult Learning
A range of courses to support employability from functional skills to health and social care and free distance learning courses.
Visit: Adult Learning
Avant
Delivering apprenticeship training across North East Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire in sectors including business admin, customer services, hairdressing, leadership and management.
Visit: Avant Skills Academy
Creating Positive Opportunity
Offering support for individuals to re-engage with learning and work, including digital skills training.
Care Plus Group
Employability courses across the community providing training and recruitment services.
Visit: Support finding and staying in employment – Care Plus Group
If you are aged 16 to 24 and looking for support, including identifying transferrable skills, creating a CV and mastering your job search, you can get personalised advice from the Employability Support Officers. Complete the referral form to get started.
Multiply
Provides free, flexible courses to improve working with numbers.
Think Employment
Find a range of courses for those 19+ including English, maths, digital marketing and working in schools.
Visit: Think Employment
Learning4Life-Gy
Free adult learning courses for learners who are developing their English language, including ESOL, maths and health and social care.
Visit: Learning4Life-Gy
Grimsby Learning Centre
A range of part-time, flexible courses for adults including English, maths, and IT delivered at community learning centres in Grimsby, Louth and Immingham.
Grimsby Institute – Distance Learning
Grimsby Institute also provides free distance learning courses. Learn from the comfort of your own home and gain qualifications in a wide range of subjects, with flexible deadlines.
Visit: Distance Learning & Non-accredited e-learning courses
University Centre Grimsby
If you are interested in accessing higher education, the University Centre Grimsby can help with bite-size modules of a university degree in a range of subjects. These courses are flexible, free, and you do not need English or Maths qualifications!
Visit: University Centre Grimsby – Modular Acceleration Programme.
The Equality Practice
Working with people from diverse backgrounds, designing and delivering conferences and projects. Includes the Me-Learning Programme, designed to empower women to change their lives and achieve more.
Are you a provider that would like adding to this page or a business that would like support with training? Contact us by email at [email protected].
Success stories
UKSPF – New and upcoming projects
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is a central pillar of the UK government’s agenda that provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
15 skills projects in the area have been successfully allocated funding through the UKSPF, committed to increasing opportunities for everyone!
Visit UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) for more information on the Government scheme.
Upcoming events and training days
Drop-in for a chat – The Adults Careers Team and other local providers will be on hand to answer questions and offer support. Drop-in between 9:30am to 11:30am:
- Wednesday 9th October at Grimsby Leisure Centre, Cromwell Rd, Grimsby DN31 2BH
- Friday 11th October at Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Kingsway, Cleethorpes DN35 0BY
Your Digital Life – Free, weekly sessions every Monday on the first floor of Heritage House (Fisherman’s Wharf, Grimsby, DN31 1SY). Drop-in between 9:30am to 12:30pm. Call 01472 324587. If you are new to these sessions, please arrive at 9:30am to be inducted.
Free careers advice drop-in sessions – Wednesday 6th November 2024, 10am to 3pm, Grimsby Job Centre, 225 Victoria St S, Grimsby DN31 1NH. No booking required.
Related websites
Related document
Skills strategy and action plan 2023 to 2026 (Word, 532KB)