Course Information

Find out what courses we have on offer

The Community Learning Service offers a wide range of free or low-cost courses for adults (primarily aged 19+) across Staffordshire. If you can't find what you are looking for, please email communitylearning@staffordshire.gov.uk or skillsbootcamps@staffordshire.gov.uk if your enquiry relates to a Skills Bootcamp.
 

Creative Writing, Fiction and Journalling

Explore journalling, develop your writing voice, and connect with like-minded people in a friendly, supportive rural setting. Suitable for both new and experienced writers.

Creative Writing: Discover your Voice

This course introduces learners to creative writing, helping them develop ideas, characters, settings and
storytelling techniques, while building confidence in writing creatively for different audiences and purposes.

Digital Internet Skills

Have some very basic knowledge but need a refresher on using your device or the Internet. This course will explore filling out online forms, downloading and uploading files such as pictures, PDFs and Menus, Sharing files and attaching to emails as well as saving to folders and drives. Explore apps and settings and searching online for Information, Price comparisons, Maps, Shopping and Public Services all with safety, privacy and protection in mind.

Digital Office Skills

Unsure about Office Programs? Need to explore the basics of Formatting and editing in a Word processor, Create a simple Presentation (Slideshow) with some animations, explore creating a spreadsheet and using basic formulas? This course will explore the above as well as how to organise as well as saving to folders, file management and creating and organising files and folders with an explanation of the Cloud Storage and costs.

Digital skills for the Workplace (Level 2) - Skills Bootcamp

Build in-demand digital skills for today’s workplace - from apps and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to creative tools like Canva and WordPress. Perfect for beginners ready to boost their career, grow your business or take the next step into employment

DIY and Crafting Skills for Wellbeing

Enjoy hands-on learning in a peaceful countryside setting with friendly tutors. Use sustainable, seasonal materials to explore DIY and crafting techniques that boost wellbeing, confidence and everyday independence.

Domestic Energy Assessor/RA

The course gives people the skills required to survey buildings and produce accurate Energy Performance Certificates for existing domestic dwellings. The Retrofit assessor course prepares you to assess domestic properties for retrofit.

Express Yourself - Art Journaling and Creative Wellbeing

Explore your creativity with this lovely art journaling and wellbeing course - combining creative expression with mindfulness practices inspired by nature, and using simple art tools and techniques including foraged junk collage.