You are never too old to stop learning and that is why we offer a wide range of courses aimed at adult learners.

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Our range of courses includes APM (Project Management) and the Certificate in Leadership and Management (ILM).

These courses provide the perfect opportunity to sharpen your skills or learn something new. So, whether you are looking to take a step up in your current career, to increase your employability, or simply looking for a new challenge, we can find the perfect course for you.

The short courses we offer include:

  • APM (Project Management)
  • Beauty
  • Certificate in leadership and management (ILM)
  • Construction
  • Counselling
  • Craft engineering
  • Food, catering, and hospitality
  • Gas engineering
  • PAT testing and maintenance
  • Photography
  • Teacher training
  • Excel skills

A programme of 16-week Skills Bootcamps have been launched to help you gain the in-demand skills employers are looking for and fast-track to a job interview.

The bootcamps are part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, helping everyone to gain skills for life.

Lakes College have launched a new Skills Bootcamp course to deliver plant training in the construction industry.

The training is free if you are aged over 19, a resident and legally entitled to work in the UK, and are either working, recently unemployed in the last 12 months or looking for work e.g. coming back into the workforce after a career break.

My apprenticeship allows me to get the qualifications I need for future opportunities while also having the experience of work.

Ciaran Burch