WEA courses

This course is funded by the South Yorkshire Combined Authority and is only available to residents living within the South Yorkshire Combined Authority area. Confidence Building is a friendly, supportive course designed to help you feel more confident in everyday life and work. You will explore self-belief, communication skills, and practical ways to manage nerves and negative thinking. The course can be tailored to your goals—whether you are returning to work, preparing for interviews, starting a small business, or wanting to improve your self-esteem. You will take part in activities such as group discussions, goal setting, role play, and simple planning tasks. Step by step, you will build your confidence, share experiences, and celebrate your progress in a safe and encouraging environment. By the end of the course, you will leave with practical skills and a personal action plan to help you take your next steps.

This course is funded by the Department for Education and only open to residents living in non devolved authorities. This course is designed to help you build confidence, understand workplace expectations and prepare for employment. Across the interactive units, you will develop essential skills for work and life, including communication, teamwork, resilience, and professional etiquette. Activities include storytelling, vision boards, group challenges, wellbeing planning, and mock interviews. You will also explore equality and diversity, health and safety and strategies for managing stress. The course concludes with creating a personalised progression plan to support your next steps. You will feel more confident, informed, and ready for the working environment

This course is funded by the Department for Education and only open to residents living in non devolved authorities. This course is designed to help you build confidence, understand workplace expectations and prepare for employment. Across the interactive units, you will develop essential skills for work and life, including communication, teamwork, resilience, and professional etiquette. Activities include storytelling, vision boards, group challenges, wellbeing planning, and mock interviews. You will also explore equality and diversity, health and safety and strategies for managing stress. The course concludes with creating a personalised progression plan to support your next steps. You will feel more confident, informed, and ready for the working environment

This course is funded by the Department for Education and only open to residents living in non devolved authorities. Creative Arts courses give you the chance to explore your creativity in a relaxed and supportive space. Creative Arts includes a wide range of activities such as drawing, painting, mosaics, sewing, craft, and creative writing. You don’t need any previous experience, although the Foundations in Creative Arts course can be a helpful starting point if you’re new to creative learning. In the course, you will be introduced to practical creative arts skills through simple, accessible activities that help you build technique, confidence, and artistic understanding. You will explore different materials, tools, and processes while learning how to apply core creative methods. Each session focuses on building practical skills, perhaps trying out new techniques, and developing your own personal approach to making. You will be encouraged to experiment with ideas, refine your skills, and grow your creative interests at a pace that feels right for you. By the end of the course, you will have created a series of small pieces that show your developing skills. You will also gain the knowledge and inspiration to continue exploring creative arts independently or move on to other skills based or community learning courses.

This course is funded by the Department for Education and only open to residents living in non devolved authorities. This practical course helps you build essential digital skills for everyday life and work. You will gain confidence in using laptops and other digital devices, keeping devices updated, and applying basic security settings. You will also learn to create and manage documents using Word, access Microsoft 365, download apps safely and set up and use email effectively. The course also covers browsers, websites, and online safety, including recognising scams and protecting passwords. Finally, you will explore secure online transactions and payment methods, ensuring you can navigate the digital world safely and independently.

This course is funded by the Greater London Combined Authority and is only available to residents living within the Greater London Combined Authority area. English Conversation (Pre Entry) is a gentle introduction to speaking and listening for adults who are new to learning English. The course focuses on building confidence, recognising familiar words, and taking part in short, supported conversations. Learners practise simple greetings, everyday phrases and basic listening tasks in a relaxed, friendly environment. Activities use pictures, real life objects and guided practice to help learners communicate in familiar situations. This course is ideal for learners who need reassurance, confidence building and a positive first step before progressing to an Entry 1 ESOL level course such as English For Everyday Life.

This course is funded by the Department for Education and only open to residents living in non devolved authorities. Conversation with Cooking is a 12 session ESOL course designed to build confidence, wellbeing and communication skills through the theme of everyday cooking. Each two hour class focuses on speaking and listening activities where learners share cooking advice, explore healthy recipes and talk about food from different cultures. Learners practise useful vocabulary, follow simple instructions and take part in supportive conversations about ingredients, meal preparation and healthy eating. The course promotes social connection, confidence building and positive wellbeing by encouraging learners to share experiences, learn new dishes and enjoy communicating in English in a relaxed, friendly environment.

This course is funded by the Department for Education and only open to residents living in non devolved authorities. Are you interested in working in retail but not sure where to start? This course will help you build the skills and confidence you need to take your first steps into the retail industry. You’ll learn about different types of shops, what the main job roles involve, how products are organised and how retail teams work together. Through fun, practical activities and simple retail simulations, you will practise communication, problem‑solving and basic store tasks in a supportive classroom environment. This course is perfect if you want to prepare for work, volunteering or further learning in retail.

This course is funded by the Department for Education and only open to residents living in non devolved authorities. Creative Arts courses give you the chance to explore your creativity in a relaxed and supportive space. Creative Arts includes a wide range of activities such as drawing, painting, mosaics, sewing, craft, and creative writing. You don’t need any previous experience, although the Foundations in Creative Arts course can be a helpful starting point if you’re new to creative learning. In the course, you will be introduced to practical creative arts skills through simple, accessible activities that help you build technique, confidence, and artistic understanding. You will explore different materials, tools, and processes while learning how to apply core creative methods. Each session focuses on building practical skills, perhaps trying out new techniques, and developing your own personal approach to making. You will be encouraged to experiment with ideas, refine your skills, and grow your creative interests at a pace that feels right for you. By the end of the course, you will have created a series of small pieces that show your developing skills. You will also gain the knowledge and inspiration to continue exploring creative arts independently or move on to other skills based or community learning courses.

This course is funded by the Department for Education and only open to residents living in non devolved authorities. Preparation for Work in Hospitality is a welcoming and practical course designed for anyone interested in starting a career in cafés, restaurants or hotels. You will explore different job roles, customer service expectations and workplace behaviours. You’ll take part in activities that build confidence, communication and problem‑solving skills. You will also complete tasks such as reading rotas, understanding shift patterns, and working out menu prices. By the end of the course, you will have developed the skills and knowledge needed for hospitality roles and created a personal plan for your next steps.