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Free Employability Courses for Career Development

Are you an adult job seeker and looking for career development? Support is available through short courses to improve your career development opportunities. Our offer includes a range of free and subsidised schemes and effective skills training that will help adult job seekers to return to work or help working individuals to progress within their career. Also if you are working in a low-wage job wishing to upskill and progress in your career, we can help.

The support we offer includes:

  • Free and subsidised training and nationally recognised qualifications for job seekers
  • Guidance to write an attractive CV
  • Helping arrange work placements
  • Links with local employers
  • Practice interview skills to build your confidence.

On Campus Courses

  • Personal Development for Employability

    Course: Level 1 Certificate in Personal Development for Employability

    Summary: This course will help you to consider the importance of goal setting for your own personal development and understand where to find job opportunities and to identify the sources of Information about job vacancies.

    Eligibility:

    • Must be 19+ as of the 31/08/23
    • Have the right to work in the UK, proof of ID
    • Be either unemployed or earning less than £25,6642.50
    • Must live in a London Borough.


    To access this course you will need: good general communication skills in English and English literacy proficiency at Entry Level 3 or above.

    Cost: Free *subject to meeting eligibility criteria*.

    Qualification: Certificate in Personal Development for Employability

    Level: Level 1

    Duration: 7 days

    Timings: 9.30am – 3.00pm (weekdays)

    Delivery Locations:

    • Hayes Campus: College Way, Hayes, UB3 3BB
    • Harrow on the Hill Campus: Lowlands Road, Harrow, HA1 3AQ
    • Richmond Upon Thames College: Langhorn Dr, Twickenham TW2 7SJ


      pdf Download PDF Factsheet(4.83 MB)

  • Introduction to Customer Services

    Course: Entry 3 Introduction to Customer Services

    Summary: Improve understanding of customer service, brush up on communication skills, establish a basic knowledge of handling customer queries and improve prospects of being successful in a customer service role.

    Eligibility:

    • Must be 19+ as of the 31/08/23
    • Have the right to work in the UK, proof of ID
    • Be either unemployed or earning less than £25,6642.50
    • Must live in a London Borough.


    To access this course you will need: good general communication skills in English and English literacy proficiency at Entry Level 3 or above.

    Cost: Free *subject to meeting eligibility criteria*.

    Qualification: Certificate for Introduction to Customer Services

    Level: Entry Level 3

    Duration: 6 days

    Timings: 9.30am – 3.00pm (weekdays)

    Delivery Locations:

    • Hayes Campus: College Way, Hayes, UB3 3BB
    • Harrow on the Hill Campus: Lowlands Road, Harrow, HA1 3AQ
    • Richmond Upon Thames College: Langhorn Dr, Twickenham TW2 7SJ


      pdf Download PDF Factsheet(5.84 MB)

Find out more about the courses

  • Giles - call 01895 853653 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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