We offer a range of Essential Skills courses throughout Northamptonshire that can lead to a qualification and help increase employability.
Essential skills courses are free to eligible learners. You can find out more information by looking at the individual courses above.
Essential Skills courses are delivered online.
We use Google Classroom for our live sessions, which we present on a live video call, using Google Meet.
Courses can be between 4 and 26 weeks. Live sessions are normally 1 to 1.5 hours long, with a scheduled contact hour between sessions.
You’ll get much more out of your course if you expect to do some homework between sessions.
Yes! Please contact alsreferrals@northamptonshire.gov.uk for one-to-one support with enrolling or getting onto your course.
For help with enrolling, you can also watch our Youtube video.
You will need internet access and a Gmail address and password for Google Classroom.
If extra resources are needed, we will usually provide them free to you by home delivery.
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Would you like to host face to face lessons in your venue? We’d love to hear from you.
Contact us about online courses to support your clients: AdultLearning@northamptonshire.gov.uk
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