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English for Adults

This course provides tailored English study options to improve qualifications for further education and employment opportunities.

Course Overview

Start Date
9 Sep 2024
Duration
9 Months
Mode of Study
Part-Time
Location
Chaffron Way Campus
Days
Flexible

Course overview

What will I do?

This course offers a range of options to study English.

Your offer is determined based on assessment at the interview and prior qualifications.

Options to study include:

  • Functional Skills at Entry 2, Entry 3, Level 1 or Level 2

What’s next?

Most employers and learning providers require applicants to have English qualifications.

On completion of this course, you can explore further study options, career opportunities or seek employment.

Is it for me?

Applicants must be confident reading and writing in English.

The content and exams are in English and cannot be translated.

This course is not suitable for those still learning English as an additional language.

Entry requirements

This course is not suitable for those still learning English as an additional language. Outcomes of assessment at interview.

You must be aged 19 years or older on 31st August 2023.

You must not already have a Level 2 English qualification – C or 4 at GCSE, Level 2 Functional Skills or equivalent.

To get this course for free, Applicants must have lived in the UK for the last three years, currently reside in England, with a postcode outside of London, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool, Tees Valley Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, West Midlands, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Wets of England, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland.

Our English course give learners to opportunity to:

  • Gain a qualification for work, study and life
  • Demonstrate the ability at an appropriate level to read, write, speak, listen and communicate in English.

Apply these skills effectively to a range of purposes in the workplace and in other real life situation.

Routine assessments and mocks will provide opportunities to monitor progress and set new targets.

Functional Skills courses have three final exams, for learners who are ready to attempt them.

Exams are in ‘Speaking, Listening and Communicating’, ‘Reading’ and ‘Writing’.

GCSE Language has two written papers and, for many learners, a Spoken Language Assessment.

3 hours plus revision and homework.

There are a variety of ways in which you can get help with fees and funding while studying. Get advice on applying for funding and assessing your eligibility for financial aid here.

This course attracts funding for eligible students, so please check with the admissions team about your own circumstances. 

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  1. English for Adults

    (ENGLISH-1/1)
    Start Date
    9 Sep 2024
    End Date
    27 Jun 2025
    Days
    Flexible
    Duration
    9 Months
    Location
    Chaffron Way Campus

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