Join adult learning courses across the borough
The Adult Learning service offers a wide range of courses in friendly settings across the borough. Delivered by our great partners, the courses support local people aged 19 and over to learn new skills and reach their full potential.
Our courses are designed to help you:
- improve your skills
- develop your confidence and interests
- meet new people.
- increase your employability.
- start a business and gain qualifications
Find out about eligibility and how to enrol.
Introduction to Adult Learning
Video: Adult learning v3
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(00:00) Hello. I'm Kim Taylor Smith, Deputy Leader of the Council and I'm here to talk about one of our service the adult learning service and that's a service that provides a wide range of courses to a wide range of people you can either do it online or you can do it in person as our colleges or other in Kensington and Chelsea I think the first thing to say that some of you might be really worried about getting back into learning I know I would be but you're going to find yourself against similar people with the same problems and we're going to have
(00:27) very helpful friendly staff who are there to navigate you through so whether or not it's a hobby or whether or not it's a course that in terms of helping you in terms of employment we have a broad range and you can find all those details on our website www.rbc.ru Adult Learning so please our aim is here to support you and to De help you develop your interests and be part of our community thank you for listening um yes I did the play Wild course as part of the adult and um also with the baby with me and I really really recommend it to
(01:04) other parents and families it was a really amazing course and know they it was we learnt so much it was so interactive and the kids learnt a lot too. I'm Duncan, I'm the Adult Learning Manager for Kenington and Chelsea Council I'm also a dedicated lifelong learner I've learnt many skills since leaving school including touch typing how to teach in the lifelong learning sector and a range of skills that appeal to my creative interest including Ceramics the Ceramics class I went to gave me a wide range of skills for building and creating
(01:40) Pottery pieces um including build techniques firing and glazing which led to the exploration of clay form and colour that you see behind me um I also met some amazing people and made some strong friendships the adult learning service delivers a range of courses designed to start your off on a Learning Journey um delivered by a dedicated team of tutors at a range of delivery partners and venues across the borough um I hope that you find something in our web pages to inspire you to join us we look forward to meeting you.
Our curriculum
Our courses are grouped into 3 main areas:
1. Aspiration and employment
Courses that help you gain qualifications, job skills, and progress to further education and work
2. Health and wellbeing
Activities that support your physical and mental health, including fitness, dance, singing and gardening and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) for health
3. Participation and citizenship
Courses to build everyday skills and confidence, such as maths and literacy, family learning, volunteering, digital skills and computing, local history and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
Flexible learning options
If you find that a course isn’t right for you after the first class, you may be able to switch to a different one. Speak to your tutor as soon as possible for advice. With non-exam courses, you might also be able to join a course after it’s started. Contact the course provider directly to check.
Support for disability or learning difficulties
We welcome all learners in our classes. If you have a known learning difficulty or disability, it helps your tutor to know how best to support you. We can make reasonable adjustments to meet your needs, for example, by providing personalised learning materials, printing handouts in a larger font, or giving you a digital copy to use with assistive software at home. Please tell us what works best for you so we can support your learning in the most effective way.
Meet our learners
Discover how adult learning is changing lives across Kensington and Chelsea.
Video: Adult Learner testimonial 1
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(00:00) We're here today to celebrate our line of success and achievement it's been a great event here in Portobello green and we're really hoping to do more learning more creative courses so if any of you is interested please get in touch with us Westway Trust we've got Learning Admin learning at Westward Trust.
(00:26) Pop here Notting Hill or Portobello thought clothes we're here Westford Trust Other Learning. Thank you - hello, my name is Simin I'm from Iran I didn't come to a Westway Trust for learning English and study reading speaking English I'm very happy for Raceway Terrace it's very good for me for language because my language is Persian party and now I can speak with and study English thank you for recipe for us foreign
Video: Adult Learner testimonial 2
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(00:01) [Music] we run uh lots of different courses for kids in Chelsea from gardening courses to making your own herbal beauty products play Wild which is of course for parents and toddlers um because pickles and preserves so many different courses like this year has been fantastic it's been great working with so many different people and lots of new partners as well this year so that's been fantastic from the north right down to the side of the borough and we have been running a natural remedies course with Hammer
(00:37) Smith Community Gardens and it is by far one of the most popular classes that we've run and I've just taken part in the time to get together program this is the plan word because it supports where we learnt aromatherapy skills it's absolutely fantastic the courses brought together a diverse group of like men and women and we've really learnt skills like making our own body balm body lotions bath bombs it's been magical cause and yes I did the play Wild course as part of the adult learning and also with the baby with me and I really
(01:16) really recommend it for the parents and families it was a really amazing course you know they it would be loved so much it was so interactive and the kids learnt a lot too I would definitely recommend that people join our courses um it's open to any cancer Chelsea residents um age 19 plus we've got some new course ideas for 20 23 2024 um which is to kind of get people into employment so giving them the skills maybe teaching them on a course called Green Champions where we kind of deliver a course about what we do and how they
(01:58) can maybe get involved in what we do and then take that out into the communities they work in come and join us for 2023 2024 we'd love to have you with us and it's just a great opportunity to meet people in your local community and kind of make those links with people that have similar interests and let those kind of relationships Blossom really so yeah we look forward to seeing you.
Get in touch
Contact our team directly to ask questions or get help choosing the right course.