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Free Short Courses

We offer a range of excellent FREE short courses and qualifications, including courses at Level 3, that are widely recognised and will look great on your CV.

Whether you want to move up in your career, retrain for a new job in the post-COVID world, try something new and see if it’s for you, or simply develop an interest for pleasure, we’ll have the course for you.

Whilst some of our short courses are face-to-face at our centres, many are distance learning with teaching taking place online, meaning you can study from the comfort of your own home. Our distance learning courses are teacher-led, with timetabled sessions, giving you the same high level of support that you’d get in person at college to support your learning. 

Once you’ve registered your details, we will send you further details of how to get started nearer to the start date of your chosen course.

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Accounting and Bookkeeping
Art, Design and Fashion
Business and Professional Services
Computing and IT
Counselling
Digital Bootcamps
Digital Media and Creative Computing
Employability Skills
English and Maths
ESOL
Foundation and Supported Learning
Health and Social Care
Hospitality and Culinary Arts
Modern Foreign Languages
Public Services
Science & Forensics
Sport and Fitness
Sports Science
Teaching and Teacher Education
Location
No Preference
Centre for Applied Sciences, Angel
Centre for Business, Arts and Technology, Camden Road
Centre for Lifelong Learning, Finsbury Park
Enfield Centre
Kings Cross Centre
Online
Regents Park Centre
Sixth Form College, Angel
Sixth Form Hub, Enfield
Soho Centre
Tottenham Centre
Victoria Centre
Chinese Mandarin - Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Chinese Mandarin - Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Academic Writing for Counselling
Free Short Course
Location: Centre for Lifelong Learning
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 5 weeks
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Arabic - Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 09 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Bar & Barista Training Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 22 June 2023
Duration: 4 Weeks
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Basic Bakery & Pastry Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 20 June 2023
Duration: 4 Weeks
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Basic Culinary Skills Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 19 June 2023
Duration: 4 Weeks
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Brush up your Maths Skills
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Brush up your Maths Skills
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 09 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Brush Up your Writing Skills
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Business Administration Pre Apprenticeship Programme - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: 3 Weeks
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Business Administration Principles - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Chemistry for Fun
Free Short Course
Location: Angel Centre
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
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Circuit Design - an introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Angel Centre
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
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Coding - Introduction (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 7 weeks
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Community cooks taster course
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 15 June 2023
Duration: 1 Day
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Cooking on a budget for University
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 03 July 2023
Duration: 1 week
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Costume with Hair and Make-up and Scenic Art
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 05 June 2023
Duration: 5 weeks
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Counselling Skills - Level 2 Certificate (Evening)
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Creative Business Start-up (Creative Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 3 weeks
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Creative Careers - Introductory Session (Creative Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 02 June 2023
Duration: 1 day
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Creative Content - Introduction (Creative Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Centre for Lifelong Learning
Start Date: 08 June 2023
Duration: 5 weeks
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CSI Islington
Free Short Course
Location: Centre for Applied Sciences
Start Date: 10 June 2023
Duration: 2 weeks
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Culinary Nutrition (Healthy) Diet
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 08 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Customer Service & Table Set Up Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 21 June 2023
Duration: 4 Weeks
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Customer Service Principles - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Cyber Security - Introduction (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 30 May 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
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Cyber Security and Networking - Intermediate (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 31 May 2023
Duration: 8 weeks
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Data Protection and Data Security
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Dementia Care Principles - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Develop your own gym programme
Free Short Course
Location: King's Cross Centre
Start Date: 05 June 2023
Duration: 5 Weeks
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Digital Marketing and Social Media - Introduction (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 26 June 2023
Duration: 4 Weeks
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Digital Marketing and Social Media - Introduction (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 26 June 2023
Duration: 4 Weeks
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Digital Photography
Free Short Course
Location: Angel Centre
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
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Employability Skills - Level 1 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: Flexible
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English – Functional Skills – evening, weekend, daytime classes from entry level to level 2
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: Flexible
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English Calligraphy Copperplate - Introduction -Evening
Free Short Course
Location: Tottenham Centre
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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English Calligraphy Copperplate Introduction - Day
Free Short Course
Location: Tottenham Centre
Start Date: 08 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Equality and Diversity - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Essential Digital Skills
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Ethical Hacking for Cyber Security (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 05 June 2023
Duration: 8 weeks
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Figure/Life Drawing Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Angel Centre
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
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Fitness Instructing and Personal Training - an introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Angel Centre
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
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Food Sustainability & Food Waste Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 28 June 2023
Duration: 3 Weeks
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French - Introduction - Day
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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French - Introduction (Evening)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 15 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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French - Introduction - Evening
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 08 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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German - Introduction - Day
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 09 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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German - Introduction - Evening
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Getting into FE teaching
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 1 Month
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Getting into FE teaching
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 09 June 2023
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Health and Social Care: Principles of Infection Control or Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care - Level 2
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Duration: 2-3 months
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Hindi - Introduction - Evening
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 05 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically takes 2-3 months to complete
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Information, Advice or Guidance - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Introduction to British Sign Language (Evenings)
Free Short Course
Location: Tottenham Centre
Start Date: 14 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Introduction to British Sign Language (Weekends)
Free Short Course
Location: Tottenham Centre
Start Date: 10 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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IT and Network Support (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 5 weeks
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Italian - Introduction- Evening
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 15 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Italian - Introduction- Weekend
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 17 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Japanese - Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Make A Film In A Week (Creative Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Regent's Park Centre
Start Date: 19 June 2023
Duration: 5 days
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Management: Lean Organisation Techniques - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Maths - Functional Skills – evening, weekend, daytime classes from entry level to level 2
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: Flexible
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Mental Health Problems Awareness - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Nutrition and Health - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Pastry Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Victoria Centre
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 8 Weeks
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Period Hair and Make-Up (Creative Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Tottenham Centre
Start Date: 09 June 2023
Duration: 8 weeks
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Photography Introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Angel Centre
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 1 day
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Portuguese - Introduction - Evening
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 05 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Portuguese - Introduction - Day
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 08 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Preparing for UCAT
Free Short Course
Location: Angel Centre
Start Date: 03 July 2023
Duration: 1 week
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Production Department - Introduction (Creative Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 5 weeks
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Safeguarding and Prevent - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Script Writing - Introduction (Creative Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Regent's Park Centre
Start Date: 05 June 2023
Duration: 5 days
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Security - Level 2 Award for Door Supervisors in the Private Security Industry
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course is run over 6 weeks. There are 20 days in the classroom from 9-5pm with self-study in between
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Set Design and Construction (Creative Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: King's Cross Centre
Start Date: 30 May 2023
Duration: 4 days
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Set Skills and the Camera Department - Introduction (Creative Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 5 weeks
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Social Media Marketing - Intermediate (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 12 July 2023
Duration: 7 weeks
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Spanish - Introduction - Day
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 15 June 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Sports Massage - an introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Angel Centre
Start Date: 07 June 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
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Sports Nutrition - an introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 09 June 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
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Start Your Own Business
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 11 July 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Start Your Own Business
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 16 August 2023
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Start Your Own Business
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 06 June 2023
Duration: 5 Weeks
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Team Leading and Management - an introduction
Free Short Course
Location: Centre for Lifelong Learning
Start Date: 15 June 2023
Duration: 3 weeks
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Team Leading Principles - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Understanding Autism - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Understanding Behaviour That Challenges - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Understanding Children and Young Peoples Mental health - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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UX - User Experience (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 17 June 2023
Duration: 8 weeks
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Website Design and Development (Digital Skills Academy)
Free Short Course
Location: Online
Start Date: 28 June 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
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Working With Individuals With Learning Disabilities - Level 2 Certificate
Free Short Course
Location: Distance Learning
Duration: This course typically take 2 - 3 months to complete
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Queen's Award for Enterprise