If you want to change your career, it's important you have the right skills. Taking a qualification with us could be a great way to learn some new skills, brush up on old ones, and boost your confidence at the same time.
The wider range of skills you have, the wider range of careers will be available to you. Most employers insist on good English and maths qualifications, and in many jobs having an IT qualification will help too.
At learndirect, most of our courses lead to nationally recognised qualifications. Why not have a look at some of the courses we offer to see how we could help you:
Improve your maths
You'll probably find that jobs in everything from
retail, to nursing require a basic understanding of numbers.
Best of all, our maths courses lead to an Adult Certificate in
Numeracy. This qualification is nationally recognised and
similar to a GCSE.
View our range
of maths courses
Improve your English
Better English skills will help you to do things
like create a good CV or fill in an application form
properly. Best of all, our English courses all lead to an Adult
Certificate in Literacy. This qualification is nationally
recognised and similar to a GCSE.
View our range
of English courses
Improve your computer skills
Whether you want to learn how to use spreadsheet
software like Excel, learn how to keep safe when browsing the
internet, or just get down to the very basics, we have a broad
range of courses which lead to qualifications in IT.
View our range
of IT courses
Improve your business skills
If you currently have a job, you might be
interested in taking a business related course to gain a
qualification – this could be anything from customer service to
health and social care.
View our range
of business courses
Short online courses
We also offer short online courses called eCourses
that you can buy and start working through straight away. These
are perfect if you're an independent learner who doesn’t need to
gain a qualification or have the support of a tutor while they
learn.
View
our range of eCourses
We understand the importance of flexibility around a busy lifestyle. Our courses are designed to fit around your way of life, whether you work full time or take care of a family.
Not only that, but there's usually funding available to cover the cost of your learning. If you’d like to get a better idea of how likely you are to get your learning funded, use our Funding checker. Or, if you'd like to find out more about what funding is and how it works, visit our Cost of courses page.
