There are opportunities for gaining new skills and qualifications to help boost your CV and job applications.
Luton Adult Learning
Luton Adult Learning is your community learning provider. Whether you are looking to find an apprenticeship, a new job, gain a promotion, have the knowledge and understanding to support your children at school, work with your local community, develop a hobby or improve your confidence they have something for you.
Find out more about courses available
Improve your skills
Luton Adult Learning Passport to Employment is a series of employability workshops that will help you design an outstanding CV, prepare for interviews and help you improve your confidence.
The National Careers Service can help you to make decisions on learning, training and work at all stages in your career.
- Skills assessment: learn more about your skills and match them to potential new careers.
- Find a course: look for learning and training opportunities local to you.
The Department for Education’s Skills for Life website can help you find new learning opportunities and qualifications to improve your changes of finding work.
Prince’s Trust training programmes
Training programmes form the Prince’s Trust help young people gain the skills they need for employment. Join a free programme to develop your skills and confidence to find a job or start a business.
Help with learning costs
There are different types of funding:
- Grants and bursaries – these do not have to be paid back
- 16 to 19 Bursary Fund you could get a bursary to help with education-related costs if you’re aged 16 to 19
- Learner Support – for people 19 or over
- Advanced Learning Loans – for people 24 or over
- Loans for work-related training from your employer – ask your employer
