Adult Learners
Furness College offers a range of free and fully funded part-time courses for adults.*
Whether you’re employed or looking for work, our free courses are a great way to develop your knowledge and experience or explore a new career*.
| Qualification | Start Date | Time |
| IT Users Award at L1 | Dates TBC | Tuesday 5-7pm |
| AAT L2 Bookkeeping | 14th February 2019 | Thursday 5.30-8.30pm |
| Painting & Decorating
Carpentry and Joinery Plastering Bricklaying
(£40 fee payable for materials) |
30th Jan – 13th March 2019
New dates |
Monday/Wednesday evenings |
| NCFE Distance Learning – Mental Health Awareness
(£100 fee payable if course incomplete) |
Starting January 2019 (12 weeks) | Flexible distance learning |
| NCFE Distance Learning – Infection Control | Starting January 2019 (12 weeks) | Flexible distance learning |
| NCFE Distance Learning – Safe Handling of Medicines | Starting January 2019 (12 weeks) | Flexible distance learning |
| Warehousing | Enrol anytime | Flexible to meet your requirements |
| Business Administration | Enrol anytime | Flexible to meet your requirements |
| Retail | Enrol anytime | Flexible to meet your requirements |
| Cumbria Connect and Learn
(English and maths through flexible learning) |
Starting January 2019 | Flexible to meet your requirements |
| English Functional Skills | Rolling enrolment beginning
28th January 2019 Flexible timescales |
Monday and Thursday 5.30-7.30pm |
| Maths Functional Skills | Rolling enrolment beginning
28th January 2019 Flexible timescales |
Monday
5.30-7.30pm |
| L2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing | Recruiting to a waiting list now | Monday/Tuesday 5-8pm |
| LED Gel Polish Techniques
(£28 cost for materials) |
27th February – 20th March 2019 | Wednesday 6-9pm |
| Introduction to Practical Welding | 5 weeks / 10 weeks | Rolling enrolment beginning 28th January 2019 |
Contact Sandra Rollinson on 01229 844814 or sandra.rollinson @furness.ac.uk to find out more about enrolling on one of our free courses for adults.
*Terms & Conditions apply
The below courses are also available at cost.
Please email Sandra.rollinson@furness.ac.uk for fees and availability. Some of these are available from age 16 onwards.
| Qualification | Delivery Dates | Time |
| CISCO CCNA | Starting January 2019 | Flexible distance learning |
| MS Project – An Introduction | 4th Feb – 8th April 2019 | Monday 5-8pm |
| Computer Aided Engineering
(CAD) |
26th February – 14th May | 5:15-8pm |
| Introduction to Digital Photography | TBC | TBC |
| Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools Level 2 | TBC | TBC |
| Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools Level 3 | TBC | TBC |
| Prevent Contact Dermatitis | Starting January 2019 | Flexible and online |
| Certificate in an Introduction to the Hair and Beauty Sector | 30th January – 26th June 2019 | Wednesday 9am-12pm |
| How to Apply Make-Up | 27th February – 22nd May 2019 | Wednesday 9am-12pm |
| General Food and Beverage Service | 30th January- 26th June 2019 | Wednesday 9am-12pm |
| MS Project | 4 weeks 25th February 2019 | 5pm – 8pm |
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