Skills for Life
Skills for Life is a national lifelong learning strategy in England for improving adult skills, designed to help learners develop their reading, writing, maths, technical, and digital skills. It provides universal free education and training; including courses in digital, numeracy and transferable skills; traineeships; apprenticeships; and vocational qualifications for all adults in further education colleges.[1][2]
The courses and qualifications provided by training providers can also be provided by employees and businesses to upskill their workforce, and can be taken in Skill Bootcamps at colleges and universities throughout England. It is linked with the National Careers Service.[3]
Training courses
Training cources include classroom-based, on-the-job, online, and short cources. The full list can be found on the Skills for Life website.[4]
- Free courses for jobs
- Multiply
- Skills Bootcamps
- Returnerships
- Digital – Essential Skills
- Numeracy – Essential Skills
- English – Essential Skills (including ESOL)
- Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs)
- Apprenticeships
- The Skills Toolkit
See also
- T levels
- Further education
- National Careers Service
- National Apprenticeship Service
- Lifelong learning
Footnotes
- ^ "Skills for Life training and apprenticeship courses". Skills for Life. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Guide to the higher technical education provider growth fund". Gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Skills for Life". Gov.uk. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Courses Archive". Skills for Life. Retrieved 2023-10-23.