Adult learning

For details of the courses starting in January please  look at the course listings.

For more information or to enrol on a course call 0800 262 648, phone without delay as numbers are limited on some courses.

Our brochure is available to view online. Go to the 'View our brochure and enrol on a course' section to see the brochure and Spring course listings

If you have always wanted to work in a school as a teaching assistant or helper look at our Working in Schools page.

Tell us if there is anything else that you would like to learn

If there is something that you or your community would like to learn that isn't in the brochure, then please ring us on our free phone number 0800 26 26 48 and speak to one of our advisors.

Video - learners talk about their experience of learning with Dorset Adult Learning (opens in a new window)

Learner Voice video transcript (pdf, 302kb) (opens in a new window)

Help is at hand for English and maths

We have a great number of courses to help you brush up your English and maths and the good news is that these courses are FREE to the home population. You can have a skills check and work towards an English or maths qualification which is equivalent to a GCSE. Classes take place throughout Dorset.

• View our brochure and enrol on a course

  New courses for Spring 2013 available now.

• Dorset Adult Learning - for business

  Offering specialised training programmes for the business community across Dorset.

• Get some skills for life

  Get confident, get qualified, get work, get on with Dorset Adult Learning.

• Family learning courses

  Information for parents and carers of school age children about courses that are offered in schools throughout Dorset.

• About Us

  Contact information, frequently asked questions and other information about the services we offer.

• Contact us

  Here is the main contact for Dorset Adult Learning, plus a contact listing of all the Dorset Adult Learning Centres. Freephone: 0800 262 648

• Working in Schools

  This Award programme will give you the core knowledge to enable you to take the first steps to working in a school. You will gain an improved awareness of how to communicate effectively with children, young people and adults as well as gain an understanding of how children and young people develop.

• Aged 24 or over and thinking about further education?

  If you are starting a course on or after 1 August 2013 you may qualify for a 24+ Advanced Learning Loan.