Skills for Work
We offer a range of skills for work courses that allow our learners to improve their job prospects. We also offer Access to Higher Education for people who want to go on to University. These courses are designed for adults who are looking for work, progression in current employment or a career change. We support our learners and their career aspirations, whether they have no experience or want to build on existing skills (up to level 3). Scroll down for a full list of our courses.
Below is a list of our courses:
Employability:
The Employment Skills courses will fully equip you with a range of skills needed within a competitive job market or to progress once in work.
Introduction to finance for the self-employed
If you have your own business or you want to be your own boss, this one-day course will cover an introduction to finances for your own business.
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Social media for business and the self-employed
This course will introduce you to best practice of Social Media platforms to help you with your business, whether that's self-employed or skills required for your job.
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On-line Marketing
This course will introduce you to online marketing skills to help you with your business, whether that's self-employed or skills required for your job.
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Career Boosters
Our free one-day courses will help you upgrade your knowledge across a range of workplace skills including:
. Improve your Communication Skills
. Customer Service Skills and Handling Complaints
. Improve your Presentation Skills
. Improve your Time Management and Organisational Skills
. Team Leading Skills
. Team Working Skills - Problem Solving and Decision Making
Employment Programme
A suite of free one-day courses to prepare you for success in job hunting. Attend all four or choose the skills you need most. Click each course to learn more:
. CV Construction
. Career Changers
. First Steps to Employment
. Interview Survival
. Search and Apply
Last year, we hosted a number of online open days. Here's the recording from our Employment open day, please note there may be changes to this course. Click here to watch!
Digital Skills:
These courses will teach you the basics or improve your existing IT and digital skills. Helping you to keep up with modern technology and put you at the front of employment recruitment queues.
Last year, we hosted a number of online open days. Here's the recording from our IT session, please note there may be changes to this course. Click here to watch!
Digital Skills for Beginners
The Digital Skills for Beginners Course is designed as a starting point for those who are new to using a computer or who have very little knowledge. It will provide you with the basics to get you started.
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Essential Digital Skills
This course is designed as a natural progression from any Beginners Course in IT. It is likely to be your first IT qualification and will help you develop your skills in the area and add to your qualifications within a CV.
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Digital Skills for All
This new course is designed for beginners and learners who are working towards an entry qualification.
Depending on your level, you will work on a range of basic computers skills including: internet skills, documents, editing, staying safe online and more.
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Digital Skills for the Self- Employed
This course is designed to help you develop and improve your Digital Skills so that you can communicate at ease with your customers via digital media and set up documents and templates to be used in your own business.
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Computer Skills for Life
This course is designed to take those with Level 1 skills to the next level.
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Computing for Leisure
This course is for those who want to use computers in a more creative way. You will build on basic skills to explore new creative ways of using documents, the internet and other software.
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Develop your Microsoft Skills
This is a flexible course designed to help you develop and improve your Word, Excel and/or PowerPoint skills to the point where you feel competent to progress to a qualification course or move on to the next qualification level.
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Learn to Learn Online
This course will give you the necessary preparation before taking part in an online course to ensure that you understand how to access and navigate our online learning platform and keep yourself safe online and how to keep yourself safe online to get the best out of your online experience.
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Digital Specialisms
These courses are for people who have experience of using computers, our beginners’ specialism courses give you the confidence to engage with new digital skills in the online world. Click each course below to learn more:
. Digital Specialism - Being a Games Developer
. Digital Specialism - Build your Own Website
. Digital Specialism - Coding for Beginners
Last year, we hosted a number of online open days. Here's the recording from our Digital Specialisms open day, please note there may be changes to this course. Click here to watch!
Your Digital Life
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. Managing and Editing Photos Online
. Managing your Digital Social Life
. Understanding your Smart Device and Everyday Apps
Vocational and Professional
LASALS offer professional qualifications from two nationally recognised business finance associations. Our range of courses is of benefit to anyone running their own business as well as people intending to specifically become bookkeepers or accountants.
Access to Higher Education
If you are aiming for a career requiring a degree qualification but don’t have the conventional entry requirements, our level 2 certificate and/or level 3 diploma courses in Business or Social Sciences will fully prepare you for higher level academic study and fast track you to University. Click below to learn more!
. A2HE - Business (L3)
. A2HE - Social Science (Level 3)
. Pre-Access Level 2 Certificate in Skills for Further Study in Business Administration and Law
Last year, we hosted a number of online open days. Here's the recording from our Access to Higher Education open day. Please note there may be changes to this course. Click here to watch!
Accounting
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. AAT Level 1 Accounting Software
. AAT Level 1 Award Bookkeeping
. AAT Level 1 Aware in Business Skills
. Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting
. AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting
Last year, we hosted a number of online open days. Here's the recording from our AAT Accounting open day, please note there may be changes to this course. Click here to watch!
Bookkeeping
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. IAB Level 1 Award in Bookkeeping (Manual Qualification)
. IAB Level 1 Award in Computerised Bookkeeping
. IAB Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping
. IAB Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Bookkeeping
Business Administration
Learn, practise and perfect essential skills required to work in office-based environments and roles. Gain the certification employers are looking for.
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. OCR Level 2 Certificate in Administration (Business Professional)
Adult Social Care
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. Adult Social Care / Sector-based Work Academy Placement (SWAP)
. NCFE Level 1 Award in preparing to work in Adult Social Care (2 weeks)
. NCFE Level 1 Award in preparing to work in Adult Social Care (10 weeks)
Counselling
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. Introduction to Counselling Skills
. NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
. NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Last year, we hosted a number of online open days. Here's the recording from our Counselling open day, please note there may be changes to this course. Click here to watch!
First Aid
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. HABC Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
. HABC Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid
Food Safety
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. HABC Level 2 in Food Safety in Catering
Payroll
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. IAB Level 1 Award in Payroll for Business
. IAB Level 2 Award in Payroll for Business
Management and Team Leading
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.CMI Level 2 Certificate in Team Leading
. CIM Level 3 Diploma in Principles of Management and Leadership
Mental Health and Well-being
This qualification will enable you to develop basic knowledge of mental health and wellbeing in adults. Click below to learn more about our individual course:
. Ascentis Level 1 Award in Mental Health and Wellbeing
Working with Children and Adults
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. NCFE CACHE Level 1 Award in Preparing to Work in Schools
. NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning
. NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning
Last year, we hosted a number of online open days. Here's the recording from our Supporting Teaching and Learning open day. Please note there may be changes to this course. Click here to watch!
So you want to ....
So you want to be ... courses are a selection of free short courses is aimed at people who are considering a career change or trying to decide if a field of employment is right for them. Attend one or several to research your options. Ask questions to industry experts and find out the skill sets required for the work.
So you want to ... work in a nursey
The roles and responsibilities of being an Early Years Educator, an introduction to the tasks you would undertake in this career as well as the skills and qualifications you will need to gain employment in this sector.
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So you want to ... be a teaching assistant
This course is suitable for people considering a career as a Teaching Assistant and will help you decide if it is the right career path for you.
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So you want to ... be self-employed
If you have an idea for a business or just want to be your own boss, this one-day course will cover the basic you need to consider taking this path to career change.
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So you want to ... be a games developer
This course will introduce you to the process of creating basic computer games and show you how to use Construct 3 online software to create a game of your own creation. It will cover the basic features of Construct 3's unique visual coding software.
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So you want to ... work in an office
This course is suitable for people considering a career as an Administrator and will help you decide if it is the right career path for you.
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So you want to ... be a Bookkeeper
This course is suitable for people considering a career in Bookkeeping. Gain an insight into the typical type of work you may do and explore which qualification courses will help take you from your first steps in this career through to becoming a member of a professional body.
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So you want to ... be an Accountant
This course is suitable for people considering a career in accounting. Gain an insight into the typical type of work you may do and explore which qualification courses will help you take your first steps in becoming an Accountant.
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*Some of our vocational qualification courses require you to participate on our open day or enrolment events. If you need more information, give us a call on 0116 454 1900.
Careers Advice and Guidance
Accessing good quality, sound careers advice and information is essential when considering your future career choices. Whether it is for future studies, employment, or a career change, our in-house careers service can work with you to create a career plan as well as a programme tailored to your needs.