We are committed to offering a wide range of quality courses and training for the local community. Learn professional skills for your future career, or have fun trying something new.
2025/26 courses
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Why study with us?
- Taught by industry experts
- State-of-the-art facilities - over £6 million recently invested
- A choice of courses to support your career development
- A range of levels, from beginner to professional
- Modern adult learning environment & a friendly atmosphere
- Graded Ofsted Good with Outstanding aspects
- Free childcare & financial support for adults in low-income households
Useful Careers Websites
Inspira offer free, impartial careers advice to adults. Book a chat with them here.
Your Bright Future
yourbrightfuture.kendal.ac.uk
A website dedicated to your next step! Also includes a local jobs board.
Start Profile
startprofile.com
A free national website that covers all the stages of career planning - explore your skills & interests, see suggested careers and find relevant courses, apprenticeships and jobs close to where you live.
Prospects
prospects.ac.uk/planner
Answer questions about what you find interesting and they'll match you with job groups containing more than 400 job profiles.
National Careers Website
nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
This site includes a range of job profiles, employability tools and careers advice.
Apprenticeships
apprenticeships.gov.uk
Earn while you learn with an apprenticeship.
Volunteering
do-it.org
A national search engine. Volunteering is a great way to discover what you like and don’t like doing. It also gives you valuable work experience which looks fantastic on your CV. If you can’t find what you are looking for, contact employers directly.
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Preparing family meals doesn't need to be time-consuming, stressful, or repetitive. This short course is designed to help you rediscover confidence and creativity in everyday cooking, making mealtimes more enjoyable for you and your family. Perfect for busy parents, carers, and anyone looking to build practical kitchen skills, the course focuses on quick, achievable, and affordable meal ideas that work around real-life routines. You'll learn how to plan and prepare nourishing family meals with greater ease, while expanding your repertoire of go-to dishes that everyone can enjoy.
Designed for anyone working in a catering or hospitality setting where food is prepared, cooked and served, or where handling food is part of a wider role. Achievement of this qualification will ensure you have the necessary knowledge to keep food products safe and understand the importance of keeping yourself and work areas clean and hygienic.
A Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice, which will ensure your internal verification practices meet your internal and awarding body requirements. Ensuring quality assessment takes place though planning, allocation and monitoring.
This qualification is for people that are currently undertaking or wish to undertake assessment of a learner's competence in a work environment.
All students are able to undertake Functional Skills at a level appropriate to them. Levels available are Entry 2, 3, Level 1, Level 2.
