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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

Adult Learning at Kendal College > Adult Learning at Kendal College

Our Student Money pages include information about adult funding & support.

Are you an employer or responsible for staff CPD?

We can design training packages to fulfil your organisation’s requirements and deliver workplace courses. Group discounts may also be available.

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.

View our courses

Barbering
Part-time 2 TBC 25/26 33 Weeks

You will be taught all of the essential skills needed in modern day barbering, including skin fading, layering, scissor over comb, creating lines and patterns in the hair, shampooing, drying and styling hair.

Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes & Practice
Part-time 4 Enquire Various

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.

Assessing Vocational Achievement
Part-time 3 Enquire 6 Months

This qualification is for people that are currently undertaking or wish to undertake assessment of a learner's competence in a work environment.

Facial Skincare
Part-time 2 TBC 25/26 16/17 Weeks

This particular course will enable you to provide a complete nail service and work as a professional nail technician, either self-employed or within a salon. This is a part-time course to fit around other work/family commitments you may have.

Nail Technology
Part-time 2 TBC 25/26 16/17 Weeks

This particular course will enable you to provide a complete nail service and work as a professional nail technician, either self-employed or within a salon. This is a part-time course to fit around other work/family commitments you may have.

Mathematics Functional Skills (Entry Level 2)
Part-time Various TBC 25/26 Various

All students are able to undertake Functional Skills at a level appropriate to them. Levels available are Entry 2, 3, Level 1, Level 2.

Safe Use of Sheep Dip
Part-time 2 24th Oct 2025 1 day

If you need to buy or use sheep dip products, then under the Medicines (Exemptions for Merchants in Veterinary Drugs) Order 1998, you will need to hold this qualification.

Safe Use of All-Terrain Vehicles
Part-time 2 27th May 2026 1 day

This qualification will appeal to those who use an Sit In and Sit-astride ATV. You may be working in agriculture, grounds maintenance, outdoor events or use the ATV for recreational use. The minimum age limit for candidates taking this qualification is 16 years. This does not replace any legal requirement for a driving licence.