The Royal Borough of Greenwich works with a number of organisations and enterprises to improve opportunities for Greenwich residents in employability and work, starting or growing a business, upskilling essential life skills, and enriching personal development through Adult and Community Learning courses.
Training partners
Courses are taught by carefully selected colleges, training providers, community and voluntary organisations. Read more about each partner and the courses they offer, and follow the links to book a course and start your learning journey.
Community Systems
Community Systems is a training provider specialising in Life Skills courses. We support adults in Royal Greenwich with little or no English language skills. Our Pre-ESOL courses help you to build essential language skills, confidence and independence for use in work, study and daily life.
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Flower Skills
Flower Skills is a training business specialising in the construction industry. Our courses teach construction skills including bricklaying, plastering, tiling, and decorating. You can complete a City & Guilds qualification in health and safety, and your CSCS test and card, as well as progress further.
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GCDA
GCDA has supported Greenwich residents since 1982 with a range of creative, life skills and enterprise courses. Our topics cover accounting, arts, crafts, cooking, creative writing, community development, digital skills, business start-up, family learning, ESOL and a credited teaching qualification.
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Global Solution Services
Global Solution Services are a careers guidance and training company supporting over 1,000 Greenwich residents every year. Our courses include employability skills to help you secure a job, and digital skills, with sector specific courses for the civil and public sector, and health and social care.
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London South East Colleges
LSEC is an established training provider in London, offering a wide range of courses for personal development, life skills, and employability and work. Courses include arts, crafts, creative writing, photography, construction, first aid and health, ESOL, digital skills, wellbeing, and more.
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The Training Place of Excellence
The Training Place of Excellence specialises in teaching accounting and preparing learners for work in finance, either in a business or through self-employment. Courses cover accounting, Sage, financial literacy, management accounting, IT skills, business administration, and pre-employment training.
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UCRA
UCRA is a community organisation serving courses linked to skills shortages in Royal Greenwich, with qualifications and opportunities into employment. Our courses cover ESOL, functional English and maths, exercise, health and social care, mental health, teaching, and childcare and early years.
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Unity Works
Unity Works is a charity supporting people with a learning disability gain skills, qualifications and jobs. Our courses help build employability skills, improve health and wellbeing knowledge, and develop independent living skills such as safety online, money management and using public transport.
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We work with our council partner, Greenwich Local Labour and Business (GLLaB), to identify work opportunities for Royal Greenwich residents.
GLLaB
GLLaB offers residents of the Royal Borough of Greenwich employability and skills support to secure a new job, including access to training and apprenticeships. Our services are also available to care leavers that were under the care of Royal Greenwich but now live outside of the borough.
Find out moreBusiness support partner
We work with our council partner, the Business Support team at the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to help businesses to establish and grow within Royal Greenwich.
Business Support team
The Royal Borough of Greenwich business team work to support aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups, existing businesses and relocating businesses seeking to access available business support. Our aim is to aid businesses to thrive – to start up, grow, attract and retain commerce in the borough.
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