You and Your Community
Local information about Bedfordshire | Education Post 16

• Spark: Bedfordshire Adult and Community Learning Service   provides a range of interesting courses at community colleges, schools and other community venues in the county.
• Evolve Your Future: offers information and advice on learning, work and qualifications to anyone aged 20 and over.
  
  Advice sessions at: Bedford Library
  Wednesday 10.00 am - 12 noon (appointments only)
  12.00-2.00pm (drop in session)
  Westbourne Centre
  Thursday 10.00 am - 12 noon (appointments and drop in)
  Tel 01933 413017
  Part of the Nextstep initiative
• Forward Together course finder for all 14-19 year olds in Bedfordshire and Luton
• Learndirect
• Learning for Life ceased offering their information and guidance services in September 2007. See nextstep.
• Move Up: a guide to post 16 education, training and qualifications in the area.
• Nextstep: Offers free information, advice and guidance to adults about learning, training and work.
• Retirement Education Centre (Bedford) Ltd
• University of Cambridge: public courses in Bedfordshire
• University of the Third Age (U3A) with branches in Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Linslade and Luton (Direct link)
• WEA (Workers' Educational Association): adult learning provider.

Citizenship

• For information about British Nationality/Citizenship see the Citizenship pages of this website

Computing

• Learning Shops: Bedford, Luton and Rushden
• For more information go the the Computing and Internet Courses section of this website

English Courses: ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

• Go to the English Language Learning and Teaching pages of this web site 

First Aid Courses

• Go to the First Aid Courses page of this web site               

Lip Reading

• WEA has courses at different centres in Bedfordshire

Money Management

• Bedford Credit Union hold money management and budgeting skills courses at Kempston Library and North Beds CVS, Bromham Road, Bedford (Direct link)

Relationship Counselling and Life Skills Training

• Relate Bedfordshire and Luton (Direct link)

Skills for Life courses

• Go to the Skills for Life pages of this website for more information about courses