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

• Bedford College EFL course
• Bedford School Study Centre: intensive English language and
  study skills preparation for 10-17 year olds from all over the world.
• The EFL Directory has details of courses for students of English and teachers of English as a foreign language.
• Dunstable College: EFL courses
• Larkhill Language Centre, Bedford: English language courses for the local community and for people from all over the world.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) courses
ESOL courses are for people whose first language is not English.  

• Barnfield College
• Barnfield College: Westbourne Centre
• Bedford College
• Directgov: more information and advice about ESOL and finding ESOL courses.
• Dunstable College: offers Skills for Life (ESOL) (for EU students) including  ESOL Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3 and ESOL Level 1
• The Learning Warehouse Leighton - Linslade (part of Dunstable college) offers Skills for Life (ESOL) (for EU students) including  ESOL Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3 and ESOL Level 1
• WEA

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) qualifications
Courses can lead to the following qualifications:

• Entry 1 National Qualification in ESOL
• Entry 2 National Qualification in ESOL
• Entry 3 National Qualification in ESOL
• Level 1 National Qualification in ESOL

If you are looking for short courses to help improve your reading, writing and spelling skills you may find the Skills for Life pages helpful.

Books and language tapes for learning English are available at  Bedford Central Library or by request from any other Bedfordshire Library.