Courses for Adults (aged 19+)

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Adult courses in Bristol

Adult courses (for adults aged 19+) offer something for everyone. Get your next qualification or learn a new skill with City of Bristol College.

Our courses for adults include:

Part-time adult courses
Evening courses
Full-time adult courses
English and Maths
Adult Community Learning
Courses for international and ESOL students
Courses at all levels, from beginner classes to university-level courses.
Access to Higher Education

All Adult Courses

Free and low-cost courses for adults

If you’re aged 19+ and do not already have a Level 3 qualification, we are offering a number of courses for free under the government’s National Skills Fund. Whether you’re looking to upskill in your current career, retrain into a different profession or progress to University, we’ll have a course that’s right for you.

We also offer more than 50 low-cost or free online courses for adults. You will study at home in your own time, and achieve a recognised qualification. This wide range of courses is brought to you by Partners in Bristol (PiB), part of City of Bristol College, in collaboration with SkillsNet.

Free courses under the National Skills Fund

Low-cost and free online courses

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Enrolment information

This information is for adults aged 19+ for courses other than higher education.

Adult enrolment is on now and continues all summer.

Online enrolment

Students aged 19+ are able to enrol on many adult courses using on our adult course web page and by locating the appropriate course information, pressing the enrol button and following the instructions. If you’re required to pay for your course, you’ll be able to do it via our website.

If the enrol button is missing from the course page, you’ll have a choice to use an apply button. If you apply, you will be invited for an interview (if needed) which will be followed by enrolment.

Telephone enrolment

If you’ve found your perfect course but this course does not offer an online enrolment option, call us on 0117 312 5000 to enrol over the phone with our friendly Student Services team.

Face-to-face enrolment

You can pop into your nearest centre to enrol from 9am – 5pm every weekday; you don’t need to make an appointment. We also have some evening and Saturday enrolment times, which will be advertised on our website.