Adult Education
Unlock Your Potential with Adult Education
Learning doesn’t stop when school ends—it’s a lifelong journey. Adult education programs are designed to help you gain new skills, boost your confidence, and open doors to fresh opportunities. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, explore a new interest, or return to learning after a break, here are some flexible courses covering a huge range of subjects.
Hampshire Achieves run several adult learning courses.
Courses are free of charge for Hampshire residents aged 19+ subject to Department of Education eligibility criteria.
The Skills Network offer a range of fully funded courses in areas such as Health Social Care, Childcare and Education, Digital, Business Leadership and Management, Personal Development and Employability and Health & Safety.
Free short courses from the Open University – over 900 free courses covering money/education and development, health, history, languages, science, digital and computing.
Free courses for jobs from the the Northern Council for Further Education (NCFE) offered to any adult aged over 19 who does not already have a Level 3 qualification or higher, can access hundreds of fully-funded Level 3 courses.
Adult education in colleges
Adult education courses offered at these institutions. Your circumstances may mean that you will be able to access adult learning courses free or at a reduced rate. Contact the college you are interested in via the links below for more information.
Farnborough College of Technology
Hart Professional College Campus
Basingstoke College of Technology
Financial support to help adults get back into education
Grants and bursaries for parents wishes to return to education
Open University Study Costs Funding and Support – this is available to help students who need extra financial support for their study costs. This could include internet access, a laptop, childcare and stationery. This is usually a reimbursement of costs so receipts will need to be provided as part of the application.
You can find information about grants and bursaries for adult learners here.
For more ideas on how to get back into learning please see our Learning Opportunities page.