Adult learning

The Learning Place is Portsmouth City Council's Community Learning Service.

Our service an adult education service, which includes Family Learning. It offers courses to anyone over the age of 19 and families in the community.

ages are 19+ and their 19th birthday must have been before 1st August of the current academic year that the course is running.

The Community Learning Service Provides opportunities for high quality friendly and enjoyable learning, covering themes of Learning For Work, Learning for Life, and Learning for Pleasure.

Lip Reading and Managing hearing loss
If you have some hearing loss or are feeling isolated due to failing hearing, lipreading can help to build your confidence

The National Careers Service provides high quality, free and impartial careers advice, information and guidance. Our service is available to anyone aged 13+ no matter what stage of the careers journey you’re at.

The Prince’s Trust programme is for 16–30-year-olds who are unemployed and lacking in qualifications or confidence.
It’s a great opportunity to develop your existing skills and gain new ones.

Read Easy Portsmouth support local adults who want to learn to read or improve their reading skills, at their own pace and without pressure. Read Easy will provide those who want to learn to read with a volunteer to help them, special reading manuals to work through, and a place to meet. Above all, it's confidential, and free of charge. This is suitable for any adult who wants to learn to read or who struggles with their reading. Whatever someone's starting point, each person will be taken back to basics and can then work at their own pace, so there is no pressure.

Our Lifeworks programme offers tailored employability support to Armed Forces veterans and the families of those currently serving. Courses and support are tailored to suit the requirements of those who need it and our specialist advisors are on hand throughout your journey to help you find an opportunity that is right for you. On completion of the course you will have an internationally recognised SQA qualification.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Our 4 day courses are held both across
the country and virtually, ensuring our
skills and expertise reach every corner of
the UK. Including:
• Coaching for change – covering how to
navigate new situations and make them
work for you
• CV building and writing – how to
showcase skills
• Completing application forms – how to
demonstrate interest
• In-depth interview preparation –
managing nerves and difficult questions
• Recruitment cycle – to help better
understand the processes
• Mock interview and feedback – with
a specific industry and an experienced
recruiter with feedback
• Vocational assessment by a trained
assessor – specialist assessment tools
to help determine what is best for the
individual
Lifeworks has a team of highly
skilled support staff, assessors,
and trainers with many years
of experience in helping those
with close links to the Armed
Forces back into employment
or training.
AFTER THE COURSE
After attending a course, the Lifeworks
team are still here to support. We’ll be in
contact at regular intervals and available
to help in any way we can. Whether it’s
an informal chat to learn about your
progress, or if you need a hand with a job
application, we remain on-hand to help.
WHO IS IT FOR?
No matter the military affiliation, how
long served, or current circumstances;
whether you have served in the Navy,
Army or RAF, Lifeworks is here to help you
reach your career goals. Ex-servicemen
and women are all eligible for help.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
The courses are free as they are funded
by organisations keen to assist us in
providing support to those we help.

Social Enterprise Link supporting organisations and individuals

Creating and providing opportunities for social, cooperative, community and trading charity enterprises

We at The Learning and Training Academy, accept that all of us have special needs of some kind or another. We teach with belief that we all want to be accepted, and have the chance to learn, grow, and to feel valued.

Employability courses available for small groups and 1:1

Contact us for more information on:
07933 928532
023 9216 0974

Read and Grow is a voluntary group teaching local people to read.

Read and Grow is a Society that is as strong as the communities that are passionate about community literacy. Together we can do more than we can alone. Let's bring our abilities and passions together to affect real change now and for the future.

Portsmouth U3A is a fun and enjoyable way for those who are retired or semi-retired to keep active in an informal sharing and learning environment.

Open to anyone over 50 who is retired or semi-retired