EVENTS & COURSES
Discover your passion – never stop learning.
This Adult Learners’ Week (15 – 21 September 2025) and throughout September you can take part in free online and in-person courses, events, and taster sessions.
There are many subject areas to explore such as, digital skills, arts and crafts, health and wellbeing, numeracy and literacy, life and job skills, the environment, languages, social sciences and many more.
Whether you want to grow your confidence, improve your wellbeing, try out a new hobby, progress in work, seek specialised careers and funding information, or to advance your skills to land a new job, there is something for everyone.
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Sewing skills
Monmouthshire Community Learning
Designed to help individuals become more comfortable and confident using their sewing machine. Covering basic techniques, troubleshooting common issues, and...
Bridgend Courses: Discovery Event at Bryntirion Comprehensive School
Bridgend College
The event will be held at Bryntirion Comprehensive School (Senior Hall), September 4th, 2025, 5pm to 7pm. Bridgend College staff...
Multicultural Cooking Event
Aneurin Leisure
An event to bring the community together cooking a Vegan meal of choice.
Bridgend Courses: Discovery Event at The Pheasant Pub
Bridgend College
The event will be held at The Pheasant Pub (green area) in Pen y Fai, September 6th, 2025, 11am –...
Improve your Maths (Tredegar Library)
Aneurin Leisure
Suitable for all levels and abilities. Improve your job prospects or update your own skills.
Clayways (Pottery)
Aberystwyth University, Lifelong Learning
With Alison Pierse Do you love the Great Pottery Throw Down? A mini workshop experiencing clay. We will make a...
Fabulous feathers! (drawing workshop)
Aberystwyth University, Lifelong Learning
With Kim Sweet Learn the basics of how to draw feathers, and get a taster of one of the wonderful...
Objects of vanity (Clothing workshop)
Aberystwyth University, Lifelong Learning
With Robyn Carlson The pocket seems like such a simple and humble feature. A hidden, yet secure place within one’s...
Gogerddan Open Evening and workshops
Aberystwyth University, Lifelong Learning
There will be demonstrations that will aim to enthuse the participants and encourage them to open their minds to the...
Bridgend Courses: Discovery Event at Bridgend College (Bridgend Campus)
Bridgend College
The event will be held at Bridgend College (Bridgend campus canteen), September 9th, 2025, 12pm – 2pm. It is organised...
FEATURED PROVIDERS
The Open University in Wales
OpenLearn is The Open University’s free online learning platform. On the platform you’ll find thousands of courses, resources, and activities on a wide range of subjects that you can follow at your own pace, totally flexibly, and all for free.
National Centre for Learning Welsh
Learn Welsh with us. You can find free Welsh taster courses online at the National Centre for Learning Welsh website. The courses introduce everyday words and phrases, and are available to everyone.
Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales
Visit any one of Amgueddfa Cymru’s seven national museums across Wales, in person or virtually. We have a rich variety of physical and digital activities, workshops and resources available to support adult and community learning.
Adult Learning Wales
We have a wide range of courses on offer, from short courses in Art, Design and Media; IT and Digital Skills; Literacy, Numeracy, ESOL , to qualifications in Youth Work, PlayWork, Counselling, Employability Skills and many more! Have a look on our website or contact one of our team for a chat and start learning something new today!
BT Senior Skills
We’re helping older and digitally excluded people to feel more confident and make the most out of life in a digital world. If you know someone who would benefit from digital skills training, we’ve got the resources to support you and them in getting to grips with the online world: from learning the basics to everyday tasks.
North Wales Learning Festival
Do you want to study to develop new skills, to achieve qualifications, or for leisure? We offer adult, community, and evening courses across North Wales where you can: develop your skills and confidence, improve your job prospects, learn a new skill or hobby and make some new friends along the way.
WCVA
Volunteers are the lifeblood of voluntary and community organisations in Wales. They bring so many benefits, but recruiting and retaining volunteers means creating a positive and supportive environment. If you work with volunteers in Wales, or are looking to get into volunteering, then we’ve got you covered.
Unite Wales Union Learning Fund
Unite WULF covers all of Wales and most sectors where there are Unite members and has helped thousands of workers and union members to upskill and be job ready. We organise a broad range of training including Health & Safety, Mental Health and Wellbeing, literacy, numeracy and digital skills training, and any qualifications that will help you to progress within your work and career.
UNISON Wales
UNISON Cymru Wales has a Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF) project that works in partnership with our UNISON branches, employers and other trade unions in workplaces across Wales. We organise and fund online and face-to-face learning activities and work with any public service organisation and UNISON Branch that is keen to develop the skills of its workforce, particularly lower paid workers and those with literacy, numeracy or digital skills needs.
Football Association of Wales
Our workshops explore the numerous ways we can ‘create connections’ within our football world, exploring the many volunteering roles that are available within a club environment, including coaching players at all levels of our game to the numerous club specific roles that help drive the domestic game.
Reaching Wider – South East
The South-East Wales Reaching Wider Partnership is a collaborative programme, funded by HEFCW and led by delivery teams at the University of South Wales, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Cardiff University. Our mission is to engage adults 21 and over with no Higher Education qualifications in courses offering a gateway and roadmap into higher education. We believe that University is for everyone, regardless of background, and provide innovative and exciting opportunities to build confidence and raise aspirations.
Widening Access
Cardiff Metropolitan University Widening Access, offer a range of FREE short courses designed to tackle barriers to entry and provide access pathways to University. These courses provide a first step to help you grow in confidence, develop skills & knowledge and are a great opportunity to try something new.
WORKING WALES
Learn new skills and start your next chapter
Working Wales is for anyone over the age of 16 across Wales to access expert advice and guidance to help you overcome obstacles that you may be facing to get you into work.
So, whether you need help searching for jobs, writing a CV, preparing for an interview, finding work placement, learning new skills, understanding redundancy rights, childcare support, building self-confidence, or even where to turn next this is the right place to get the help you need.