Training opportunities and careers advice

If you require extra support obtaining the skills needed for a job, a range of services in Southwark can support you.

Southwark Adult Community Learning - courses for adults to improve at reading, writing, speaking English and number work; help you prepare for work and learn skills
Southwark libraries - offer a range of services that support learning including learning about computers or gaining formal qualifications; provide a range of activities and books to help you achieve your goals
Children's Centres - offer a range of family support including child and family health services, advice on parenting, local childcare options; access to specialist services for families like speech therapy, healthy eating advice or help with managing money and help to find work and training
Start ups libraries - a programme to help aspiring entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality
Southwark Works - provide personal, confidential, one-to-one support for Southwark residents looking for a job or a career change
Internet and digital skills - help to brush up your computer, smartphone, tablet and online skills (for life and work)

National Careers Service - advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities; NB waiting for more local details from the National Careers Service

A range of courses are provided by local colleges, including:

Southwark Construction Skills Centre - providing construction and employability training including Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards and apprenticeships
Lewisham College and Southwark College - provide a range of Further Education (FE) courses
Morley College - offers a range of adult learning courses
London College of Communication - offers courses in media, design and screen, preparing students for careers in the creative industries
Lambeth College - provide a range of FE and adult learning courses
Bermondsey Community Kitchen - free training facility providing a City and Guilds Level 1 Food Preparation and Cookery Qualification and Level 2 City and Guilds Professional Cookery qualification
Bosco - provides training for 16 to 19 years olds, including apprenticeships and Supported Internships
UAL Creative Computing Institute - offers higher education (HE) creative computing courses and short courses, including short courses for 16 to 18 year olds
Passmore Centre at London South Bank University offers higher level apprenticeships in a range of subjects including digital technology, healthcare assistant, nursing and construction

Organisation - click for further details and to make enquiries online	What's on offer	Location - learning from home is also widely offered	Phone number
	What's on offer	Location - learning from home is also widely offered	Phone number
Southwark CAB	Support with online Universal Credit claims and Homesearch applications	97 Peckham High Street SE15 5RS 8 Market Place Southwark Park Road SE16 3UQ Bells Garden (SGTO) Community Centre, Buller Close, Peckham SE15 6UJ 6-8 Westmoreland Road, SE17 2AY	0800 144 8 444

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