Interested in working with children? Liverpool City Council’s Adult Learning Service is on hand to help residents towards their career goals in 2025.
The ALS runs a series of vocational courses that help people to develop skills that lead to careers in Early Years settings or working as teaching assistants in schools and the team is now preparing for 2025 intakes.
Three courses, which are free for learners who receive certain benefits or earn less than £33,958, are now enrolling for March:
Each course meets weekly for three-hour sessions, with L2 and L3 qualifications also involving work placements.
To be accepted on to the course, learners must first take part in an assessment to ensure that they can hit the ground running when their course starts. Assessment days will be held across two weeks in January:
To express an interest in the course, learners should complete the online enquiry form.
The ALS also offers further childcare and teaching qualifications which will commence at the start of the academic year:
The ALS also offers a range of other vocational courses, including health and safety at work, food hygiene, and beauty specialist techniques, as well as other shorter courses. Any learner interested should complete the online enquiry form.
Cllr Lila Bennett, Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member for Employment, Educational Attainment and Skills, said: “Our Adult Learning Service has supported thousands of learners to gain confidence and to take those all-important steps into a new career.
“In particular, we want to increase and strengthen the city’s workforce in Early Years which is vital to giving our youngest citizens the very best start in life.
“Working in Early Years or as a teaching assistant is an incredibly rewarding career and if this is a change you are thinking of making in 2025 I encourage you to get in touch with our experienced Adult Learning Service team who will be happy to set you off on this exciting new path.”
