Part-Time Courses
Part-time courses at City College
Achieve your personal or career goals with our wide range of professional, technical and creative part-time courses. Whether you're learning for work, need to gain a qualification for career development or a new job, or want to learn a new skill for pleasure, we have a course for you.
Some courses are fully funded so you may not even have to pay! Conditions apply.
Click on the links below for course information and to apply. For any courses not currently available, do register your interest so we can let you know when new classes are available to apply for.
If you have any questions about a course, or would like some advice on financial support, please contact us.
Tel: 023 8048 4848
Email: enquiries@southampton-city.ac.uk
Access to Higher Education
Accounting
Level 4 courses:
Level 3 courses:
Level 2 courses:
Art & Design
Level 5 courses:
Level 4 courses:
Level 3 courses:
Entry level courses:
Beauty
Level 3 courses:
Level 2 courses:
Business & Work Skills
Our business courses focus on professional development to help you upskill or get into work. They can help you achieve your work goals, secure a promotion or to fill a knowledge gap. Our distance learning courses also provides an excellent, flexible way for you to study.
Level 3 courses:
- ILM Diploma in Leadership and Management
- ILM Certificate in Leadership and Management
- Mental Health Awareness (distance learning)
Level 2 courses:
- Business Administration (distance learning)
- Customer Service (distance learning)
- Information, Advice and Guidance (distance learning)
- Lean Organisation Management Techniques (distance learning)
- Mental Health Awareness (distance learning)
- Nutrition and Health (distance learning)
- Retail Operations (distance learning)
- Safeguarding and Prevent (distance learning)
- Team Leading (distance learning)
- Warehousing and Storage (distance learning)
Level 1 courses:
- Award in Retail (no cost)
- Award in Warehousing (no cost)
- Award in Work Skills (no cost)
Childcare & Early Years
Level 3 courses:
Level 2 courses:
- NCFE Certificate in Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (distance learning)
- Common Childhood Illnesses (distance learning)
- Safeguarding and Prevent (distance learning)
- Working with Children and Young People with Mental Health Needs (distance learning)
Computer Skills & IT
Level 1 courses:
Entry 3 Level courses:
Pre-Entry Level courses:
Construction & Building Services
Level 3 courses:
- BTEC National Extended Certificate in Construction and the Built Environment
- EAL Diploma in Electrical Installation
- NVQ Diploma in Site Carpentry (OSAT)
Level 2 courses:
- EMTA Diploma in Electrical Installation
- NVQ Diploma in Bricklaying (OSAT)
- NVQ Diploma in Painting & Decorating (OSAT)
- NVQ Diploma in Wood Occupations (OSAT)
Level 1 courses:
- Retrain into Construction *new course*
Counselling & Psychotherapy
Level 6 courses:
- BA (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy (Year 3) (validated and awarded by Middlesex University)
Level 5 courses:
- Diploma of HE in Person-Centred Counselling (validated and awarded by Middlesex University)
Level 3 courses:
Level 2 courses:
Distance Learning
Our distance learning qualifications provide you with the flexibility to study at a time and place that suits you, so you can fit your learning around your work and home life.
Level 3 courses:
Level 2 courses:
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Autism
- Behaviour that Challenges
- Business Administration
- Care and Management of Diabetes
- Care Planning
- Common Childhood Illnesses
- Customer Service
- Dementia Care
- Dignity and Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care
- End of Life Care
- Falls Prevention
- Information, Advice and Guidance
- Lean Organisation Management Techniques
- Mental Health Awareness
- Nutrition and Health
- Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care Settings
- Retail Operations
- Safeguarding and Prevent
- Team Leading
- Warehousing and Storage
- Working with Children and Young People with Mental Health Needs
- Working with People with Mental Health Needs
Electrical & Engineering
Level 4 courses:
Level 3 courses:
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations BS7671
- EAL Diploma in Electrical Installation
- BTEC Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Level 2 courses:
Level 1 courses:
English (Literacy)
English is an essential qualification for gaining entry into employment, further education or university. Our functional skills English courses start throughout the year and are FREE (residency conditions apply). For more information and to apply click here.
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Learning English as a foreign language or improving what you already know is really useful if you want to study or work and live in the UK.
For more information or to apply for one of our ESOL courses, click the relevant course link below.
- Award in ESOL Skills (various levels)
- IELTS (level 2)
- Intensive ESOL (level 1)
- ESOL and IT User Skills (level 1)
- ESOL and Computer Skills (entry 3 level)
- ESOL and Basic Computer Skills (pre-entry level)
- ESOL Family Learning 15 weeks (various levels)
- ESOL Family Learning 30 weeks (various levels)
Hairdressing & Barbering
Health & Social Care
Level 3 courses:
- Autism (distance learning)
- Dementia Care (distance learning)
- Mental Health Awareness (distance learning)
Level 2 courses:
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (distance learning)
- Autism (distance learning)
- Behaviour that Challenges (distance learning)
- Care and Management of Diabetes (distance learning)
- Care Planning (distance learning)
- Common Childhood Illnesses (distance learning)
- Dementia Care (distance learning)
- Dignity and Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care (distance learning)
- End of Life Care (distance learning)
- Falls Prevention (distance learning)
- Mental Health Awareness (distance learning)
- Nutrition and Health (distance learning)
- Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care Settings (distance learning)
- Safeguarding and Prevent (distance learning)
- Working with Children and Young People with Mental Health Needs (distance learning)
- Working with People with Mental Health Needs (distance learning)
Hospitality & Catering
Leadership & Management
Level 3 courses:
Level 2 courses:
- Lean Organisation Management Techniques (distance learning)
- Team Leading (distance learning)
Life & Living Skills
Our creative leisure course for adults with learning difficulties/disabilities is aimed at developing confidence, independence, communication and social skills through a range of creative activities. For more information and to apply click here.
Marine
Level 3 courses:
Level 2 courses:
Maths (Numeracy)
Do you struggle with everyday Maths? Do you want to get a job or go for a promotion? Do you want to gain a recognised qualification? Our basic Maths courses start throughout the year and are FREE. For more information and to apply click here.
Teacher Education & Training
Level 5 courses:
Level 4 courses:
- Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices
- Award in Understanding the IQA of Assessment Processes & Practice
- Certificate in Leading the IQA of Assessment Processes & Practices
Level 3 courses:
- CACHE Diploma in Supporting Teaching & Learning
- Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment
- Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
- Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement
- Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment
Level 2 courses:
Apply now!
Click on your chosen course above for further information and to apply online.
If you have any questions about any of these courses, please contact us.
Tel: 023 8048 4848
Email: enquiries@southampton-city.ac.uk