Helping you Develop the Skills of your Workforce
Upskill and empower your employees to become more productive and motivated with these free and funded courses.
If you have staff you’d like to upskill or retrain for a different role, we have a range of courses that will help them gain the necessary skills and qualifications to support your business.
Free* Courses for Adults
Dudley College has a range of FREE training courses for anyone aged 19 or over and living in the West Midlands Combined Authority area in the following areas: Access to HE, Automotive, Beauty, Computing & IT, Early Years, Engineering, Hairdressing, Management, Media, Sport and Teaching & Assessing . Courses areas may be subject to change. Please click the button below for a list of the up-to-date course areas.
If you have staff you’d like to upskill or retrain for a different role, we have a range of courses that will help them gain the necessary skills and qualifications to support your business. *T&Cs apply.
Essential Skills: English & Maths
Employees with good English and maths skills are a benefit to your business. Upskill your workforce with free English and maths courses.
Essential Skills: English Language Support
Your workforce is your greatest asset so support those employees whose first language isn’t English with a free ESOL course.
Skills Shop
Located in the Merry Hill retail centre, our Black Country Skills Shop offers a convenient and supportive environment for adults to upskill or retrain. Courses include English, Maths, and IT with Sector Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) preparing candidates for roles with employers like KFC, HMRC, and Dudley MBC.