Introduction: What do we do?

The Adult Education Service exists to provide accessible high quality learning opportunities for adults ​to help them achieve personal goals and connect with their wider community. We enable people to build skills for work, get a qualification, try something new, meet people from different backgrounds, increase confidence and independence and improve health and wellbeing.

We strive to empower those with the highest level of need, reduce inequalities and improve the life chances of people in the city:

‘Being able to continue to learn and improve means so much to me and how lucky l am to live in Coventry with an Education Service who gives me and people like me with learning problems a chance to learn to be a part of my community allowing me to make choices in my life to take me forward and of course also giving me a positive outlook on people and life’

Learning programmes target those who are unemployed, whose first language is not English, young people who are not in employment or training, families and young parents, older people who are no longer working and require social engagement, as well as those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. We are part of the Skills, Employment and Adult Education Service working closely alongside the Job Shop and Employer Hub, providing a seamless service for residents 

Our offer includes courses and programmes that promote:    

  • Learning for Life: This route is for residents seeking help with personal development or support with their family life.
  • Learning to Connect: This route is for residents who are seeking new outlets and want to give back to the community.
  • Learning for Work: This route is for adults whose primary focus is either getting work, changing their job, or gaining promotion.

We recognise that partnership working, building on trusted relationships is vital to engaging and supporting adults in need. We acknowledge that we should not accept that certain individuals or communities are ‘hard to reach’ and try to make our provision ‘easier to enter’. To this end, we collaborate with a range of voluntary and community sector organisations, faith groups and other stakeholders to extend our reach and maximise impact.

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Adult Education Service

Address: Southfields Old School
South Street
Coventry
CV1 5EJ

Telephone: 024 7697 5200