Bury College’s new adult course guide is now available! Whether you’re aiming to build skills, boost your confidence or become work-ready, the latest guide is packed with opportunities to help you achieve your goals.
Course code
V321
Attendance
Part time
Duration
12 weeks
Intake
September only
View the Adult Course Guide for more details
Start Dates
19th September 2025
The purpose of this course is to provide some generic employability skills designed to build confidence for the workplace, literacy, numeracy and personal development.
Interpersonal Skills including:
· Know own personal skills – strengths and weaknesses
· Understand the need for time management
· Know about stress in self and others
· Know about different kinds of criticism
· Be able to identify confident behaviour in self and others
· Know about body language
· Know the difference between passive, assertive and aggressive behaviour
Career Planning including:
· Know own personal skills – strengths and weaknesses
· Understand the need for time management
· Know about stress in self and others
· Know about different kinds of criticism
· Be able to identify confident behaviour in self and others
· Know about body language
· Know the difference between passive, assertive and aggressive behaviour
Written Assignments
There are no specific entry requirements for this course, you will need to pass an initial assessment to determine your English skills.
Some courses are free for eligible learners, this is shown in the course details. You may be eligible for a free course if you are:
- Unemployed and in receipt of an income-based benefit (for example JSA, ESA or Universal Credit)
- Employed and earning less than the low-income threshold
- Studying for your first full Level 2 qualification on an eligible legal entitlement course
- Aged 19-23 and studying for your first full Level 3 qualification or on an eligible legal entitlement course
- Your eligibility for a free course will be assessed and confirmed at enrolment.
- If you would like to discuss any aspect of fees and funding please call the Funding Team on 0161 280 8500, 0161 280 8581 or 0161 280 8689
ADVANCED LEARNER LOAN
Many of our adult learners pay for their Level 3 and above courses with an Advanced Learner Loan. If a loan is available this is indicated in the course details. It’s easy to apply, your household income isn’t taken into account and there are no credit checks. You only need to start paying back your Advanced Learner Loan when you are earning more than £25,000 per year.
Course Fee: £150.00
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
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