Upskill, retrain or boost your career opportunities this New Year and achieve your goal.

The wide range of adult courses available at Bury College have been designed to help develop transferable skills, gain subject knowledge and relevant experience. Courses are running in the following areas with start dates over the next few weeks: 

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Catering and Hospitality
  • Childcare and Teaching
  • Communication
  • Computing and Digital
  • Counselling
  • Hair, Beauty and Barbering
  • Health and Social Care
  • Sport and Fitness

For more information on our range of courses, you can download our Course Guide here: https://www.paperturn-view.com/burycollege/adult-course-guide-final-lr?pid=Mjc274146&p=3&v=12 

You can also apply for one of our Teacher Training courses. These can be studied flexibly to fit around your current work and life commitments and increase your employment opportunities. https://burycollege.ac.uk/teacher-training

For those considering moving on to university but without a Level 3 qualification, the Access to Higher Education courses in Education, Nursing and the Social Sciences might be the perfect next step. These are starting in September 2023 and you can apply now! 

For more information on our range of courses and the application process, please email admissions@burycollege.ac.uk or call 0161 280 8200.

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