Aldridge Adult Learning

09/10/2026

Do you enjoy helping people and want to improve your communication skills?

Our NCFE L2 Counselling Skills Course provides a supportive introduction to counselling, helping you develop the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed to communicate effectively and support others.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• Exploring the differences between a helping and a counselling relationship.
• Use of core counselling skills in helping relationships.
• Boundaries in the counselling relationship.
• Key elements of the Psychodynamic, Person-Centred and Cognitive-Behavioural theories of counselling.
• Anti-discriminatory practice in helping relationships.
• Personal Development.
• Assessment of own strengths and areas for development.

WHO IS IT FOR?
✔ Adults aged 19+
✔ Individuals interested in counselling careers
✔ Volunteers and community workers
✔ People working in education, health, or support services
✔ Anyone wishing to improve their interpersonal skills

COURSE INFORMATION
📅 Dates: Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Tuesday 9th February 2027 (15 weeks)
🕒 Time: 12:30 – 15:30
📍 Location: Foredown Tower, Portslade, BN41 2EY
💷 Cost: Free

ENROL TODAY!
For more information or to register:
📞 01273 422632
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://bit.ly/3Uikbv5

09/10/2026

📚 Ready to improve your English skills? ✨

Take the next step towards your goals with Level 1 & Level 2 English Functional Skills at Aldridge Adult Learning! 🎓

🗓️ Nov and Jan starts
➡️ Daytime and Evening options
📍AAL and The Barn venues
💻 Online options

Whether you're looking to boost your confidence, gain a qualification, or open up new opportunities for work or further study, we're here to help you succeed.

👉 Find out more and get started today: https://aldridgeadultlearning.com

09/10/2026

🌟 Learn English for Free with Our ESOL Courses! 🌟

Want to enjoy life in the UK, make new friends, or boost your career? Our FREE ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) courses are here to help you improve your reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.

We have courses for every level:

Beginner (Entry 1)

Pre-intermediate (Entry 2/3)

Intermediate (Level 1)

Advanced (Level 2)

Learn grammar, vocabulary, and practical communication skills that you can use every day. Courses are offered on different days and times to fit your schedule.

📌 How to start: Fill out our enquiry form, and we’ll invite you for a short assessment to place you in the right course. Don’t wait—take your first step toward improving your English today!

https://bit.ly/4tT7U0c

09/10/2026

L3 Diploma in Counselling Skills - Enrol Today!

This course aims to provide learners with in-depth knowledge of the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work and the approaches that underpin the use of these skills and is ideal for those seeking to enhance their functional role through the use of counselling skills.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• Developing Counselling Skills
• Theoretical approaches in the use of counselling skills
• Working ethically with counselling skills
• Counselling skills & diversity
• Counselling skills and personal development

WHO IS IT FOR?
✔ Individuals interested in counselling careers
✔ Volunteers and community workers
✔ People working in education, health, or support services
✔ Anyone wishing to improve their interpersonal skills

COURSE INFORMATION
📅 Dates: Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Tuesday 22nd June 2027 (30 weeks)
🕒 Time: 09:00 – 12:00
📍 Location: Foredown Tower, Portslade, BN41 2EY

Entry Requirements:
English Functional Skills L2
FREE if:
19+ and are earning below £26,800 gross per annum
Unemployed and in receipt of a state benefit

ENROL TODAY!
For more information or to register:
📞 01273 422632
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://bit.ly/3Uikbv5

07/10/2026

Well done all! 💐

05/10/2026

Take a look at what our wonderful floristry students have been up to! 💐

02/10/2026

🎓 Do you want to go to University?

✅ Aged 19–24
✅ No A Levels? No problem!

Join an Access to Higher Education Course with Aldridge Adult Learning (AAL) and you could be starting university in 2027.

📧 To find out more or enrol, contact Michele Ponting
[email protected]

30/09/2026

Stay tuned for the full picture! 💐

Sneaky peek at the pave designs my Tuesday learners created tonight... I am chuffed to bits with them all... 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

The full picture will be revealed once my Thursday learners have had a go too!

Stay tuned...

29/09/2026

L3 Diploma in Counselling Skills - Enrol Today!

This course aims to provide learners with in-depth knowledge of the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work and the approaches that underpin the use of these skills and is ideal for those seeking to enhance their functional role through the use of counselling skills.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• Developing Counselling Skills
• Theoretical approaches in the use of counselling skills
• Working ethically with counselling skills
• Counselling skills & diversity
• Counselling skills and personal development

WHO IS IT FOR?
✔ Individuals interested in counselling careers
✔ Volunteers and community workers
✔ People working in education, health, or support services
✔ Anyone wishing to improve their interpersonal skills

COURSE INFORMATION
📅 Dates: Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Tuesday 22nd June 2027 (30 weeks)
🕒 Time: 09:00 – 12:00
📍 Location: Foredown Tower, Portslade, BN41 2EY

Entry Requirements:
English Functional Skills L2
FREE if:
19+ and are earning below £26,800 gross per annum
Unemployed and in receipt of a state benefit

ENROL TODAY!
For more information or to register:
📞 01273 422632
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.aldridgeadultlearning.com

29/09/2026

Do you enjoy helping people and want to improve your communication skills?

Our NCFE L2 Counselling Skills Course provides a supportive introduction to counselling, helping you develop the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed to communicate effectively and support others.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• Exploring the differences between a helping and a counselling relationship.
• Use of core counselling skills in helping relationships.
• Boundaries in the counselling relationship.
• Key elements of the Psychodynamic, Person-Centred and Cognitive-Behavioural theories of counselling.
• Anti-discriminatory practice in helping relationships.
• Personal Development.
• Assessment of own strengths and areas for development.

WHO IS IT FOR?
✔ Adults aged 19+
✔ Individuals interested in counselling careers
✔ Volunteers and community workers
✔ People working in education, health, or support services
✔ Anyone wishing to improve their interpersonal skills

COURSE INFORMATION
📅 Dates: Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Tuesday 9th February 2027 (15 weeks)
🕒 Time: 12:30 – 15:30
📍 Location: Foredown Tower, Portslade, BN41 2EY
💷 Cost: Free

ENROL TODAY!
For more information or to register:
📞 01273 422632
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.aldridgeadultlearning.com