Our courses

Before applying please check here to see if you are eligible to apply for a course and for information about how we run our courses.

We always do our very best not to change our course details but sometimes this is beyond our control. If we do need to change our course details students enrolled onto a course, or who have applied for a course, will be notified urgently.

Take a look at our latest course brochure for courses starting January to April 2025 here

Academic and Career Skills Programme

Academic And Career Skills Programme

Monday 20th January - Friday 18th July 2025

Thinking about going to university or applying for a job that needs higher level skills? This course will introduce you to the academic skills you need to succeed as well as the chance to brush up on your English, maths and digital skills....

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Access to Higher Education Diplomas

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Health)

Starting September 2025

This course is a great stepping stone to university and a career in a health related sector....

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Access to Higher Education Diplomas

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities)

starting September 2025

This course is a great stepping stone to university and a career in a humanities related sector....

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Personal and Social Development

Anger Management (Men)

Wednesday 29th - Friday 31st January 2025

Wednesday 12th - Friday 14th February 2025

Monday 14th - Wednesday 16th April 2025

Learn about what makes us angry, how it affects us and different coping mechanisms to help manage anger. Apply now!...

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Personal and Social Development

Anger Management (Women)

Wednesday 22nd - Friday 24th January 2025

Friday 31st January - Sunday 2nd February 2025

Friday 4th - Sunday 6th April 2025

This course will explore your relationship between different types of anger as well as recognising how to express your anger assertively and appropriately...

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Personal and Social Development

Becoming Your Best Self

Wednesday 8th - Friday 10th January 2025

Wednesday 9th - Friday 11th April 2025

Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey towards becoming your best self? The "Becoming Your Best Self: Unlocking Your Full Potential" course is designed to help you realize your dreams, set meaningful goals, and make progress towards achieving them. ...

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Personal and Social Development

Bereavement, Loss and Grief

Friday 14th - Sunday 16th March 2025

Apply now for this short course designed to help you to understand your own loss and to also recognise how you can help others who may be grieving...

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Personal and Social Development

Coping With Mental Health

Monday 13th - Wednesday 15th January 2025

This course will explore what mental health is and why good mental health is important. We will identify the factors which affect us and the common reasons why people experience poor mental health...

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Personal and Social Development

Coping With PTSD and Informed Care

Monday 17th - Wednesday 19th February 2025

This course will give you the knowledge, skills and insights needed to help you understand post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the basics of how trauma-informed care works ...

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Personal and Social Development

Coping With PTSD and Trauma

Friday 24th - Sunday 26th January 2025

This course is for you if you have experienced trauma/PTSD and aims to empower you to regain control over their lives, build resilience, and embark on a journey of healing and recovery....

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Personal and Social Development

Coping With Stress, Anxiety and Depression

Wednesday 15th - Friday 17th January 2025

Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd March 2025

We all experience challenges in our everyday lives but some more than others. This course will help you to understand anxiety and depression more and will give you some tools to help you to cope. ...

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Sustainable Thinking and Action

Cross Pollinator Development Gathering

Friday 14th - Sunday 16th February 2025

If you are passionate about sustainability and enthusiastic about sharing your knowledge and skills with community networks, this course could be for you. Level Level 2 Fees This course could...

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Functional Skills - English, Maths and IT

Digital Functional Skills – Entry-Level 3

Wednesday 26th March - Friday 16th April 2025

This course will give you an understanding of, and competency in, the essential digital skills needed to enhance your everyday life. ...

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Functional Skills - English, Maths and IT

Digital Functional Skills – Level 1

Wednesday 8th - Friday 31st January 2025

This course will give you an understanding of, and competency in, the essential digital skills needed to enhance your everyday life. ...

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Subject Tasters

Discovering Social Sciences

Wednesday 4th - Friday 6th December 2024

This course is ideal for anyone who is interested in a career in social and public sectors or further study in social sciences...

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Personal and Social Development

Emotional Health for Wellbeing

Monday 6th - Wednesday 8th January 2025

This course will help you to develop and grow by looking at ways to improve your emotional wellbeing. ...

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Working and Volunteering With People

Enterprise and Creative Craft Certificate – Level 2

Wednesday 12th March - Friday 9th May 2025

Explore your creative abilities and learn new craft techniques and skills. This course is ideal if you are thinking of working in the creative industries or want to broaden your creative craft knowledge. ...

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Personal and Social Development

Exploring The Outdoors For Wellbeing

Monday 3rd - Wednesday 5th February 2025

This course is designed to introduce you to the use of the outdoors to improve your health and wellbeing....

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Personal and Social Development

Finding Your Place in Society

Monday 20th - Wednesday 22nd January 2025

This course explores the mysteries of how humans interact in society...

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Functional Skills - English, Maths and IT

Functional Skills English: Speaking and Listening

Wednesday 27th - Friday 29th November 2024

This course will improve your oral communication skills, including speaking fluency, pronunciation, active listening, and interpersonal communication. ...

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Functional Skills - English, Maths and IT

Functional Skills Maths: Data Handling

Wednesday 11th - Friday 13th December 2024

This course is designed to equip you with the basic skills to interpret, analyse, and present data effectively....

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Functional Skills - English, Maths and IT

Functional Skills: Maths Level 1

Tuesday 7th January - Tuesday 8th April 2025

You will learn all areas of Level 1 Maths including graphs, percentages, decimals, fractions and probabilities. Register your interest today!...

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Functional Skills - English, Maths and IT

Functional Skills: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

Friday 11th - Sunday 13th April 2025

This course focuses on building a solid foundation in fundamental English language skills...

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Personal and Social Development

Get Creative And Feel Good

Wednesday 5th - Friday 7th March 2025

This course is designed to unlock your creativity, foster self-expression, and promote overall well-being...

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Green Skills: Building the Future (Phase 3)

Wednesday 5th - Friday 28th February 2025

We are building an Eco-Classroom – a brand new classroom in our college grounds which will have exciting features to ensure it’s sustainable and environmentally friendly, where we will teach...

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Personal and Social Development

How To Juggle Life and Wellbeing

Wednesday 12th - Friday 14th February 2025

This course is designed to equip you with practical strategies and tools to find balance, enhance resilience, and prioritise self-care in the midst of life's demands....

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Working and Volunteering With People

Introduction to Counselling Skills

Monday 24th - Wednesday 26th February 2025

Learn about the skills you need to develop for a counselling role, particularly if you are considering, or you are already, working or in a volunteering support role...

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One Day Taster Courses

Introduction To Learning

Thursday 13th February 2025

Friday 4th April 2025

Apply for this one day course if you would like a gentle introduction back into education and to find out how Fircroft can help you to progress...

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Sustainable Thinking and Action

Introduction to Organic and Regenerative Gardening

Friday 31st January - Sunday 2nd February 2025

This course is ideal if you are new to gardening and want to have the immense satisfaction of knowing how to grow your own produce and create spaces for organic...

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Subject Tasters

Introduction to Psychopathology

Friday 14th - Sunday 16th February 2025

This course would benefit anyone wishing to understand how psychological perspectives attempt to explain mental health....

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Working and Volunteering With People

Level 2 Certificate in Digital Skills for Work

Wednesday 12th February - Friday 18th April 2025

his qualification allows you to develop and demonstrate understanding of digital literacy skills helping you progress to a work role where these skills are required. ...

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Education

Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment

Friday 28th February - Sunday 28th March 2025

This qualification is suitable for those who wish to understand the role of an Assessor in a vocational workplace setting...

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Working and Volunteering With People

Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health

Monday 28th April - Wednesday 16th July 2025

Gain a recognised certificate demonstrating your knowledge of mental health and mental wellbeing that is recognised by a range of health care professions....

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Personal and Social Development

Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Understanding Domestic Violence and Abuse

Wednesday 22nd - Friday 24th January 2025

Wednesday 9th - Friday 11th April 2025

This course is designed to raise awareness, educate, and empower you on the critical issue of domestic violence....

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Sustainable Thinking and Action

Mother Garden Bootcamp

Friday 14th March - Sunday 22nd June 2025

This course will give you the skills to create and maintain thriving gardens that benefit you, the community and the planet.  ...

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Subject Tasters

Personal Study Management and Study Skills

Wednesday 11th - Friday 13th December 2024

This course is suitable for anyone who is thinking about starting studying at a level 2 or above and even at university level. ...

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Personal and Social Development

Physical Health and Nutrition for Happiness

Friday 28th - Sunday 30th March 2025

This course is for anyone interested in improving their own physical health and happiness...

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Working and Volunteering With People

Skills for Aspiring Support Workers

Monday 3rd - Monday 24th February 2025

This course will give you the skills and knowledge needed to support people and will help you to confidently apply for work or volunteering roles with charities. ...

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Personal and Social Development

Stand Up And Be Counted

Friday 28th February - Sunday 2nd March 2025

This course is suitable for you if you are looking to enhance your self-confidence and improve your ability to have your voice heard in society. It is ideal if you are looking to build self-worth and assertiveness...

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Personal and Social Development

The Cost Of Living: Creating Stability For Individuals And Families

Wednesday 8th - Friday 10th January 2025

This course will provide you with essential knowledge and practical skills to navigate the financial challenges of modern life and establish stability for you and your family...

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Functional Skills - English, Maths and IT

The Multiply Project – 2024/2025

Want to brush up on your maths skills? Multiply can help you to improve your maths ability for work, home and everyday use. This FREE non-residential course could help you to earn higher wages or prepare for further study. Apply now!...

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Personal and Social Development

The Power and Psychology of Positivity

Wednesday 2nd - Friday 4th April 2025

This course will introduce you to the concepts of psychological positivity. We will explore theories of positive experiences, qualities and positivity in the community (civil positivity)...

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Personal and Social Development

Understanding Addiction

Monday 28th - Wednesday 30th April 2025

Being able to understand and support  somebody through the impact of addiction can be both rewarding and challenging. This course will help you to understand addiction and how to support others...

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Personal and Social Development

Understanding People and Building Relationships

Wednesday 15th - Friday 17th January 2025

Friday 7th - Sunday 9th March 2025

This course explores why we behave the way we do, and how we can modify our behaviours through self-awareness to engage more productively with others and learn more about ourselves...

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Working and Volunteering With People

Working With Autism And ADHD

Wednesday 26th - Friday 28th February 2025

On this course you will explore the characteristics, diagnosis, and neurodevelopmental aspects of ADHD and Autism and strategies for supporting individuals with these characteristics...

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Working and Volunteering With People

Working with Homelessness and Poverty

Friday 28th - Sunday 30th March 2025

This course provides you with an understanding of the complexities surrounding homelessness and poverty...

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Working and Volunteering With People

Working With Mental Health Needs

Wednesday 15th - Friday 17th January 2025

This course is ideal if you work or volunteer with people experiencing mental health challenges...

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Working and Volunteering With People

Working With PTSD and Trauma

Wednesday 29th - Friday 31st January 2025

This course is designed to provide support for people who work or volunteer with individuals suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)...

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