Wirral Lifelong Learning Service

As Wirral Council’s Adult Learning Service offer free or affordable courses and workshops at venues across Wirral for people aged 19 years+.

Learning with us can help you:

  • get a job

  • help your children with their homework

  • learn new skills

  • get into volunteering

  • prepare you for further education

  • improve your chances of promotion

  • get a qualification

Click HERE to view the courses available to you.

Wirral Lifelong Learning offers a selection of courses available through our Family Learning programme. These are provided for different generations of family members and carers to learn together to help support their children with both their education and personal development.

Some courses are simply for the parents themselves, whilst others are designed so that the children join their parents in the second half of their session and the skills developed are applied.

Examples of Family Learning Courses:

  • Support a Child's Learning

  • School Volunteering

  • Eat Well to Keep Well at Home

  • Food Safety

  • Food and Mood

  • Phonics

  • Supporting Spelling

  • Supporting Reading

  • Learning through Play

  • Storytelling

  • Literacy and Numeracy Development

  • Story Sacks

  • Inspiring Families

  • Managing Behaviour

  • Times Tables

  • Getting to Grips with Grammer

  • Support your Child with Fractions

  • Family Digital Skills

  • Healthy Living

  • ESOL Family Language

  • Leaning Champions

  • Preparing to Work in School

  • Keeping safe Online

  • Bake and Taste

  • Child Exploitation and Online Protection

Cost

If you receive an income based benefit or you are a dependant of someone in your household who receives an income based benefit or you have an income below £19,305 you will not pay for tuition fees. English, Maths, ESOL, Family Learning and Essential Digital Skills courses are free for everyone.

Many of the courses are free to everyone, but some have a fee:

  • 5 weeks - £29

  • 10 weeks (Computer) - £73

  • 10 weeks (British Sign Language) - £86

  • 11 weeks 'Open Awards' Level 1 courses - £202

For courses with a fee, if you are on an income based benefit you are entitled to pay a reduced cost:

  • 5 weeks - £5

  • 10 weeks - £10

You will simply need to provide proof of benefit to your tutor when you enrol.

How to get involved

To request course information leaflets; ask a question; enquire about a course or workshop vacancies, or book a place, call our Learner Communications Team on 0151 666 3330.

If you can’t speak to a member of the team, leave your name and number and we’ll call you back as soon as possible or you can email lifelonglearning@wirral.gov.uk.