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Free courses for jobs: provider list

Details of the colleges and training providers that are making free level 3 qualifications available to eligible adults.

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From:
Department for Education
Published:
1 April 2021
Last updated:
5 March 2025
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  1. Removed 'Antrec Ltd' as a provider from the north-west and 'Go Train' as a provider from the north-west and south-east.

  2. Updated 'Free courses for jobs: list of providers'.

  3. Updated 'Free courses for jobs: list of providers' and removed Education and Training Skills from the south-west.

  4. The 'Free courses for jobs: list of providers' has been updated.

  5. Removed 'System Group' as a provider from London, North-east, North-west and West Midlands.

  6. Darlington Borough Council has been added to the provider list.

  7. The 'Free courses for jobs: list of providers' has been updated.

  8. The list of providers currently offering free courses for jobs has been updated. The list of free level 3 qualifications available to eligible adults has been removed, as these qualifications are available on the National Careers Service course finder.

  9. Updated 'List of free level 3 qualifications available to eligible adults'. New qualifications are highlighted by '(added November 2021)' in the qualification title field.

  10. Updated 'List of colleges and training providers able to offer free places for level 3 qualifications' - removed LTE Group Trading As The Manchester College and updated contact details for Salford City College.

  11. Added Northumberland College - The Education Partnership North East, Profile Development and Training, Skills North East and Skills South Tyneside (South Tyneside Council) for North-east in 'List of colleges and training providers able to offer free places for level 3 qualifications'.

  12. Updated 'List of free level 3 qualifications available to eligible adults'. New qualifications are highlighted by '(added July 2021)' in qualification title field.

  13. Added 4 colleges for Yorkshire and the Humber in 'List of colleges and training providers able to offer free places for level 3 qualifications'.

  14. Updated 'List of colleges and training providers able to offer free places for level 3 qualifications'.

  15. Added qualifications including in hospitality and catering, highlighted by 'added July 2021' in qualification title field.

  16. Added Bury College, Hopwood Hall College, LTE Group, Mantra Learning, Trade Skills Development Centre, Ashley Hunter, PeoplePlus Group Limited, Standguide Limited, Discover Training CIC Ltd, Free2Learn, The Oldham College, The Training Brokers Limited and The Trafford College Group to the list of colleges and training providers able to offer free places for level 3 qualifications.

  17. Added The Education Training Collective, Hartlepool Borough Council, Stockton Borough Council, Darlington Borough Council, System Group and ITEC North East to the list of colleges and training providers able to offer free places for level 3 qualifications.

  18. First published.

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Use this list to find the contact details of local further education (FE) providers that are currently able to offer free places to eligible adults.

Before contacting the provider, find out how to apply for free courses for jobs and if you’re eligible.

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