Blackburn College offers a range of courses and qualifications for young people over the age of 16 years, and adults.
Our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses can help you improve your English. ESOL qualifications are designed to help you develop the skills you use in everyday life. They can also help you boost your CV or move on to further study.
The courses cover speaking and listening, reading and writing, gaining vocabulary as well as all aspects of punctuation and grammar.
Taking an ESOL qualification can help you:
– With employment
– Talk to doctors and teachers
– Support your child with their homework
– Understand the customs of the UK
– Pass the Life in the UK test and become a British citizen
Each class provides English grammar lessons, reading and comprehension lessons, conversation opportunities and vocabulary training. The classes also assist with cultural adaptation and practical customs.
We offer ESOL classes from pre-entry to entry 3 level with accreditation by Ascentis. We support learners who are trying to find jobs or access external further education courses. And we provide a family learning class where parents can discover what their children are doing at school and how they can support them.
Classes are every morning, five days a week from 9.30-11.45am. Every afternoon, except Friday, from 12.30 – 2.45pm. Classes can run from 11 to 34 weeks depending on the need of the learners.
ESOL provision from pre-entry level up to level 2. ICT, employability, maths and personal development courses also available as well.
ESOL Speaking & listening, and English Functional Skills are offered at all levels and are classroom based. All courses develop personal, social, and employability skills.
Wide ranging offer of accredited and non-accredited courses, starting throughout the academic year and catering for all ability levels.