Free Courses for Jobs

These fully-funded Level 3 courses could help you improve your wage outcome and job prospects, and gain skills that employers value.

Gain knowledge and skills

If you’re aged 19 and over and looking to gain skills and knowledge to get into work or learn new skills, you can study for free at Bradford College.

We offer free courses for adults under the Free Courses for Jobs (previously the Lifetime Skills Guarantee) Scheme. These qualifications are for adults who have:

aged 19 or over and do not already hold a Level 3 qualification

already hold a Level 3 qualification or higher but earn below the National Living Wage annually

already hold a Level 3 qualification or higher but are unemployed

Take your opportunity to boost your career to another level and apply to study with us! If you’d like to know more about the Government scheme, visit the UK Government website.

If you’re interested in studying a Free Courses for Jobs course with us, contact our Admissions team at [email protected] to confirm the course you are interested in and to check the admissions criteria for that course.

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Step into teaching English, ESOL or Literacy

Join us for a relaxed and informative online session where you’ll discover the different routes into teaching, the types of learners you could work with, and the qualifications we offer to help you get started.

See our courses

Fashion & Textiles School Leavers

Fashion Design

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Media & Photography School Leavers

Photography

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Digital School Leavers

Business Computing (Extended Diploma)

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Sports & Fitness Adult

Sports Massage Therapy (Adults)

Duration	1 Academic Year
Study Mode	Part-time
Start Date	September 2026

Digital School Leavers

ICT Systems Support (Extended Diploma)

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Early Years & Childcare Adult

Teaching Assistant

Duration	1 Academic Year
Study Mode	Part-time
Start Date	September 2026

Science Adult

Science for Adults

Duration	1 Academic Year
Study Mode	Part-time
Start Date	September 2026

Digital School Leavers

ESports (Extended Diploma)

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Art & Design School Leavers

Art and Design

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Hair, Beauty & Barbering School Leavers

Hairdressing

Duration	1 Academic Year
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Travel & Tourism School Leavers

Travel & Tourism

Duration	1 Academic Year
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Performance Arts School Leavers

Performing Arts

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Digital School Leavers

Software Development (Extended Diploma)

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Music School Leavers

Music, Performance & Production

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Languages Adult

Interpreting in the Community

Duration	34 Weeks
Study Mode	Part-time
Start Date	September 2026

Digital School Leavers

Games Development (Extended Diploma)

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Media & Photography School Leavers

Media Make-up and Special Effects

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Media & Photography School Leavers

Creative Media

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026

Business School Leavers

Extended Certificate in Business

Duration	2 Academic Years
Study Mode	Full-time
Start Date	September 2026