Explore Fully Funded Adult Education in Greater Manchester – Empower Your Future
Embrace endless opportunities in Greater Manchester. Discover courses crafted to elevate your skills, ignite your passion, and open doors to a brighter tomorrow.
Eligible if aged 19+ and a Greater Manchester resident – other criteria may apply.
Click on any of the Manchester qualifications below to download our brochures, or email edu@standguide.co.uk for more information.
The principal purpose of the Adult Skills Fund (Greater Manchester Combined Authority) is to engage adults and provide them with the skills needed for entering and sustaining work, an apprenticeship/traineeship, or further learning. In Greater Manchester, this means high-quality provision that leads to demonstrable improvements in opportunities, positive outcomes for individuals, and clear progression pathways for our residents — with a clear line of sight into the local labour market and future economic development opportunities.
Education
Support Work in Schools
Develop essential skills to support pupils and teaching staff effectively in primary and secondary schools.
Education
Introduction to Working in Schools
Start your journey in education with foundational knowledge and practical insights for supporting classrooms.
Education
Special Education Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
Learn to support learners with diverse needs and help create inclusive classrooms that enable everyone to thrive.
IT & Cyber
Cybersecurity
Understand core cyber threats and simple defence strategies to protect personal and organisational data.
IT & Cyber
Networking & Cyber Security
Advance your digital career with in-depth knowledge of networks, infrastructure and defensive security concepts.
IT & Cyber
Certificate in Cyber Practices
Gain specialist technical knowledge and hands-on practice for roles across IT and cyber security pathways.
Business
Business and Retail
Build your understanding of retail operations, customer service and merchandising to step confidently into retail roles.
Skills
Functional Skills: Maths
Build confidence in everyday maths with practical problem-solving from entry level to level 1.
Skills
Functional Skills: English
Improve reading, writing and communication for work, study and everyday life across real-world contexts.
Skills
ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages
Develop your English for life, study and work in the UK, building confidence in reading, writing and speaking.
Skills
Living and Working in the UK
Get to know UK culture, work and daily life to help you settle, participate and progress with confidence.
Languages, Literature & Culture
Preparing for the Community Interpreter Role
Explore core principles of community interpreting and how interpreters support access to public services.
Languages, Literature & Culture
Community Interpreting
Gain professional interpreting skills and understanding of public service contexts to work effectively as a community interpreter.
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