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Bedfordshire Adult Skills & Community Learning have local offices located across the County and has a comprehensive Adult Learning Programme covering, Arts and Crafts, Literacy and Numeracy, Foreign Languages, IT, Lifestyle and Healthy Living and General Interest.

Adult Skills & Community Learning provides learners and business’ with local access to learning needs support and advice on education training, skills for life, ESOL (English as a secondary or other language), LearnDirect, Family and Community Learning and general interest activities ranging from acrylic, through to Yoga and all in between. Remember that you can search our online course database for our full range of course or see our courses web page, which is split by subject/interest.


Autumn Brochure 2010

ACL Brochure

View a copy of our latest brochure 2010/11 to see what is on offer across Bedfordshire *ACL Autumn/Winter 2010-11 Brochure (application/pdf; 494kB).

£5.00 Off Any Course

If you are a new learner or have not enrolled on a course with us since September 2008 you can get £5.00 off the cost of course fees.

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For further information, please see our *Terms and Conditions (application/pdf; 220kB).


What you can expect from us:

  • A friendly and prompt response to all enquiries
  • Accurate advice, guidance and information about: Courses, fees and Financial support; Learning support; Other support or equipment you may require
  • A referral to other agencies where their provision may be more suitable for you
  • To be notified as soon as possible if a class is cancelled or postponed
  • A safe, healthy and supportive environment in which to learn
  • An introduction and overview of your course at the first session
  • A balanced range of teaching and learning strategies, appropriate to the learners’
    aims and experiences and the course content, delivered by suitably qualified staff
  • Regular feedback on progress with fair and accurate assessment of your work
  • The opportunity to contribute to the evaluation of your course
  • To have any complaints that you make handled quickly and sympathetically

We have tried to answer some of our learners questions, see the following pdf for *frequently asked question (application/pdf; 11kB).