Our new prospectus and 2020–21 course listing
At Waltham Forest Adult Learning Service, we are committed to supporting residents as they learn new skills and gain accredited qualifications.
Get started with our prospectus and online course search
- Our full course listings are online: search our list of courses
- Download a pdf of our 2020-21 prospectus (3MB)
Ready to enrol? You might need to do an assessment first
For English, maths, ESOL and all our qualification courses you will need to book a free assessment with us.
Places available: our October to December 2020 art, craft, fashion and gardening courses
Our remaining autumn 2020 courses include oil painting; pet portraiture; ink and wash; garment-making; plant walks at Leyton Jubilee Park; and more!
Find your course and enrol today: download our course listings below.
Art, craft and fashion
Download our art, craft and fashion autumn 2020 course listing (150kb, pdf)
Horticulture and gardening
Download our horticulture and gardening autumn 2020 course listing (140kb, pdf)
Enrol on our art, craft, gardening, community and family learning courses
For most of our art, craft, gardening, community and family learning courses you do not need to do an assessment, so you can book your course online.
Find out more about our courses: contact us.
Free courses and our new 50 per cent discount
Most of our courses are free or up to 70 per cent off depending on your circumstances. As of October 2020, we are also offering a 50 per cent discount on standard fees for even more of our courses. This is one way we are continuing to support learners during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more about our course fees.
Free jobs help
Trying to get a new job? We can help you. We have free tips and one-to-one advice sessions for Waltham Forest residents.
Rapid Employment Service
The new Rapid Employment Service can also help you to get a new job: from improving your CV to completing applications.
Online learning and our full list of new courses and training
Some of our courses are online, others are in-class or a mix of online and in-class learning. Explore our online course listing for an up-to-date list of all our new courses.
Creativity and wellbeing plus free community and family courses
Links, tips and free resources
We have a collection of wellbeing and self-care tips and activities for children and adults. Our creativity, learning and wellbeing page is packed with resources to keep you and your family learning.
Free community and family learning courses
From art to first aid to parenting skills, our online course listing has a wide range of free courses: browse our courses and book online today.
Become an apprentice
We are remotely supporting and recruiting apprentices: please check our list of current apprenticeship roles.
Employers: email apprenticeships.als@walthamforest.gov.uk to find out how you and your staff can benefit from our apprenticeship scheme.
Free English Conversation Clubs
We have virtual English conversation clubs almost every day (except Sunday). Our clubs are free. To join a club, please complete our online booking form.
Want to volunteer?
We train volunteers to lead our English Conversation Clubs. If you would like to volunteer with us, please email conversationclub.als@walthamforest.gov.uk
Share-ArtBox stage one now complete
The Share-ArtBox project is about bringing together local families and adults to get creative.
Thank you for signing up
Thank you to everyone who signed up for our Share-ArtBox project over the summer. We are now exploring a new phase of the project and will contact you to let you know more.
Other FAN projects
Share-ArtBox is a Waltham Forest Friends and Neighbours (FAN), Waltham Forest Adult Learning Service and Connecting Communities project.
Find out about this and other FAN projects: email the FAN team or text 07918 771 041
Online exhibition: ESOL Precious Objects 2020
A wedding dress, baby bracelet, mobile phone, a painting, a tea cup … What do they all have in common? Our online exhibition of ESOL learners’ precious objects!
We asked learners on our ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) courses to submit an image of something important to them and write a caption. You can explore all the submissions on our public Facebook page (no need to log in).
Our summer 2020 art competition
Thank you to everyone who entered our summer art competition. The theme was ‘Stars can’t shine without darkness’ to highlight Waltham Forest’s strong community ties during the Covid-19 lockdown. The competition is now closed and our team has contacted all entrants.
Keep London Learning
We are proud to join with other education providers and be a part of Keep London Learning.