Education and careers for adults in Devon
If you’re looking to develop your skills, retrain, advance in your current role, access employment support or move back into work we have pulled together information to help you make the right decision to develop your career.
Adult learning
Adult learning (including Learn Devon) in Devon covers a wide range of subjects and opportunities, from getting your first maths and English qualifications to retraining in digital skills there is something for you.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are also for adults, from entry level to degree and beyond in many industries they may help you to start out in the work place, change careers, or upskill.
Education, qualification, and careers guide
Your guide to education, qualifications, and careers in Devon.
Multiply
Devon Multiply is funded by the UK government and is part of the Skills for Life campaign. The programme works with organisations across Devon to provide free numeracy courses.
Train 4 Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps
Skills Bootcamps are free*, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer.
Further and Higher Education
Further Education offers a range of accredited courses from Level 3 to Level 6 and Higher Education from Level 4 to Level 9. Both FE and HE providers may also offer non accredited modular learning.
Support with learning and work
If you have a physical or mental health condition or disability you can get help with finding and staying in employment.
Access to Work
Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability.
Supported employment
Supported employment offers high-quality, personalised support for people with disabilities or disadvantages and enables them to find, access and stay in employment.
Supported internships
Supported internships are available to young people, aged 16-24, with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and who want to get a job.
Recent projects
Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps
Skills Bootcamps are free*, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer.Devon Multiply
Devon Multiply is funded by the UK government and is part of the Skills for Life campaign. The programme works with organisations across Devon to provide free numeracy courses.Learn Devon
Devon County Councils Adult Education provider. Subjects include maths, English, employability, digital skills and IT, English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), Family Learning, and wellbeingDigital Course Finder
Search Digital Skills courses and training opportunities across Devon and the wider South West. The Digital Skills Course Finder is aimed at individuals looking to retrain or learn new skills and businesses looking for digital skills training for their employees.Digital Series – Digital Workplace Skills
Workplace Digital Skills is a new digital skills programme, designed to provide sector specific digital skills training in the Health and Social Care, Hospitality and Tourism, Creative Industries, and Clean Growth Sectors.Digital Skills Partnership
The Heart of the South West Digital Skills Partnership, launched in June 2018, brings together the public, private and third sector to tackle the digital skills divide in Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay. I