{"id":38,"date":"2023-11-01T15:47:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/skills-launchpad\/adults\/adult-learning\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:32:11","slug":"adult-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/skills\/adults\/adult-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2ce6a67f7a\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2ce6a67fca\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-10 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adult learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adult Education providers in Devon offer a wide range of courses where you can meet other people, learn new skills&nbsp;and improve your opportunities. There are a range of courses available across the county, covering subjects such as English, maths, digital skills, languages, English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), arts, crafts and more. Many adult education providers also offer qualification courses for those looking to improve their employment prospects.<br><br>Adult Education providers may offer support for individuals with additional learning needs. Courses are also available for adults with learning disabilities, with some education providers offering courses on preparing to live independently, developing confidence and skills, and support moving into work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some courses may lead to an accreditation or qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of Devon\u2019s Adult Education providers include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.learndevon.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn Devon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bicton.ac.uk\/adult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bicton College<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exe-coll.ac.uk\/adults\/course-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exeter College<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petroc.ac.uk\/courses\/adult-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Devon College<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southdevon.ac.uk\/adult-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Devon College<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adult Education \u2013 Higher Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For adults considering Higher education, Devon has excellent Higher Education provision offering&nbsp;access to higher education Diplomas, Higher Technical Qualifications, Foundation Degrees, Degree Apprenticeships, Undergraduate Degrees and Post Graduate qualifications. Some courses may lead to an accreditation or qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exe-coll.ac.uk\/university-level\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Higher Technical Education at Exeter College<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marjon.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plymouth Marjon University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The University of Exeter<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plymouth.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The University of Plymouth<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swiot.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South West Institute of Technology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petroc.ac.uk\/courses\/higher-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University Centre for Northern Devon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsd.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University Centre South Devon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"section-shape shape-bottom shape-above\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"section-shape-4 section-shape-inner shape-flip\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2ce6a67feb\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"projects-block clearfix  \" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2ce6a687cb\"><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">Adult education projects<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><p class=\"intro text-center\">Adult education courses, programmes and training from economy, enterprise and skills.<\/p><\/div><\/div><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"project-cards\"><article id=\"post-1867\" class=\"project-details post-1867 dcc_project type-dcc_project status-publish hentry dcc_project_category-adult-learning dcc_project_category-adults dcc_project_category-employers dcc_project_category-training-providers dcc_project_status-active\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.train4tomorrow.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">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.<\/div><div class=\"entry-footer\"><p>Active project<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"project-cards\"><article id=\"post-1862\" class=\"project-details post-1862 dcc_project type-dcc_project status-publish hentry dcc_project_category-adult-learning dcc_project_category-adults dcc_project_status-active\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learndevon.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn Devon<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Devon County Councils Adult Education provider.  Subjects include maths, English, employability, digital skills and IT, skills and development, English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), Family Learning, and wellbeing<\/div><div class=\"entry-footer\"><p>Active project<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/projects\/\" class=\"button\">All projects<\/a><\/p><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-27 06:14:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4255,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/4255"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}