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- About this subject
- Course levels and application
- Eligibility criteria
About this subject
Boost your confidence and skills when using computers and digital equipment. Upskill for improved employment or to simply navigate safely around online sites such as the NHS, banks, and supermarkets.
Learn essential skills required for work and home such as Cloud storage, email management and communication, discover how to create and edit professional looking documents.
Understand how to troubleshoot your device and search the internet effectively. Explore social media settings and protocol. Know how to be safe and responsible online and how to control your digital footprint.
One day workshops run throughout the year.
Applications open each term in March, July and November. Sign up to our newsletter to hear when enrolments open again.
Employment and digital skills courses at Surrey Adult Learning are free for adults aged 19 or over on the 31 August 2023 who meet the following eligibility criteria.
Course levels
We offer courses from beginners to advanced.
To apply complete the application form below and we will evaluate your eligibility and skills then provide a course offer. You must accept this offer to secure your place.
If you need help completing this form please
- visit one of our centres to apply in person or
- call us on 0300 200 1044, 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday
Eligibility criteria
Computing, Workskills, Maths, English and ESOL classes at Surrey Adult Learning are free for adults aged 19 or over on the 31 August 2023 who meet the following eligibility criteria. You must also be able to easily travel to an agreed Surrey Adult Learning centre to sit exams/assessments where applicable.
UK nationals - Who currently live in England and have been resident in the United Kingdom (UK) for at least three full years prior to starting their course.
EEA nationals - Who currently live in England and have obtained either pre-settled or settled status under the EU settlement scheme and have lived continuously in the EEA, Gibraltar or UK for at least the three full years prior to starting their course.
Other non-UK Nationals who are also a non-EEA national - Who currently live in England and have obtained either pre-settled or settled status under the EU settlement scheme and have lived continuously in the EEA, Gibraltar or UK for at least the three full years prior to starting their course.
Asylum seekers - Who have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office.
You will be exempt from the three-year residency requirement if you have:
- Refugee status
- Discretionary leave to enter or remain
- Exceptional leave to enter or remain
- Indefinite leave to enter or remain
- Humanitarian protection
- Leave outside the rules
- Ukraine family scheme
- Ukraine sponsorship scheme (Homes for Ukraine)
- The husband, wife, civil partner or child (aged 19 or over) of an individual with any of the above
- Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 leave
- Calais leave to remain
- British Nationals evacuated from Afghanistan under operation pitting
- British Nationals evacuated from Afghanistan by UK government before 6 January 2022
Other exemptions may apply.
Depending upon your circumstances, we will need to see ID and proof of your immigration status, and for ESOL courses, we will need to see receipt of benefits and income when you enrol.
If you are not eligible for a free course under the above criteria, you may need to pay a fee. For more information and advice please email: adultskills@surreycc.gov.uk
