About our Adult Education courses

Our day and evening classes are learning opportunities for everyone!

Day and evening classes

Every year, starting in January and September, we run full programmes of day and evening classes.

We offer a wide range of lifelong learning activities and encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to get into learning.

We hold our courses and classes locally in friendly venues.

This makes it easy for people to get into learning without having to travel too far from home.

We provide a chance for people to brush up on their old skills and learn new ones.

Who can use our classes?

Our courses and activities are open to learners of all ages, abilities and backgrounds throughout Midlothian.

We provide learning opportunities to individuals, families and communities.

We try to ensure that our courses and activities are available to absolutely everyone, ensuring access for people with disabilities wherever possible.

We have a stated policy of equal opportunities in terms of gender, race and learning ability.

Do our courses lead to qualifications?

Some of our courses are certificated, others are not.

For example, we run computing courses leading to recognised qualifications, such PC Passport.

Reasons for attending our courses

• to gain qualifications
• to learn useful skills
• for personal development
• to learn more about your local area
• to generally improve your career prospects
• to train specifically for a new job
• simply just for fun.

Good way to learn

Our courses and activities are conducted in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in local venues.

They are a very good way to learn - even if you've been away from formal education for many years.