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Changing career can often mean you need to learn new skills. In this section you'll find a number of bodies that specialise in adult learning and education.

Birkbeck University

Birkbeck is a world-class research and teaching institution, a vibrant centre of academic excellence and London's only specialist provider of evening higher education.

Website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk

Boat Building Academy

The Boat Building Academy is a world-leading boat building training college which was set up to offer intensive and highly practical courses to career-changers on the beach in Lyme Regis, Dorset.

Website: http://www.boatbuildingacademy.com

City and Guilds

City & Guilds is the UKs leading awarding body, offering more than 500 qualifications across 28 industry sectors, through 8500 approved learning providers.

Website: http://www.city-and-guilds.co.uk

Computeach

We provide IT skills and training courses - helping you to find a new career.

Website: http://www.computeach.co.uk

Edge Hill University

Early Years Professional Status is a programme for graduates aspiring to work in an early years setting. Places are available for a January 2010 start.

Website: http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/eyps

Floodlight

London database of full-time, part-time, short courses, weekend and evening classes.

Website: http://www.floodlight.co.uk

Hot Courses

Produces guides and websites that make it easy for people to find the right school, college or university to pursue educational opportunities for themselves or their families.

Website: http://www.hotcourses.com

Learn Direct

Learn new skills with learndirect. We offer online courses in IT, business and management and more. Or search our database of over 600000 courses.

Website: http://www.learndirect.co.uk

Open University

Part-time higher education, supported distance and open learning for undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications.

Website: http://www.open.ac.uk

Peak Leaders

Peak Leaders offer Gap year & career break courses in Argentina, Canada, New Zealand & Switzerland training students to be ski instructors.

Website: http://www.peakleaders.com

Plumbing Academy

Throughout our website you will find plumbing courses and details of plumbing training in the UK.

Website: http://www.plumbingacademy.co.uk

Teacher Training Agency

Find jobs, careers and courses to become a teacher.

Website: http://www.tda.gov.uk

The Money Gym

The Money Gym enables bright energetic people to make more money & become independently wealthy.

Website: http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=892911

West London Life Long Learning Network

The West London Lifelong Learning Network is a government funded partnership that encourages vocational learners to achieve Higher Education.

Website: http://www.westlondonlln.org

Writers Bureau

Learn to write and be published with The Writers Bureau first-class home study comprehensive creative writing course.

Website: http://www.writersbureau.com

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"I had a career in sales and now I run my own sales training company.  The Careershifters workshop gave me the motivation to get on and do things, as well as some good direction with regards to the sort of activities I needed to put in place."

Matt Hayden

“Thanks to Careershifters I'm shifting my career! Have been thinking for a while about the direction I'm going in and after looking at your website and reading some of the advice I realised that I've got to go for it.”

Justine

“As of yesterday, I officially have a new career and start my new and exciting role next week! So a massive THANK YOU to all of you at Careershifters for your support. You really do deserve every success in what you're doing.”

Liz

"The Careershifters workshop started me on the path to changing from the Practice Manager of a GP Practice to Community Engagement work that meets the needs I identified at the workshop."

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Lindsey

"For 17 years I worked in the travel industry. In the period of unemployment and after attending the Careershifters workshop I retrained and am now employed as a trainer and coach. I'd recommend the workshop to anyone who may not know what they want to do."

Paul Kensett

“After attending a Careershifters workshop I had the energy and drive to start researching how to get into teaching. I applied for a course, had an interview, got a place and left my old job in less than a week. It was so easy when I finally decided to go for it.”

Nikki

"Careershifters helped me realise that there were many small steps I could take towards improving my job satisfaction. Gaining greater focus has given me a renewed enthusiasm for my work, giving me the confidence to negotiate a one year sabbatical."



Cath Rooney

"The Careershifters workshop helped me realise that it’s never too late to change your career, that these advances take time and, I am confident that if I stick with my ‘plan’ I won’t make another wrong career move."

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