Looking for a career in childcare? Liverpool's Adult Learning Service can help you in 2025

If you’re considering a career in childcare or education, Liverpool City Council’s Adult Learning Service is here to help you reach your goals in 2025.

With a range of vocational courses designed to develop skills for Early Years settings or teaching assistant roles, the Liverpool Adult Learning Service (ALS) is now enrolling for its March intake.

Three courses, which are free for learners who receive certain benefits or earn less than £33,958, are now enrolling for March:

Preparing to Work in Schools – L1 Award
Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools – L2 Award
Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools – L2 Certificate

Each course meets weekly for three-hour sessions, with L2 and L3 qualifications also involving work placements.

To be accepted on to the course, learners must first take part in an assessment to ensure that they can hit the ground running when their course starts. Assessment days will be held across two weeks in January:

Monday 13 and 20 January at 10am, 12pm, 2pm at Norris Green Centre Adult Learning Centre
Tuesday 14 and 21 January at 1pm and 2.30pm at Norris Green Centre Adult Learning Centre
Wednesday 15 and 22 January at 1pm and 2.30pm at Norris Green Centre Adult Learning Centre
Thursday 16 and 23 January at 10am, 12pm and 2pm at Park Road Centre Adult Learning Centre
Friday 17 and 24 January at 10am, 12pm, 2pm at Norris Green Centre Adult Learning Centre

To express an interest in the course, learners should complete the online enquiry form.

The ALS also offers further childcare and teaching qualifications which will commence at the start of the academic year:

Early Years Practitioner – L2 Diploma
Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools – L3 Diploma

The ALS also offers a range of other vocational courses, including health and safety at work, food hygiene, and beauty specialist techniques, as well as other shorter courses. Any learner interested should complete the online enquiry form.

Cllr Lila Bennett, Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member for Employment, Educational Attainment and Skills, said:

“Our Adult Learning Service has supported thousands of learners to gain confidence and to take those all-important steps into a new career.

“In particular, we want to increase and strengthen the city’s workforce in Early Years which is vital to giving our youngest citizens the very best start in life.

“Working in Early Years or as a teaching assistant is an incredibly rewarding career and if this is a change you are thinking of making in 2025 I encourage you to get in touch with our experienced Adult Learning Service team who will be happy to set you off on this exciting new path.”