English for fluent speakers
Join a Functional Skills - Level 3 course in English.
Achieving a good standard of English can help you secure a new job, get the promotion you deserve or gain the qualifications needed to progress on to higher education.
Our free English courses focus on improving your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills – helping you to communicate with confidence.
Why learn English with us:
Access to higher education: Enrolling in an English course gives you the skills and qualifications you need to access higher education. Bringing you one step closure to achieving your goals.
Improve your income: Having poor English skills can make finding work, or progressing in your current role, hard. Studying with MAES will help you get more from your career and top-up your income.
Gain a qualification: On each of our English courses, if you pass, you’ll gain a nationally recognised qualification that’s accepted by further and higher education institutions as well as employers in the UK.
Overall, I feel more confident when communicating with people and I feel I have more tools to continue to develop myself.
Find a course in English that suits your needs
We run English programmes at all our adult learning centres. Before you start a course, we will listen to your requirements and carefully assess your skills. Our team of expert tutors will always ensure you join a course at the right level for you.
Functional Skills is a nationally recognised qualification useful for gaining employment, retraining or advancing your career. We offer five levels of Functional Skills English ranging from entry level to level 2.
GCSE English is an intensive one-year course for individuals who need to gain GCSE English in order to gain employment and/or progress to Higher Education (HE).
Our Level 3 Award in English for Literacy Teaching is perfect for those who wish to develop their English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, with a view to applying their skills to teach learners literacy and ESOL up to level 2.
View more details about Level 3 Award in English for Literacy Teaching >
Career and progression pathways
Studying a course in these areas can help lead to lots of job opportunities and progression opportunities including the following:
- Higher education
- Teaching
- Apprenticeships
Find a course local to you
MAES has eight education centres spread across Manchester. With majority of our learners living within 10 minutes of our centres, we’re confident we’ll be able to cater to your education needs where you are.
Finance your education
If you claim benefits or have a low income, we may be able to provide financial support to help you complete your course. This support can cover transport, childcare or technology. You can also choose to take out an advanced learner loan to help cover any fees associated with your course.
