Adult Bite Size Courses – Coming Soon!
We’re excited to be launching our new range of Adult Bite Size courses very soon! These short, flexible courses are designed to help you learn new skills, boost your confidence, and fit around your life.
Our full course list will be live shortly – please check back soon for updates. In the meantime, if you’d like to register your interest or have any questions, we’d love to hear from you!
If you would like to explore your interests, try something new or just want to meet new people and have fun Boston College offers a wide and varied range of Adult Bite-size courses.
Our Adult Bite-size courses are fun, practical non-accredited courses, which can run from a couple of hours during a single day to a few sessions over a number of weeks. The courses cost no more than £60, with some being FREE.
Some of the Adult Bite-size courses are funded by the Lincolnshire County Council - for more information, please read their Learner Handbook.
Location Key
BC | Boston Campus (Rochford)
PPPC | Peter Paine Performance Centre
SNC | Sam Newsom Centre
SC | Spalding Campus
HC | Horncastle Campus
Please note: Due to funding guidelines, there is a limit set at four Adult Bite-size applications per student in one academic year (September 2024 - September 2025).
Festival of Adult Learning is a Celebration of Lifelong Learning
As part of our celebration of Adult learning, Boston College is offering a range of FREE* courses throughout July.
Please note, you can only apply for two Festival of Learning Courses.
*To access these free courses, you need to have been aged 19 or over as of 31 August 2024 and also be a resident of Lincolnshire.
Microsoft Word Level 1
This course will teach you how to create professional looking documents and posters and includes:
- Creating, saving and opening a variety of documents
- Formatting documents to change the colour, size and style of fonts
- Adding bullets and numbering, aligning text
- Changing margins, inserting graphics, page borders and columns.
Attendance: This course will take you three sessions to complete. You will attend from Monday 7th July to Wednesday 9th July, between 9:30am and 3:00pm each day at the Boston College Rochford Campus.
Cost:Â Free
Apply:Â To apply for this course, please email employability@boston.ac.uk
Information, Advice and Guidance
The Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) course gives you a strong understanding of how to support others effectively. You'll cover key definitions, questioning techniques, communication styles, and the difference between referral and signposting.
Attendance: This course will take you one sessions to complete. You will attend on Monday 7th July, 9:30am - 3:00pm at the Boston College Rochford Campus.
Cost:Â Free
Apply:Â To apply for this course, please email employability@boston.ac.uk
Mental Wellbeing
The Entry Level (Entry 3) and Level 1 Mental Wellbeing qualifications provide an introduction to mental wellbeing: what constitutes good mental health and mental ill-health; how to keep mentally healthy; how to recognise deteriorating mental health and support friends and family with mental health issues; how to access available support.
Attendance: This course will take you two sessions to complete. You will attend from Tuesday 8th July to Wednesday 9th July, between 9:30am and 3:00pm each day at the Boston College Rochford Campus.
Cost:Â Free
Apply:Â To apply for this course, please email employability@boston.ac.uk
Microsoft Excel Level 1
This course will teach you how to create professional looking documents and posters and includes:
- Creating, saving and opening a variety of documents
- Formatting documents to change the colour, size and style of fonts
- Adding bullets and numbering, aligning text
- Changing margins, inserting graphics, page borders and columns
Attendance: This course will take you three sessions to complete. You will attend from Monday 14th July to Wednesday 16th July, between 9:30am and 3:00pm each day at the Boston College Rochford Campus.
Cost:Â Free
Apply:Â To apply for this course, please email employability@boston.ac.uk
Early Years and Schools
Preparing for the classroom: Teaching Toolkit
Are you looking to start a career in teaching and learning?
This introductory course is designed to provide you with the essential knowledge and skills to begin your journey into the post 14 Further Education sector. You will explore how to develop active learning strategies that engage and inspire students, build effective behaviour management techniques to create a positive learning environment, and gain a foundational understanding of lesson planning. Whether you're aiming to teach in colleges or training environments, this course offers a supportive starting point to help you take your first steps with confidence. This course could then lead onto the Level 3 Award in Education and Training.Â
Attendance: Preparing for the classroom: Teaching Toolkit will take you 1 session to complete. You will attend college on Friday 22nd August 2025, 9:00am - 4:00pm, at our Boston Campus (Rochford).
Cost:Â Free
Funded in Partnership with Lincolnshire County Council.
Need some more advice?
If you are unsure about which course is right for you, Boston College Careers Advisers are here to help. The Career Advisers offer FREE impartial Career Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) and are available before you start to college, whilst you are studying at college and when you are ready to take the next step.
If you would like to make an appointment with one of the College's Careers Advisers, they are available by appointment at both the Boston and Spalding campuses, by either calling the College's Information Line on 01205 313218 or by email.