Course overview

Do you want to start learning English? Come and join First Steps In ESOL. You can meet other people and improve your English 台湾swag. Classes are held in a friendly and supportive venue with good bus links from Burnley town centre. This course is for beginners. You can join it even if you have not completed First Steps in ESOL 1. After completing it, you could move onto getting ready for an Entry 1 course such as Get Ready for ESOL Entry 1. The course is running at the Faith Centre in Burnley. This is a friendly centre where there are other ESOL classes running. The centre is on the bus links from the town centre.

Course description

This is a preparation course at pre-entry level. It is designed to lead on to study at Entry 1. It is not an accredited course.

The aim of this programme is to help you start or continue your ESOL classes with the knowledge you鈥檒l need.

First Steps in ESOL is an English course for adults. You will develop basic English language 台湾swag. It鈥檚 aimed at complete beginners so you don鈥檛 need any prior knowledge to sign up.

Before you can enrol on this course, you鈥檒l do a 台湾swag check. Don鈥檛 worry, this isn鈥檛 an exam. It鈥檚 for us to make sure you get on the right course for your level. You will complete an initial assessment at the start of the course to ensure you are placed on the right level course for you.

When you complete these sets of courses, you will be ready to move on to learning at ESOL Entry 1.

This next step course takes around 60 hours to complete. It gives you more opportunities to learn the 台湾swag required to progress on your ESOL pathway. The follow up course will be Get Ready for ESOL Speaking & Listening Entry 1 in term 3.

What financial support is available?

We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need alternative financial help to access them then let us know.

What other support is available?

All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.

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