Adult education pre-course assessments

Find out if you need to do a pre-course assessment

If you want to take one of the courses below, you need to come to a pre-course assessment first. 

Accredited courses

• Child care level 1 and level 2
• English – all levels up to GCSE
• ESOL – all levels up to level 2
• Maths – all levels up to GCSE

Preparation courses

• SELT preparation course for British citizenship
• Community ESOL - stepping stone to accreditation
• Supported Learning
• Mindlift
• Adults with sensory and physical impairments

When can I book an assessment?

Pre-course assessment interviews for:

• English
• Maths
• ESOL and community ESOL

can be booked from 29 June 2020.

Pre-course assessment interviews for:

• Mindlift

• Supported Learning

• Adults with physical and sensory impairments

can be booked from Monday 19 July 2020 by calling 020 8314 3300.

If you have completed a course with us this year, we will contact you to enrol you for September.

Childcare pre-course assessments can be booked in the coming weeks. We will update the website shortly.

What happens at the assessment

Until the end of August 2020, all pre-course assessments for community ESOL, ESOL, English and Maths will be completed online, with a follow up telephone call.

Once you have booked your pre-course assessment we will contact you within 15 working days by telephone or email. Please make sure we have the right contact details for you.

You will then get a link to complete a skills assessment using our online platform.

As part of the assessment you will:

• tell us about your past achievements and long-term goals

• tell us if you need extra support

• find out more about the best available course for your skills level

• choose a classroom based or online course.

 After you have completed the online assessment we will contact you to confirm your skills level.  You will also receive an email offering you a provisional place on a course.

You can book a pre-course assessment over the phone by calling 020 8314 6677 from Monday to Thursday, 10am-4pm.

How to complete your enrolment

Once you have completed a pre-course assessment, you are ready to enrol on a course.

Find out how to enrol on adult education courses.