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EKC Training Folkestone Centre

Our Folkestone Training Centre offers a range of adult courses to develop your skills, build your confidence and help you find work. 

Our Skills Training Programmes

'Get Into' Courses

Do you want to change jobs? Are you looking for a way to gain essential qualifications and knowledge that leads to a new career path?

Functional Skills

Our English, Maths and ICT qualifications will provide you with integral entry requirements for vocational study or apprenticeships. 

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English as a Second Language

Our courses for learners with English as a Second Language will develop your speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. 

Meet our Programme Director

Tom Humphreys

Tom Humphreys is a Programme Director for Maths and English at EKC Training.

He helps to support learners with their Maths and English skills, ensuring they gain vital qualifications needed for work, life, or future study.

We spoke with him in between Maths lessons at EKC Training Folkestone Centre, located in Westcliff House, to hear more about his background and what his favourite part of the role is.

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Career prospects

Example:
Care managers
£
£36,920
Annual pay
Annual pay is per year, based on full-time employment and on the South East region.
Role description
Managers and proprietors in this group plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources necessary in the provision and running of residential and day care establishments and domiciliary care services for persons who require support or specialised care and/or supervision.
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“I already have the qualification, but for me, it’s more about refreshing my brain for myself to be able to be a bit more confident in my Maths skills.

“I’m progressing to becoming a chef and this course is helping me gain new skills which I can put into practice in the workplace.”

 

Ethan
Functional Skills Maths
Daria Entry 3 student

“I love studying here because I am learning all these new words. Speaking with our group has helped me to start speaking fluently and correctly.

“I like being in my group as they’re all so friendly. We are all from different nationalities and I have learnt about their different cultures. ”

Daria
Entry 3 English

“At school I didn’t enjoy Maths, but here I’ve really been so pleasantly surprised.

“My Lecturer is amazing and actually for the first time, I can say I really enjoy Maths. I never thought I’d hear myself say that.

“My employer has been really supportive of me doing this course and I’m able to balance it around my life.”

Tamsin
Functional Skills Maths

Contact Us:

01843 605045
adultlearning@eastkent.ac.uk
Westcliff House, Westcliff Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1SZ

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Our mission is to play a leading role for East Kent in developing the economic and social prosperity of the diverse communities we serve.