Summary of sections:
- Learn Hillingdon - Adult Community Education - About the service, website and key documents
- Hillingdon Schools - Provides information about schools in the borough
- Universities and UCAS - Universities and colleges in and around Hillingdon and course search links to UCAS
- Adult Learning - Links to adult learning resources and websites
- Bursaries, Grants and Funding - Eligibility criteria and how to apply
- Hillingdon Libraries - Information and links to Hillingdon Libraries and the services offered
1. Learn Hillingdon - Adult Community Education
1.1. About the service
Learn Hillingdon offers hundreds of courses for day and evening study, with centres around the borough.
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We provide courses for adults aged 19 and over who wish to learn a new skill, improve their English, maths or digital skills, or change their career.
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We offer impartial and practical information and advice, with an aim to support you in identifying and achieving your end goal, whether you are learning with us or not.
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Through our Education and Careers Hub we will help support you in making fully informed choices that will help move you towards realising your ambitions and unlocking your potential.
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We have a wide range of courses including ESOL, Maths, English, IT, Childcare, Floristry and many more vocational courses.
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We also offer a wide range of courses in community settings. These courses are designed to help residents access learning that enhances their everyday lives and support them to progress.
Mission Statement 
Our Vision: Enhance and transform the lives of adults through tailored lifelong learning.
Our Mission: Every learner receives an outstanding learning experience that supports clearly identified and ambitious goals that drive their economic, social and emotional prosperity.
Our Values: Aspiration, Commitment, Integrity, Passion, Pride.
Adult Education Centres:
The addresses, phone numbers, transport and directions to adult and community education centres in Hillingdon can be found below.
- Uxbridge Adult Education Centre
- Harlington Adult Education Centre
- South Ruislip Adult Education Centre
Click View courses to browse our range of courses.
Enrolling on a course:
Our English, Maths, ESOL and digital skills courses require you to complete a skills assessment before enrolling. These assessments are held at our centres and can take upto 2 hrous. To book an assessment, please complete the relevant form:
(a) English or Maths Skills Assessment (b) ESOL Skills Assessment
To enrol on our Work and life courses (which have a qualification attached), we need you to complete a skills assessment to find out what your starting point is. You can book a skills assessment session using this online form: Skills Assessment Booking Form 2025-26.
If you have any general questions or questions about the enrolment process, please call 01895 556455.