Skills Academy
Free, real courses to build your skills and confidence. Mark them off as you go — it all counts.
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WorkPathway lessons
Our own free, bite-size lessons. Each one you finish counts towards your badge.
Writing a great job application
Getting the job · ~8 min
How to fill in an application or write a short cover message that gets you noticed — even with little experience.
Interview basics: before, during and after
Getting the job · ~7 min
Simple things that make interviews far less scary and help you come across at your best.
Understanding your payslip, tax & National Insurance
Money & work · ~6 min
What all those numbers on your first payslip actually mean.
Your rights at work (16–17)
Money & work · ~6 min
The basics every young worker should know — pay, breaks, hours and safety.
Email & phone manners for work
At work · ~5 min
How to come across as professional in messages and calls — a skill employers really notice.
Managing money on your first wage
Money & work · ~6 min
Simple habits that make your money go further from your very first payday.
Digital skills
Employability
English & maths
Sector tasters
These are free courses run by other organisations — we link you to them, we don't run them. Completion is something you mark yourself.