Retrain or Upskill

The Cheshire and Warrington Opportunities Portal is being piloted between now and the end of March 2021. We keen to further improve this website. Can you help us by completing the questions in this short survey? Link to survey.

Online Skills Training

Below are links to some of the online training programmes that the Cheshire and Warrington Digital Skills Partnership is raising awareness of. Most of the online resources and training are freely available for people living and working in Cheshire and Warrington.

Accelerate Cheshire and Warrington Training Programme

This programme is designed to provide employees who live or work in Cheshire and Warrington the opportunity to receive funding towards the cost of skills training.

Free Online Training for In-demand Jobs

LinkedIn, Microsoft, and GitHub are offering free learning paths mapped to jobs that are in-demand, discounted Microsoft certifications to validate skills, and best practices for job searching and interview prepping,…

The Skills Toolkit

The Skills Toolkit is made up of free courses to help you learn new skills or change jobs. Including general skills that apply to all sectors and more specialised skills.

Microsoft Learn - Free Online Training

There are learning paths for Azure developers, solution architects, and administrators. Training on Microsoft Power BI, PowerApps, Dynamics365, Microsoft365, Office and Visual Studio.

Lloyds Bank Academy

Explore today's skills and step into your future. Free digital skills training and tips for improving your CV and preparing for interviews.

Giving millions of people the skills, knowledge and confidence they need for work with tools, tips and learning resources

Find tips and guidance to help you improve your career prospects, start your own business or support with your finances and wellbeing.

Find the course you need to retrain or upskill here

Search courses from local providers

Explore your local colleges and universities

Cheshire College South & West

Macclesfield College

Priestley College

Reaseheath College

University of Chester

Warrington & Vale Royal College

Check Your Skills

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Take a skills health check

The skills health check is a set of quizzes and activities provided by the National Careers Service designed to help you explore your skills, interests and motivations.

Discover your skills

This assessment, provided by the National Careers Service, asks you to think about the type of work you want to do. At the end, you’ll get a summary of job…

Funding and Support Available

Find out about Accelerate, the funded training programme

Find out what Learner Support is available

Are you eligible for student finance?