Adult course guide
Our courses 2024/2025
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
Welcome to our guide to adult learner courses at Brinsbury Campus for the academic year 2024 to 2025.
With a working farm, forge, stables and animal centre, Brinsbury College offers an opportunity to study subjects you wouldn’t normally find in a classroom. Set in 570 acres of stunning countryside on the edge of the South Downs National Park (near Pulborough), you’ll be able to learn in the great outdoors.
We offer a wide range of courses for adults, with part-time learning options so you can update your skills ready for a career move, gain a new qualification or pursue an interest with one of our leisure learning courses.
To find out more and apply, visit: brinsbury.ac.uk/adults
AGRICULTURE
Cultivate a career in a multi-billion pound industry. Our fields, commercial dairy and livestock sheds will be your classrooms, as you learn about all these aspects of farming in the modern world.
ANIMAL CARE (QUALIFICATION)
We offer animal care courses, from pet first aid and studying your pet’s behaviour to keeping poultry and lambing.
ANIMAL CARE (HOBBY COURSES)
Discover the age old tradition of blacksmithing. You’ll get to grips with the craft of blacksmithing in our state-of-the-art-forge.
Forge a Small Garden Item 1 day
Forge a Decorative Item 1 Day
BLACKSMITHING HORTICULTURE
10am – 4pm 19/04/25
10am – 4pm 07/06/25 £85
If you’re passionate about plants and the environment then a horticulture course is for you! Learn the science of growing plants from garden design to sustainable practices, perfect for anyone looking to turn their love for nature into a career or hobby.
Pruning Shrubs & TreesBeginners Guide 1
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
Our one-day business and management courses provide an excellent opportunity to invest in your professional development and career progression.
FORESTRY & ARBORICULTURE
Is working in the natural environment and leading an outdoor lifestyle your dream? If you want to turn your home gardening prowess into a blossoming career or develop your green fingers and add new skills to your portfolio, our courses will help you sow the seeds of success.
Free Online Courses
Looking to expand your skills, start your dream career, or gain CPD? Distance learning could be for you!
Access course content anytime via our online platform and receive detailed feedback from your assessor. Our friendly team is here to support your return to education. Boost your CV with our free online courses and gain the edge you need!
Subject areas include:
> Business & Management
> Childcare
> Health Care
> Sport & Fitness
> Workplace Skills
Why Choose Us?
> Get help and support from your assigned tutor
> Achieve a recognised level 2 certificate
> No college attendance required
> Courses take 4 – 12 weeks to complete, at your own pace, any time of day.
> Receive online course materials and log in to your own learning portal
To view our full list of courses, access sample content and apply online, please go to:
ccg.theskillsnetwork.com
Please Note: To be eligible to complete a VRQ you must be at least 19 years of age and/or over and you will need to be living in England for 3 consecutive years or more. This is due to Government funding rules. If you have any enquiries relating to our free courses, please email: DistanceLearning@chigroup.ac.uk
WE ARE PART OF THE Chichester COLLEGe GROUP
By choosing to study at Brinsbury, you become part of something bigger, stronger and very special. As the largest college group in Sussex, we educate almost 25,000 students each year, including thousands of adult learners.
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WHAT’S ON OFFER ACROSS CCG?
• Arts & Crafts
• Agriculture
• Animal Care
• Business & Management
• Computing & IT
• Construction
•Distance Learning
•Education
•Engineering
•English & Maths
•Hair & Beauty
•Health & Social Care
•Horticulture & Arboriculture
•Hospitality
•Languages
•Sport & PE
