Free Courses for Berinsfield Residents - Abingdon & Witney College

Improve your skills for work and employment

South Oxfordshire District Council's Berinsfield Garden Village team has partnered with Abingdon & Witney College, National Careers Service, Enterprise Oxfordshire, DWP, UKAEA, Community Catalysts and Williams Jet Tenders to launch a new FREE 8-week Improving Skills course for over 19s, especially tailored for Berinsfield residents.

Together, we’ve co-designed a pilot programme of stand-alone workshops launching in February 2026, part of a wider Oxfordshire programme to make the county a healthier and more equitable place for all. For Berinsfield, this means making more practical skills, professional training and further education opportunities available within the village so that residents do not need to rely on public transport for access.

The Improving Skills course will encompass eight modules each covering a different topic including:

How to start your own business (delivered by Enterprise Oxfordshire)
Improving your skills (delivered by the UK Atomic Energy Agency)
Careers and jobs advice (delivered by the National Careers Service)

Each module will be taught every Wednesday from 4th February (except during school holidays) at Williams Jet Tenders from 6.30-8.30pm, with a networking and refreshments session starting at 6pm for those who wish to come earlier.

A short talk will be presented at the end of the modules by professionals from different sectors including business, health, science and leisure. You can sign-up by module or for the entire course, and each module will be certified by Abingdon & Witney College.

Further details about each module and how to register will be made available on this page soon. We look forward to working with you!