Adult Social Care
All of our Adult Social courses are delivered face to face. We offer Level 1, Level 2 and 3 qualifications.
For those successful learners, you will have the opportunity to meet with Luton Borough Council and local employers, which could lead to a job opportunity or a volunteering role. You will be supported in class along with both one to one support and drop in sessions. We also invite guests, including LBC managers, who will talk with you about working in Adult Social Care.
Take a look at our Pathway to Adult Social Care to help you to decide which of our courses is right for you.
Scroll down the page to see what courses we have on offer. Click on the individual course titles to find out more information about each one.
If you are interested in a course, please come in to the centre and complete an assessment form. Alternatively, you can email us at workbasedlearning@lutonacl.ac.uk or call on 01582 490033.
Day: TBC
Dates: TBC
Length: 12 weeks
Time: TBC
Location: Arndale House
Cost: Free*
(*Subject to eligibility. You will need to show us that you have been a resident in the UK for more than 3 years. There are some exceptions, if you are not sure if you are eligible please call us on 01582 490033)
Day: Tuesday
Dates: 25 February 2025 - 06 May 2025
Length: 9 weeks
Time: 9:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Morton House
Cost: £558*
**Please note learners on the Level 1 course may be eligible to have some or their entire course fees remitted. This course is free to learners who are unemployed, looking for work, available to start work and on one of these benefits:
JSA, ESA (WRAG), Income Support, Council Tax/Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit or other income related benefits. The learner must be named on the paper work. This course may also be free if your income is under £25,000 gross per annum. You will need to provide evidence of this in the form of wage slips.
Day: Tuesday
Dates: 25 February 2025 - 15 July 2025
Length: 18 weeks
Time: 9:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Morton House
Cost: £1764*
**Please note learners on the Level 1 course may be eligible to have some or their entire course fees remitted. This course is free to learners who are unemployed, looking for work, available to start work and on one of these benefits:
JSA, ESA (WRAG), Income Support, Council Tax/Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit or other income related benefits. The learner must be named on the paper work. This course may also be free if your income is under £25,000 gross per annum. You will need to provide evidence of this in the form of wage slips.
Day: TBC
Dates: September 2025
Length: TBC
Time: TBC
Location: TBC
Cost: TBC*
**Please note learners on the Level 2 course may be eligible to have some or their entire course fees remitted. This course is free to learners who are unemployed, looking for work, available to start work and on one of these benefits:
JSA, ESA (WRAG), Income Support, Council Tax/Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit or other income related benefits. The learner must be named on the paper work. This course may also be free if your income is under £25,000 gross per annum. You will need to provide evidence of this in the form of wage slips.
Day: TBC
Dates: September 2025
Length: TBC
Time: TBC
Location: TBC
Cost: TBC*
**Please note learners on the Level 2 course may be eligible to have some or their entire course fees remitted. This course is free to learners who are unemployed, looking for work, available to start work and on one of these benefits:
JSA, ESA (WRAG), Income Support, Council Tax/Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit or other income related benefits. The learner must be named on the paper work. This course may also be free if your income is under £25,000 gross per annum. You will need to provide evidence of this in the form of wage slips.
Day: TBC
Dates: September 2025
Length: TBC
Time: TBC
Location: TBC
Cost: TBC*
**Please note learners on the Level 2 course may be eligible to have some or their entire course fees remitted. This course is free to learners who are unemployed, looking for work, available to start work and on one of these benefits:
JSA, ESA (WRAG), Income Support, Council Tax/Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit or other income related benefits. The learner must be named on the paper work. This course may also be free if your income is under £25,000 gross per annum. You will need to provide evidence of this in the form of wage slips.
Day: TBC
Dates: September 2025
Length: TBC
Time: TBC
Location: TBC
Cost: TBC*
**Please note learners on the Level 3 course may be eligible to have some or their entire course fees remitted. This course is free to learners who are unemployed, looking for work, available to start work and on one of these benefits:
JSA, ESA (WRAG), Income Support, Council Tax/Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit or other income related benefits. The learner must be named on the paper work. This course may also be free if your income is under £25,000 gross per annum. You will need to provide evidence of this in the form of wage slips.
Learners receiving any of the benefits below may be eligible for fee remission/reduction, dependent upon employment status and course funding. Evidence will be required in the form of:
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Council Tax Benefit
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Disability Allowance/Personal Independence Payment
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Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
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Housing Benefit
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Incapacity Benefit
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Income Support
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Jobseeker's Allowance
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Pension Guarantee Credit
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Universal Credit
Learners who are employed or self-employed and earn less than £25,000 annual gross salary may also qualify for a concession/remission.
"My Adult Social Care studies at Arndale House have helped me to become more aware of how to keep myself and others safe. I feel that my confidence and social skills have improved since I started and I have a better understanding of how I can support clients to make their own choices. I had the most supportive tutors that encouraged me to work hard to reach my goals and to be proud of my accomplishments. I met lots of friendly people in my classes and I learned a lot from our discussions and activities that has supported me to attain a position as a support worker."
- James Forde-Lewis
"We have had a great outcome from our collaboration with the Luton adult learning we had the opportunity to interview candidates and James was successful in meeting the criteria and was offered a role as a support worker with Care Support Empower. We support adults with learning disabilities and James has demonstrated his skills.
I agree with James that the course provided him with the knowledge and with his passion for supporting people he has the right values to work in social care. He has become a valued member of the team and recently took lead in the assessments with speech and language assessments supporting an individual with changes to his food consistency and IDDSI scale."
- William Rees, Director at Care, Support and Empower
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