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We are excited to announce that we are able to offer Excel and Word courses through SPF Digital Futures Cornwall for another year, starting April 2025! We will be offering Basic, Intermediate and Advanced courses. All Basic courses are held face to face in Launceston...

Our Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills course has been named one of the Top 10 Courses for Counselling by findcourses.co.uk. Findcourses helps learners connect to the right course provider for their best-fit education. For more information on the Top 10 Courses...

Last week, our Sales Lead, Sue Caldwell, launched a new, quarterly Schools Newsletter. This newsletter will keep all our local schools up to date with our 16-18 (or 16-24 with an EHCP) study programmes, taster days and open days, and gives them an insight into Step...

Yesterday, we had a day of staff training with Kaileigh from Healthy Cornwall. In the morning we had a workshop called 'Harmless' aimed at building knowledge and understanding on self-harm in the context of children and young people. The workshop was very informative...

We are very proud of our Step Into Hospitality and Step Into Catering learners who have completed work experience placements w/c 24th February and w/c 3rd March. They were all very much involved in deciding where to go on their placements, and have enjoyed being...

On Monday (24th February) we met up as a team for some staff photos to update our website imagery. It was also a chance to get together in different surroundings, chat, and enjoy some coffee, tea and cake. We used the lovely Tre, Pol & Pen as the venue. We all had...

Cornwall Council are thrilled to announce the launch of several new supported internship programs, expanding their existing offerings. With over 75 placements available, they are eager to connect young people with this valuable opportunity. Key Information: See Flyer:...

We were delighted to welcome Cornwall Hospitality Collective to visit our Level 1 Step Into Hospitality, and Level 2 Step Into Catering learners. Mark, one of our visitors, spoke to our learners about the hospitality industry and his career that led to the development...

At Step Into Learning, we are on a path of continuous improvement in the services we offer young learners. We are excited to announce the launch of our BRAND NEW Step Into Skills courses, commencing in September 2025. Learners will be able to choose modules from the...

When it comes to mushrooms our Level 1 and Level 2 learners are now experts! What an incredible opportunity they had to learn from the true experts at Atlantic Fungi Cooperative. Our learners were taught about the lifecycle of mushrooms, how to grow them, and even how...

Well, what a day! Our first StepAhead Careers Event was held on 4th December and brought together 231 young people! The feedback from the attendees, exhibitors, and support providers was overwhelmingly positive. I think we can safely say that this was the highlight of...

Thinking about enrolling in a counselling course in 2025? In this recent review from Claire, we hear why she chose Step into Learning and how she finds the course. Thank you to Claire for taking the time to write this review.  "I chose the course with Step into...

Are you looking to embark on a rewarding career change, or are you already experienced in the world of Catering, Hospitality, and Tourism? At Step into Learning, we’re seeking an inclusive and dynamic individual to deliver Level 1 Catering, Hospitality & Tourism...

Sometimes we find it hard to describe the, often daily, development we see in our learners at Step into Learning. Often they appear to be small steps to the outside world. We would like to thank this young learner's parent for taking the time to share their view of...

You will recall a while ago we shared our achievement of a Bronze Award with Positive Planet. Positive Planet is a growing community of over 500 companies that are measuring, reporting, and reducing their carbon emissions. With the support of Positive Planet, we are...

Menopause is now a hot topic in boardrooms, front rooms and online across Great Britain. With so much information out there it can take a lot of time to verify that the information has value to you as an individual. Step into Learning is keen to support the local...

What are your career next steps? We are excited to launch our first-ever StepAhead event on 4th December at @edenprojectcornwall from 10.00 am - 3.00 pm. This event will be attended by some amazing education and support providers for young people, as well as local...

On Thursday 17th October the learners from Level 1 Catering, Hospitality, and Tourism and Level 2 Catering Skills had the opportunity to visit Philip Warren Butchers and Native Burger in Launceston.   Wow and didn’t we learn so much! We had a talk from Luke from...

"It was really incredible being given the opportunity to work inside a small roastery and I have gained a ton of knowledge from it. I got deeply involved in the roasting process, buying of green coffee, planning, logistics and everything in-between. I thank Emma for...

Celebrating achieving our Bronze Certificate from Positive Planet UK! We are delighted to share that we have achieved our Bronze Certificate from Positive Planet UK.  This demonstrates our commitment to reduce our carbon footprint as a business and that we are working...

It is a delight for Craig and the team to watch the learners develop in confidence throughout their course. Steren shares her experience of our Level 1 Skills for Professions in Catering, Hospitality and Tourism course on our YouTube channel.  ...

Pop over to our YouTube channel and hear from Orion about how he had fun learning new skills for a career in catering, hospitality or tourism through our practical study programme (L1 Skills for Professions in Catering, Hospitality & Tourism for 16-18s for 16-24s...

Meet Melanie and find out about her new role with Step into Learning.   “I am delighted to be able to join Step into Learning as the new Level 2 and Level 3 Counselling Tutor and Counselling Course Coordinator.  The Counselling Department is well established and I am...

Naomi (our Next Steps & Employability Lead) recently visited one of our learners from The Outdoor Place on their work experience at The National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. Naomi said "Ryan has settled in well and the knowledge he has gained and the confidence he...

A very warm welcome to Malcolm our new Head of Centre.  Let's hear from Malcolm about his new role. "I am honoured and excited to finally join an excellent local training provider. After many years working for national and international companies linked to education...

Welcome to our team Siobhan Robbins who will be working as part of our Quality Team, leading on the Internal Quality Assurance of our qualifications, assessment processes and practices. Working closely with our tutors, assessors and the Awarding Organisations, Siobhan...

Step Into Learning are really looking forward to attending and judging this year’s Toung Enterprise County Showcase Finals event tomorrow (Tuesday 30th April 2024) in Truro. All learners have worked incredibly hard on all their projects and have shown an enormous...

Please join us in welcoming Sue Caldwell who has come on board as our Business Development Lead.  Sue shares her goals and ambitions for this new role below. "It is my honour and pleasure to join Step Into Learning as the Business Development Lead to continue building...

Free, Digital & Employability Skills Workshops will be starting in February at The Orchard Centre with two drop in sessions planned for Tuesday 6th & Tuesday 13th February from 10am-1pm. Come along to learn IT skills and get support with job applications,...

Step into learning will close for Christmas on Friday 15th Dec at 4pm and then reopen again at 9am on Tuesday 2nd January.  Looking ahead into the New Year we will be announcing some exciting new free community courses.  These are non accredited subjects in IT,...