About Our Centre

Waltham Forest Adult Skills Centre CIC was founded to answer a need our team saw every week in the borough: adults who wanted to learn but could not find provision that fitted around work, family, language or confidence. We began with small community classes in essential English, maths and digital skills, run in venues residents already trusted.

From those first sessions, provision has grown across Leytonstone, Walthamstow and Chingford, developed alongside local charities, housing providers, employers and community groups. Today we support unemployed adults, people who are digitally excluded, residents new to the UK and learners returning to study after many years away — helping them gain recognised qualifications, use online services independently and move into work or further learning.

Our next step is to widen accredited provision, deepen employer partnerships and extend digital inclusion work to more residents across the borough.

Draft history for client review — please confirm founding year, milestones and any details you would like changed.

Our mission

To remove barriers to learning for adults in Waltham Forest by providing accessible, practical education that builds confidence, digital capability and pathways into work.

Our vision

A borough where every adult, regardless of background, income or starting point, can access the skills they need to take part fully in work, community and digital life.