SfL Programme 2026

Beyond the Bias - Free Skills and Training Application Form 2026

This is only an application form and does not confirm your training. Please complete fully and we will be in touch within 3-5 working days.

🌟 Last chance to apply!
If you're ready to boost your confidence and build new skills to take your first step into a new career, you're in the right place. This is our final call for our Free Skills and Training programme, where you can discover the best course for your future.

🎯 Courses are free, in partnership with the Mayor’s Fund for London and local providers, and cover high-demand industries such as:
💼 Business | 📲 Digital & IT | 🏡 Health & Social Care

⚠️ Important Eligibility Info
- You must be aged 19 or older
- You must live in London
- You must be unemployed, be in receipt of benefits or earning less than £27k per year
- You must not be currently attending school or University
- This must be the first time you have enrolled into a free course with Beyond the Bias

📝 Please note: Only submit one form per person. If you were enrolled in any of our free courses last year (e.g., numeracy or other skills training), unfortunately you cannot enrol again this year.

Deadline: Rolling deadline. Courses close as soon as we reach capacity, so apply asap!

Available courses:

Creating a Business Start-Up Fast Track
Principles of Business Administration
Cyber Security Level 3 Certificate
Principles of Cyber Security Level 2 Certificate
Understanding Coding
Data Analysis
IT User Skills Level 2 Certificate
Digital Marketing Level 2 Certificate
Principles of the Mental Health Care Worker
Counselling Skills Level 2 Certificate
Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Level 2 Certificate
Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Level 3 Certificate

📍 Location: Online
📅 Ongoing support – get started today!

Once you submit this form, we will contact you to inform you of next steps.

💬 Your future starts with Beyond the Bias – let’s make it happen! 🚀

If you have any questions please contact us at info@beyondthebias.co.uk

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Email Address

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Contact number

What is your gender identity?

Home Postcode

What Borough do you live in?

What is your Date of Birth?

Date

What is your ethnicity?

Are you currently in paid work, self-employed, or doing any kind of work (including temporary or occasional)?

Are you currently required to look for work by the Jobcentre or as part of a benefit (e.g., Universal Credit, Job Seekers Allowance)?

Even if you are not required to look for work, are you currently doing so on your own? (e.g., applying for jobs, searching online, speaking to employers, etc.)

Are you receiving support or benefits related to health conditions, caring responsibilities, disability, or other personal circumstances? (For example: long-term health issues, caring for children or others, mental health, etc.)

What is your highest level of education?

What is your highest level of ESOL (English Speaking)? If you are a native English-speaker, please select not applicable.

Under the definition of the 2010 Equality Act, do you consider yourself to be disabled? The Equality Act 2010 defines a disabled person as a person with a disability. A person has a disability for the purposes of the Act if he or she has a physical or mental impairment, and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. This means that, in general: the person must have an impairment that is either physical or mental the impairment must have adverse effects which are substantial the substantial adverse effects must be long-term the long-term substantial adverse effects must be effects on normal day-to-day activities.

What course do you want to join? Select one of the following

I have read and agree to the conditions indicated in the above Data Protection Enrolment Declaration and I understand that any data collected will be held in line with the General Data Protection Regulation for Beyond the Bias and the Mayor's Fund for London

The information provided in this Enrolment Form is correct to the best of my knowledge.

I will inform you of any changes in my circumstances which may affect my eligibility between now and the day I start on the project.

I confirm that I have not taken part in a Beyond the Bias free course yet. Please note, if you have taken part in a Beyond the Bias free course (for example, Numeracy, or any of our other funded courses from the last year), you will not be eligible for this programme.

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