Building Confidence for Life
Content and Overview:
Want to feel more confident
in everyday life, at work, or in groups? This supportive, 5-week course will
help you build self-belief, overcome shyness, and develop the courage to speak
up and take positive steps forward. Whether you're looking to improve social
confidence, prepare for further learning, or just feel better about yourself and
your abilities, this course offers a welcoming space to grow, share and succeed.
No pressure – just practical tools, group support, and a chance to discover what
you're truly capable of.
This course will support
you to strengthen your employability and transferable skills such as
communication, problem-solving, and self-management to help you feel more
prepared for your next steps in learning or work.
Course aims:
• Build your self-belief and
resilience.
• Support in overcoming shyness and managing nerves.
• Improve
your confidence when speaking in groups or social situations.
• Encourage
positive action toward personal goals or next steps.
Week 1: Understanding confidence
Week 2: Managing nerves and tackling
shyness
Week 3: Positive self-talk and self-belief
Week 4: Speaking with
others
Week 5: Courage to take your next steps
Suitable for:
For adults looking to develop
personal confidence in social, learning or work-based settings.
Delivery Method:
This course will be delivered
face to face at Ashby Community Hub over 5 sessions. Please bring a pen to all
classes.
Entry requirements:
Before starting a course, you
will be asked questions to determine your eligibility.
You must be aged 19+
on 31 August 2025 and be a UK resident to join this course & be eligible for
funding.
Progression route:
You can progress onto one
further personal development course. You may also wish to take next steps
into:
Studying English
Studying Maths
Studying Digital Skills
Studying
industry specific employability courses
During your course, you will be provided with information, advice and
guidance about the appropriate next steps for you.
We have a dedicated Careers and Employability Coordinator who can support you
to plan for these, as well as discussions with your tutor.
Disclaimer:
You must be 19+ on 31
August 2026 and ordinarily resident in England for the last 3 years. You must
also be resident in the Greater Lincolnshire County Council Area (GLCCA) on the
first day of learning.
When applying for this course, you must provide
evidence to confirm eligibility for funding, this includes proof of ID and proof
of address. In addition, we will also require evidence if your income and or
benefits, if £26,800 gross or below.
If you have not attached the evidence to your application,
please provide using one of the following methods:
- In person - please bring to the Business Admin office (F09) at Ashby
Community Hub
- Email - the evidence to nlacl.enquiries@northlincs.gov.uk
The business admin team will contact you if any other
eligibility requirements are required, based on your individual application.
Please note applying for a course does not mean you are automatically offered a
place on the course.
If you need further assistance or have any questions,
please contact our dedicated team will be happy to help – just call us on 01724
297146 or contact us on