There are adult education courses starting all over the country, from low-cost evening courses to part-time university masters degrees. But, thanks to the internet, there are also many options available to people for free.

If you are keen to learn a new skill for work, an Irish provider founded in Galway should be your first port of call. Alison.com has helped millions of learners and currently has more than 800 free courses available.

They range from short courses that take only a couple of hours to complete to diplomas that you can complete at your own pace, over a number of weeks or months. They have courses in computer programming, hotel management, business, Japanese and much more. No matter what your area of interest, there is likely to be a course on Alison for you, free and available whenever you want it.

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