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Free online courses & e-learning training

Kickstart your learning with Virtual College's free online courses – from safeguarding to wellbeing. Gain expert knowledge and earn a downloadable certificate. Just pick a course, sign up, and start learning – no cost, no catch.

Safeguarding Courses

Our most popular courses

We have over 300 online accredited courses available for you, continue your learning journey with Virtual College.

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Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene for Catering

CPD Certified

RoSPA Assured

Duration
2-3 Hours

Current Price: £16.00+ VAT

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Level 3 Food Safety and Hygiene for Supervisors

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
8-9 Hours

Current Price: £79.00+ VAT

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Safeguarding Children Level 3

CPD Certified

Duration
2-3 Hours

Current Price: £35.00+ VAT

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Food Allergy Awareness and Level 2 Food Hygiene Training Package

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
3-4 Hours

Previous Price: £32.00

Current Price: £28.00+ VAT

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Level 2 Safeguarding Children

CPD Certified

Duration
1-2 Hours

Current Price: £30.00+ VAT

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How to Carry out Portable Appliance Testing

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
30 - 45 Minutes

Current Price: £30.00+ VAT

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19th June 2025

Excellent course

Excellent course. Easy to understand.

5 star rating on Trustpilot

18th June 2025

I found it easy to use and navigate…

I found it easy to use and navigate forward.

5 star rating on Trustpilot

18th June 2025

Quick and easy to access

Quick and easy to access. Training was comprehensive and the certification process straightforward.

5 star rating on Trustpilot

17th June 2025

Easy, accessible and reliable

Easy, accessible, and reliable!

5 star rating on Trustpilot

17th June 2025

Manual Handling

Another course completed at my own pace. Very informative course. Covered all aspects of Manual handling.

5 star rating on Trustpilot

14th June 2025

Excellent course

Excellent course

5 star rating on Trustpilot

14th June 2025

Easy to navigate the course

Easy to navigate the course

4 star rating on Trustpilot

12th June 2025

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5 star rating on Trustpilot

11th June 2025

Easy to follow instructions to complete…

Easy to follow instructions to complete this course

5 star rating on Trustpilot

10th June 2025

I have used Virtual College previously

I have used Virtual College previously. Courses are very informative, you can choose your own pace to complete. Receive a Certificate at the end. I would certainly use them again when looking for courses for further personal development.

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4.7 out of 5 stars

4.7 out of 5

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Why take one of Virtual College's free online courses?

We believe in making quality education accessible to everyone. Here are some great incentives to access one of our quality free courses with certificates to demonstrate your attendance.

Get a leg up at work

Enhance your CV and stand out to employers with certificates from our CPD Approved courses. Whether you're aiming for a promotion or want to show initiative, our free training courses make a great starting place to help you develop valuable workplace skills.

Fuel your personal development

Learn at your own pace, anywhere and anytime. Our flexible online professional development courses fit around your schedule, making it easy to invest in your own self-development on your own terms.

Grow your essential knowledge

From safeguarding courses to food hygiene training, our training covers vital topics that matter in both professional settings and daily life. Each course delivers practical, up-to-date information so that you’re always operating with up-to-date knowledge.

Break into a new career

If you want to explore a new career path, an online free course is a great way to get a feel for the subject matter before you commit while starting to build your skills in your new field. Having some foundational knowledge on your CV might even help you cinch a new role.

Experience a new generation of online learning

We wanted to build a platform that made e-learning as simple as possible to access and as engaging and memorable as possible to help it stick. Once you try a free course you'll see why learning on our LMS is so simple.

Access the platform any time you’re free to do some training and simply pause your course when you need to stop. That means you can truly fit your learning around your life with no deadlines or pressure.

Want to take your learning further? Discover our paid courses

Like what you've learned so far? Our full course library goes deeper into leadership skills, professional growth and much more. UK businesses trust our CPD Approved training to develop their teams, and you can see why.

Need training for all of your staff? Our business subscriptions keep meeting their training needs simple - one price per person gets as many team members as you need an unlimited access pass to over 200 courses.

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