Want to learn some new skills and achieve a qualification? A good starting point is the Local Investigations course. The attraction of this course is that you choose the subject you would like to research and you direct your own learning.

The course is an exciting opportunity to uncover either aspects of the past, an area of historical interest, or people from the past. Past students have studied topics such as the Dark Side of Edinburgh; and characters from the past like Burke and Hare; Deacon Brodie; and Dr Miranda Barry. The challenge is to find a little known piece of the past and discover more.

Participants must be of working age and not currently in education or employment. They must also meet other specific entry requirements. Contact us, or speak to your Caseworker for more details.

The course runs periodically, usually one day a week. Future dates TBC.

A chance to learn some new skills and achieve a qualification, all tailored to learning and researching something that interests you.

Delivered in person, in our Community College (156 Cowgate, EH1 1RP) and Midlothian Office (Hardengreen Learning Hub).