Welcome to the Adult Education Programme 

Edinburgh's Adult Education Programme (A E P) has been running for over 100 years, offering day, evening and weekend courses to 10,000 plus students per year.  

We are now delighted to share our new online and outdoor programme with you for courses starting in January and February 2021.

Online enrolment will start from Wednesday 6th January 2021

Please note we are offering a reduced programme this term.

Online places are limited, so we would kindly ask that you only enrol for one course on this occasion.

We look forward to welcoming back our students for the online January programme and to offering an enhanced programme later in the year, with a greater variety of courses and places available.

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Important Information for our online courses starting week beginning Monday 25th January 2021

To attend the online courses you will be required to use Microsoft Teams and have access to a working device such as a laptop, personal computer, iPad or smartphone.

It is recommended that you download the free Microsoft Teams App to your device prior to the start of the course and have an email address you are happy to share with your course participants and tutor.

Full information will be provided regarding using Microsoft Teams after enrolment and before the course starts. 

Please note if you are enrolling for an exercise course you will be required to complete a health questionnaire or waiver prior to the start of the course.  

An email confirmation will be sent automatically from the booking system when you have enrolled.

Click on the search button opposite to see the online courses - you can then click on the view details button for the course information and to enrol.

Please note that some of our courses are delivered partly by sending pre-recorded videos to you to watch before meeting with the tutor online. Please refer to each individual course description for further information and details of how it will be delivered.

Please note we will be unable to offer refunds due to technical difficulties caused by your own devices or Internet connection.

Outdoor Course Information

Please note that further to government guidelines our outdoor courses are currently on hold for bookings. These courses were due to start in February but at this point it is unclear as to when they will be able to commence. We will keep you updated.

When they become available, you will be able to click on the search button opposite to see the outdoor courses - you can then click on the view details button for the course information and to enrol.

Please note these courses may be subject to change in line with government guidance at the time. In the case of cancellation, a full refund will be issued.