{"id":17085,"date":"2023-11-02T18:35:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T18:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=17085"},"modified":"2025-10-05T23:03:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:03:47","slug":"foundation-course-online","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/faq\/foundation-course-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Licence &#8211; Courses and Content (Online)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-load_more ewd-ufaq-category-tabs-\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='set_order' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/17085' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-contemporary ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-17085-w0o3u7SWnL' data-post_id='17085'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-square'>\n\t\t\t<span >B<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tFoundation Licence &#8211; Courses and Content (Online)\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Foundation Licence Manual\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/images\/Foundation-Kelly.png\" alt=\"Kelly, UK Ham Radio Foundation\" width=\"200\" height=\"257\" \/>Obviously, we&#8217;re a little biased here! We run the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online\/\"><strong>Essex Ham Foundation Online<\/strong><\/a> course, which has now had over 14,000 candidates take part. Our free course usually runs every 2 weeks, and we have a pass rate of close to 99%. There are no live sessions and no webcam needed &#8211; study at your own pace.<\/p>\n<p>Foundation material is delivered in an online classroom and uses fully-narrated videos, quizzes, mock tests, handouts and slides, as well as optional social webinars. You can chat online with a tutor and other students on the course, and we have Facebook and Discord support groups. There&#8217;s also a fast track for those in a rush. Our next course start dates are: <ul class=\"eo-events eo-events-shortcode\"><li class=\"eo-event-future\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online#apply\">19 Apr 2026 <\/a><\/li><li class=\"eo-event-future\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online#apply\">3 May 2026 <\/a><\/li><li class=\"eo-event-future\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online#apply\">7 Jun 2026 <\/a><\/li><li class=\"eo-event-future\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online#apply\">5 Jul 2026 <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 110%;text-align: center\"><b>Interested in getting started? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online#apply\">Apply here<\/a> for our free Foundation course<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d prefer a different way of studying for Foundation, there are alternatives, including these courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/clublink.php?club=oarccourse\" rel=\"nofollow\">Online Amateur Radio Community (OARC)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; A 2-week interactive online course with live Zoom lessons &#8211; usually running twice a year<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/clublink.php?club=harwellfnd\" rel=\"nofollow\">Harwell ARS (Club)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 2-day weekend courses over Zoom<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/clublink.php?club=sadarsfnd\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stevenage &amp; District (Club)<\/a> &#8211; <\/strong>Zoom course over 4 sessions with each session running for 2 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other Resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CornishRadioAmateurClubTraining\/videos\"><b>Cornish Radio Amateurs YouTube<\/b><\/a> &#8211; Videos covering Foundation course material<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdarc.org.uk\/index.php?page=downloads rel=\"><strong>Cambridge &amp; District ARC<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Downloadable slides for Foundation<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/clublink.php?club=carstrain\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chelmsford ARS<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Downloadable slides for Foundation.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9K1otiTAXsXTbsHdytb3JzUFuKr7xUe5\">RS Harrow<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Foundation material on YouTube<\/li>\n<li>Hilderstone Radio Society&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g0hrs.org\/g7oho-training-manuals\" rel=\"nofollow\">Foundation Licence Manual for Youngsters<\/a><\/strong> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may also want to try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-study-guide\/\">Foundation Study Guide<\/a> to support your remote studying. This is available from Amazon either in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=fsgbook\">paperback format<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=fsgkindle\">Kindle version<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qdK6Ok4U-LE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Handy links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/courses-and-exams\/\">Back to Courses &amp; Exams<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/course-update\/\">Suggest\/correct an entry<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-custom-fields'>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink'>\n\t\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/faq\/foundation-course-online\/'>\n\t\t\n\t\tPermalink\t\t <div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink-image'><\/div> \t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obviously, we&#8217;re a little biased here! 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