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Flexible Workforce Development Fund

The Flexible Workforce Development Fund* allows organisations to access funding to provide low or no cost training to upskill and reskill their existing workforce, through a vast range of high-quality provision with The Open University (OU) in Scotland, the only higher education institute that has access to this fund.

Please note: Following the recent Scottish Budget 2024 to 2025 announcement, there is no funding available for FWDF in academic years 2023-24 and 2024-25. If the fund does return, we will update this page. 

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Programmes in Scotland

The Open University in Scotland for employers

Reaching organisations right across the nation, those with single or multiple sites, from those in remote and rural to urban areas.

Microcredentials

Microcredentials

Courses with academic credit, designed to quickly build in-demand skills and knowledge in leadership and business management, digital technologies, sustainability, and more.

CPD Courses

CPD Courses

Delivered flexibly to enable staff to learn and apply new skills as quickly as possible. Includes digital marketing, digital transformation, business agility, management, coaching, and more.

Undergraduate and postgraudate courses

Undergraduate & Postgraduate Qualifications

Our 230 undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications deliver in-demand, in-depth expertise to help organisations face the future with confidence.

Additionally, employers – and their communities – are readily able to access our extensive range of free informal learning resources available via our OpenLearn platform to support lifelong learning, with individuals able to gain statements of participation and digital badges.

Find out how we can help your organisation

If you’re an employer and have enquiries about our apprenticeship programmes, staff development and learning solutions, training services and education partnerships, get in touch to find out more.

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* The Flexible Workforce Fund is operated through the Scottish Funding Council on behalf of the Scottish Government.

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