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Professional Development Courses

Whether you need to upskill, reskill, or retain your employees, our professional development courses are here to help you achieve your goals and ensure that your organisation stays ahead of the game.

We can help you:

  • Address skills gaps for current and emerging jobs
  • Grow talent from within
  • Attract and retain skilled individuals
  • Keep your employees engaged and motivated
  • Avoid costly recruitment campaigns
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation

Our industry-recognised online courses provide in-demand skills and knowledge, including digital skills like digital marketing and digital transformation, as well as essential workplace skills such as leadership, teamwork, communication, and sustainability.

Take the first step towards enhancing your workforce's skills and knowledge. Contact us today to learn more about our professional development courses or learn more about our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses and microcredentials below.

View the range of continuing professional development short courses available from the Open University.

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.

  • Bite-sized learning
  • Most are available to start at any time
  • Typically 10-50 hours
  • Self-directed study
  • Suitable for beginners or those with some experience
  • No academic credit

Learn more

Find out more about the range of academically-credited short courses available from the Open University.

Microcredentials

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

  • 10-12 weeks, 10-13 hours a week
  • Typically start in March and October
  • Academic excellence and workplace
    relevance
  • Interact with like-minded co-learners and mentors
    to support learning
  • Undergraduate and postgraduate level

Learn more

Contact us today to request a registration pack or discuss how we can develop a tailored solution to meet your organisation's needs.

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