Enrol for a FREE professional development course with The Open University  

Applicants can save up to £3,200 with a postgraduate or microcredential course funded through the Department for the Economy’s Skill Up funding initiative. 

The Open University in partnership with the Department for the Economy, is offering a limited number of fully funded postgraduate and microcredential courses to help people reskill and upskill into areas where job growth is expected. 

Postgraduate courses provide skills and knowledge that can bring real-life benefits to you and your career.  Microcredential, short courses are designed to help you quickly build in-demand career skills and knowledge to stay up to date and get ahead.  

All courses offer flexible online study options that allow employees to work at the same time as they learn. 

Courses cover: 

  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths 
  • Leadership and Management 
  • Computing and digital technologies 
  • Teacher development and inclusive learning 
  • Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability 

Employees can apply today for a free place and invest in their future. 

Find out more about the scheme and the upskilling opportunities that could benefit your staff and organisation here. 

Registration for our Skill Up courses closes at midnight on 8 September 2022. 

Places are limited so early application is recommended. 

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