From understanding the fundamentals of AI to developing workplace, data and cybersecurity skills, the AI and Digital Skills hub offers a curated collection of short courses from Microsoft and OpenLearn, the home of free learning from The Open University, designed to empower learners at every level. Explore, learn and upskill at your own pace - all for free.
AI, Data and Digital Transformation
Understand how AI and data are reshaping every sector and build the confidence to use these tools effectively.
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Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn
Learn more to access more details of Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedInGenerative AI is reshaping industries by transforming how work gets done. This learning path puts you at the forefront of this creative revolution, covering content creation, key models, future trends, ethical considerations, and tools like Microsoft Copilot. Gain essential skills to harness generative AI in your career. Start today so you can ...
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Build Your Generative AI Productivity Skills with Microsoft and LinkedIn
Learn more to access more details of Build Your Generative AI Productivity Skills with Microsoft and LinkedInBoost your generative AI productivity with Microsoft and LinkedIn. From this learning path, learn the art of prompt engineering, and how AI can automate tasks and enhance creativity. Discover how to use tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and DALL·E to craft effective prompts, make presentations, and perform data analyses. Gain the skills needed to ...
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Career Essentials in Data Analysis by Microsoft and LinkedIn
Learn more to access more details of Career Essentials in Data Analysis by Microsoft and LinkedInDiscover the skills needed for a career in data analysis. Learn foundational concepts used in data analysis and practice using software tools for data analytics and data visualization.
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Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Learn more to access more details of Data analysis: visualisations in ExcelEvidence comes in the form of qualitative or quantitative data about the world around you. It is not always obvious, however, how to structure, aggregate, analyse or interpret the data to help you make decisions. In this free course, you will look at how to use data to make decisions in a systematic way using Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel ...
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Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Learn more to access more details of Data analysis: hypothesis testingMaking decisions about the world based on data requires a process that bridges the gap between unstructured data and the decision. Statistical hypothesis testing helps decision-making by formulating beliefs about the world, including people, organisations or other objects, and formally testing these beliefs. In this free course, you will ...
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Data Analyst Career Path
Learn more to access more details of Data Analyst Career PathA data analyst enables businesses to maximize the value of their data assets through visualization and reporting tools. They're also responsible for profiling, cleaning, and transforming data. Their responsibilities also include designing and building scalable and effective data models, and enabling and implementing the advanced analytics ...
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Microsoft Copilot for Productivity by Microsoft and LinkedIn
Learn more to access more details of Microsoft Copilot for Productivity by Microsoft and LinkedInCopilot in Microsoft 365 can help you work smarter, faster, and more efficiently with the tools you use every day. In this learning path, you'll discover how to leverage Copilot across the most-used tools in the Microsoft 365 suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams. Learn how to streamline workflows, create and refine documents and ...
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Digital thinking tools for better decision making
Learn more to access more details of Digital thinking tools for better decision makingEver since the very beginning of humanity, tools have played a pivotal role in who we are and what we do. Tools for recording, processing and communicating information have a time-honoured history – from the clay tokens used in Mesopotamia to mechanical calculating machines. The invention of the digital computer has boosted the scale, speed and ...
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Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Learn more to access more details of Preparing for your digital life in the 21st CenturyGet ready for life in the digital age with this free course, Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century, which explores how technology shapes our world. Learn what it means to live a ‘digital life’, understand the role of information and communication technologies, and discover how computers work behind the scenes.
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Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world
Learn more to access more details of Digital skills: succeeding in a digital worldBuild your confidence online with this free course designed to help you thrive in the digital world. Explore key skills such as managing your digital identity, staying safe, finding reliable information, and maintaining digital well-being — all while developing a critical, reflective approach to life online.
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IT: Information
Learn more to access more details of IT: InformationIn a world of 24-hour news and instant updates, this free course explores how information is gathered, stored and shared through technology. Learn about the evolution of IT in news reporting, compare different media sources, and develop a critical eye for trust and authenticity in the information you consume.
Computing, Cybersecurity and Developer Skills
Explore the foundations of computing, software development and online security - essential for anyone building a digital career.
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Career Essentials in Cybersecurity by Microsoft and LinkedIn
Learn more to access more details of Career Essentials in Cybersecurity by Microsoft and LinkedInDiscover the skills needed for a career in cybersecurity. Gain a solid understanding of commonly used cybersecurity terms. Explore the current threat landscape and learn the core concepts of cybersecurity.
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Career Essentials in Software Development by Microsoft and LinkedIn
Learn more to access more details of Career Essentials in Software Development by Microsoft and LinkedInDiscover the skills needed for a career in software development. Learn the core concepts and structure of programming languages and learn how they are applied.
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Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online
Learn more to access more details of Introduction to cyber security: stay safe onlineProtect your digital life with this free course introducing the essentials of cyber security. Learn how to spot online threats, keep your information safe and understand key topics like malware, network security and identity theft — helping you stay secure at home, at work, and beyond.
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Design thinking
Learn more to access more details of Design thinkingAre you ever frustrated with something that you thought you could design better? This free course, Design thinking, will show you how to structure your natural creativity to come up with solutions to all kinds of problems, and have fun in the process too!
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Introducing computing and IT
Learn more to access more details of Introducing computing and ITExplore how computing and IT shape our digital world with this free introductory course. Learn how computers work, how data is stored and deleted, and why online safety and data security matter while gaining a deeper understanding of how technology influences the way we live and think.
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Training for Developers
Learn more to access more details of Training for DevelopersMicrosoft Learn helps you discover the tools and skills you need to become a developer.
Career and Workplace Skills
Boost your employability and confidence with communication, teamwork and personal brand skills designed for the modern workplace.
Improve your workplace relationships and boost your professional impact with this free course on effective communication. Discover how to express yourself clearly, understand others better, and adapt your communication skills for a range of situations, from everyday conversations to the digital workplaces of the future. Thrive in a rapidly evolving workplace by enhancing your essential human skills for the AI era. Build adaptability, strengthen decision-making, amplify communication and social intelligence, and integrate generative AI into your creative and critical thinking processes. Develop the skills to stay competitive and effective in an AI-driven world ... To succeed in management you need good interpersonal skills, you need to understand how to deal with other people. This free course, The importance of interpersonal skills, will help you gain an awareness of your own skills and understand that an awareness of the interpersonal skills of others can help us enormously in dealing with the work ... Do you feel concerned about a lack of diversity in your workplace? Is this something you want to address? Perhaps you’d like to feel more informed on a personal level before taking it further organisationally?
This free course introduces you to the benefits and complexities of developing and supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce. It ... Stand out for the right reasons with this free course on personal branding. Learn how to identify your strengths, showcase your skills authentically, and use the right tools to build a professional image that attracts opportunities - whether you’re advancing in your current role or seeking something new. Enhance your community policing skills with this free course on effective communication. Learn how to build rapport, navigate difficult conversations, and apply a psychological model to understand and respond to interpersonal behaviour, helping you communicate more effectively in everyday interactions. Boost your commercial awareness with this free short course. Explore your organisation’s purpose, understand your role within it, and learn how different perspectives can enhance the value you create.
Effective communication in the workplace
Human Skills in the Age of AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn
The importance of interpersonal skills
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Personal branding for career success
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Commercial awareness
Innovation, Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Develop creative problem-solving, risk management, and entrepreneurial thinking to drive innovation in any organisation.
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Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality
Learn more to access more details of Entrepreneurship – from ideas to realityTurn your business ideas into reality with this free course on entrepreneurship. Explore practical steps for starting and growing a business, from developing ideas and choosing a business model to funding, location, and assessing your own skills and risk approach — all illustrated with real-life case studies.
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Making creativity and innovation happen
Learn more to access more details of Making creativity and innovation happenUnlock your creative potential with this free course on creativity and innovation. Explore how individual creativity develops, how organisations can foster innovation, and discover strategies to tackle challenges and do things better and differently.
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Risk management
Learn more to access more details of Risk managementRecent decades have seen an array of news stories where risk management failings have undermined an organisation and dented the credibility of its management. These failings have led to the demise of some companies – for example Lehman Brothers, World-Com and Enron. Worse than this, in many instances the failings have resulted in deaths and ...
Ethics, Society and Responsible Technology
Reflect on the ethical, social, and human dimensions of AI and digital change - ensuring technology works for everyone.
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A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Learn more to access more details of A question of ethics: right or wrong?Explore ethical challenges with this free course. Learn about professional principles, managing relationships, and the responsibilities of coaches and instructors in fostering trust, integrity, and character development.
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