Across our site you will find more than 900 free courses, as well as topical articles, videos, quizzes and interactive games covering a diverse range of subjects – all of it free – which makes it the perfect resource to support your Learning at Work Week plans. This year we will be creating exclusive content to share with you, as well as a more detailed collection of courses covering not only work-based skills, but more to help you support your employees outside of the workplace.
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In the meantime, the short animated introduction below will help you get started with OpenLearn, and you can also watch the webinar from last year’s event to learn more about digital badges and their benefit to you and your business.
Since that webinar took place, all of the badged courses on OpenLearn are now CPDSO approved, and carry 24 CPD points for each one completed.
To get you started while we work on your exclusive content for 2024, below are a selection of some of the most popular free courses as viewed by visitors to the site last year:
Skills for work – earn CPD points as you learn
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Effective communication in the workplace
This free course, Effective communication in the workplace, explores the importance of communication as a skill in the workplace. It aims to increase your understanding of communication skills and to help you to consider how your communication could be perceived by others. You'll cover areas such as verbal and non-verbal communication, written ...
Free course
24 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Leadership and followership
This free course, Leadership and followership, will help you to explore what makes a good leader, recognise common leadership challenges, and identify the skills you need to develop if you want to enhance your own leadership experience.
Free course
24 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Succeed in the workplace
Do you want to change jobs, are you just starting in the job market or may be returning after a break? If so, then this free course, Succeed in the workplace, is for you. It will help you explore career opportunities. You will also gain the skills to write strong CVs and application forms, and to handle different types of interviews. By the end ...
Free course
24 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
Enhance your employability
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Exploring career mentoring and coaching
This free course, Exploring career mentoring and coaching, will explain what mentors and career coaches do and how a colleague or expert who can ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and help an individual to find the best solutions for themselves, can make a significant difference in a wide range of situations and contexts.
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Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
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 ...
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Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world
This free course, Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world, will develop your confidence and skills for life online, whether study, work or everyday life. It explores a range of digital skills and practices, including digital identity, digital well-being, staying safe and legal, finding and using information and online tools, and dealing ...
Out of office – tools to support in everyday life
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MSE’s Academy of Money
The Open University has joined forces with MoneySavingExpert (MSE) to produce this new free course to give you the skills and knowledge to master your finances. Packed with videos, audios, quizzes and activities the course covers all the key aspects of personal finance in six sessions of study that each take around two hours to complete.
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Exercise and mental health
Each year thousands of pounds are spent on medications to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. These medications often have negative side effects. Exercise is an alternative treatment that is low cost and has few side effects. In this free course, Exercise and mental health, we will look at the links between exercise and improved ...
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Open Centre for Languages and Cultures
Check out a range of FREE language courses in this dedicated hub.
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