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Introducing technology and innovation management free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

This free course will introduce you to technology and innovation management and is relevant to managers and students of technological innovation. You will learn about innovation types and processes, how innovation can add or create value, and about the management activities that underpin the innovation and value creation process. You do not ...

Free course
15 hrs
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace free course icon level 1: introductory icon Badge icon

Money & Business

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 ...

Free course
24 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: datblygu sefydliadol free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: datblygu sefydliadol

Achosodd pandemig COVID-19 i sawl sefydliad orfod newid ffordd o weithio'r gweithlu, a hynny o bell, yn gyflym iawn yn 2020. Mae'r weithred o ddychwelyd i arferion gweithio mewn swyddfa cyn y pandemig wedi bod yn araf, gyda sawl sefydliad nawr yn awyddus i weithio mewn modd hyblyg. Mae gweithio hybrid, er hynny, yn cyflwyno heriau newydd sy'n ...

Free course
21 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

The COVID-19 pandemic caused many organisations to go into warp speed and pivot their workforce to remote working almost overnight in 2020. The return to pre-pandemic office routines has been slow, and many organisations are now keen to work in a more agile and flexible way. Hybrid working does, however, introduce a new set of challenges, and ...

Free course
21 hrs
Academi Arian MSE free course icon level 1: introductory icon Badge icon

Money & Business

Academi Arian MSE

Mae'r Brifysgol Agored wedi ymuno â MoneySavingExpert (MSE) i gynhyrchu'r cwrs rhad ac am ddim newydd hwn i roi'r sgiliau a'r wybodaeth i chi feistroli eich arian. Ysgrifennwyd y cwrs gan y Brifysgol Agored, gyda chyngor ac arweiniad MSE.

Free course
12 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

This course will give you an opportunity to reflect on who you are as a hybrid leader and how you want to develop. It will help you understand how to empathise with your workforce and how to adapt your communication skills when working in the office and when working remotely. It will prompt you to start thinking about how you can encourage your ...

Free course
10 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

Bydd y cwrs hwn yn rhoi cyfle i chi adfyfyrio ar bwy ydych chi fel arweinydd hybrid a sut rydych chi eisiau datblygu. Bydd yn eich helpu i ddeall sut i ddangos empathi â'ch gweithlu a sut i addasu eich sgiliau cyfathrebu wrth weithio yn y swyddfa ac wrth weithio o bell. Bydd yn eich annog i ddechrau meddwl sut y gallwch ysgogi eich gweithle i ...

Free course
10 hrs
MSE’s Academy of Money free course icon level 1: introductory icon Badge icon

Money & Business

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.

Free course
12 hrs
The business of football free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Money & Business

The business of football

This free course, The business of football, was produced by The Open University working in partnership with The English Football League Trust. If you are fascinated by men's and women's football and interested in discovering more about business and management, then this engaging and stimulating course is for you.

Free course
15 hrs
Developing career resilience free course icon level 1: introductory icon Badge icon

Money & Business

Developing career resilience

Do you sometimes wish you were more resilient when faced with changes at work? Do you have career plans but feel unsure about progressing with them? If you do, then this free course, Developing career resilience, will help you to build your resilience and approach career-related change with greater confidence and motivation.

Free course
24 hrs
Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

Are you a carer? Or do you work with a carer, or know someone who one? This free course, Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role, is designed to give an insight into the demands, both physically and mentally, of the caring role and look at how taking part in physical activity can offer benefits to the health and wellbeing ...

Free course
6 hrs
A freelance career in the creative arts free course icon level 1: introductory icon Badge icon

History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

A freelance career in the creative arts is a free badged course which lasts 8 weeks, with approximately 3 hours’ study time each week. You can work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week, there’s nothing to stop you pushing on and completing another week’s study. This course has a specific focus on the ...

Free course
24 hrs