Browse the menu below and complete as many of our short careers courses as you wish to help you develop the confidence, resilience and professional skills needed to advance in the workplace.
More content and resources will be added over the course of the programme, so don’t forget to check your email regularly for updates and announcements.
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Am I ready to be a distance learner?
This course will help to boost your confidence by exploring useful skills so you can discover how ready you are to study and how to develop your study skills in six steps to become a successful distance learner.
Course
3 hrs
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Talk the talk
This course introduces the mechanics of effective, persuasive oral presentations, by giving you the opportunity to analyse examples and then create your own.
Course
12 hrs
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Presenting information
Tables and charts are a great way to present numerical information in a clear and concise form by explaining how to use the Windows calculator to carry out basic operations and calculate percentages and how to use charts and tables to represent and interpret information.
Course
3 hrs
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Effective communication in the workplace
This digitally badged course 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.
Course
24 hrs
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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, this digitally badged course will help you explore career opportunities, gain the skills to write strong CVs and application forms, and to handle different types of interviews.
Course
24 hrs
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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 digitally badged course will help you to build your resilience and approach career-related change with greater confidence and motivation.
Course
24 hrs
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Working in diverse teams
This digitally badged course will help you consider your experience of working in teams and the different roles you play in them. It will increase your confidence in marketing this key skill to employers as well improve your ability to perform well in teams you are currently part of.
Course
24 hrs
