New skills. New possibilities.

Focused learning in leadership, business, digital and creative subjects.

Professional Skills

Advance your career.

Digital Skills

Build new capabilities.

Creative Skills

Hands-on learning.

Focused learning you can use straight away.

Short courses build a specific skill without a long commitment.

A short course is a focused piece of learning on one subject — a workshop, a series of sessions or a short programme. It’s a way of learning, rather than a subject, so you’ll find short courses across professional, digital and creative skills.

Every course is practical. You leave with something you’ve made or practised — a plan, a spreadsheet, a conversation you’ve rehearsed or a technique you’ve tried with feedback — so the learning carries on when you’re back at work.

Professional skills

For people who manage others, work with customers or want to work more effectively.

First steps in management

Move from colleague to supervisor: setting expectations and delegating. You’ll leave with a personal team-management action plan.

Difficult conversations

Practise giving feedback and structuring a constructive conversation, using a realistic workplace scenario.

Coaching and mentoring at work

Develop your questioning and feedback skills and plan a coaching session.

Customer service and complaints

Respond professionally to concerns and learn from feedback, through a practical service-recovery exercise.

Projects and priorities

Organise tasks, responsibilities and risks, and leave with a simple project plan.

Train the trainer

Plan a short session, explain a task clearly and check understanding — then deliver it and get feedback.

Digital skills

Everyday digital capability for work. You don’t need to be ‘good with computers’ to start.

Everyday digital confidence

Email, files, online forms, secure accounts and working together online.

Excel for practical reporting

Accurate entry, formulas, tables and charts — at a level that suits you.

AI for everyday work

Drafting, planning and summarising with AI tools, and checking the results properly.

Creative skills

Practical sessions where you learn by doing, led by Talnova Hair.

Hair and barbering tasters

A first look at the craft for people considering a hair or barbering career.

Technique workshops

Cutting, styling and colour sessions for people with existing skills. Entry requirements apply.

Content for creative professionals

Photograph and film your work, and plan social media that shows it at its best.

Short course questions

Will I get a certificate?

It depends on the course, and we’ll tell you which applies before you book. Most short courses give a record of attendance or completion. That isn’t the same as an accredited qualification, and we won’t describe a course as accredited unless it is.

Are short courses funded?

Short courses are usually paid for by you or your employer. Ask us about the cost of the course you’re interested in.

When is the next course?

We confirm dates course by course. Tell us what you’re interested in and we’ll let you know when it’s next running.

Can my employer book a course for our team?

Yes — many of these can run as a private workshop for a team. See our professional development pages for employers.

Courses and programmes are confirmed individually. Ask us about current availability, dates and costs before you plan around a particular course.