The OU for Employers

Practical learning that’s relevant to your organisation

The Open University delivers high quality, flexible qualifications, modules and professional skills development that are designed in collaboration with sector experts and can be customised to meet your organisation’s objectives. Above all, we’re about delivering practical solutions that minimise staff disruption. That’s why so many private and public sector organisations choose to work with us.

We have over 25 years’ experience working with employers to meet a variety of organisational requirements and challenges, including increasing efficiency and productivity, improving staff loyalty and retention, addressing skills shortages and talent management.

4 great reasons for choosing the OU:

• Outstanding value for money - our qualifications, modules and professional skills development draw on genuine business practice and are results-driven so that new skills and knowledge can be immediately applied, ensuring a good return on investment.
• Sector knowledge and market understanding - many of our qualifications are designed by leading public and private sector industry experts and in conjunction with sector skills councils, professional bodies and employers to deliver organisation-critical objectives.
• Pioneering learning method - blending high quality materials, personal tuition and flexible learning, we embed development directly into the workplace. Our modules cross geographical and cultural boundaries, delivering consistently on a local, national and international scale.
• Flexibility - the breadth of our offer means that there is a range of entry credits depending on your business’s requirements and an employee’s educational background and experience. OU study also fits flexibly around an employee’s personal and professional lives, causing minimal disruption.

Find out more

For more information on how we deliver practical solutions to organisations, request an employer guide.