Skill Up - The Flexible Skills Fund

The Open University in Northern Ireland, in partnership with the Department for the Economy, is offering a limited number of fully funded postgraduate and microcredential courses to help you reskill and upskill into areas where job growth is expected.

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED

Registration for Skill Up funded courses starting in October and November 2022 has closed. Registration for funded courses in 2023 will open again in the new year.

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Who can apply?

To be eligible for a fully funded place you must be:

domiciled in Northern Ireland
eligible to work in Northern Ireland
settled in Northern Ireland, and ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years or have indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK
over 18 years of age

In addition, you must meet the individual entry requirements for your chosen module. These can be viewed by following the links for each of the courses listed below.

What you can study

Upskill with our range of postgraduate and microcredential courses. Our postgraduate courses provide skills and knowledge that can bring real-life benefits to you and your career. We recommend that you set aside 16-18 hours to study these each week.

Or why not try our microcredential courses which are designed to help you quickly build in-demand career skills and knowledge to stay up to date with relevant and emerging practices, progress in growing industries, and get ahead. We recommend that you set aside around 10–13 hours to study each week.

Ready for postgraduate study?

If you are unsure about postgraduate study, our free badged OpenLearn course, Succeeding In Postgraduate Study, will provide essential preparation for pursuing your learning at this level.

You can also explore the benefits of online learning and discover how to successfully learn with us by completing the free Get started with Online Learning course.

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Business Management: Marketing Principles and Practice

AWS: Machine Learning Foundations

Cisco: CCNA – Introduction to Networks

Developing Educational Leadership in Practice

Mentoring and Coaching in Professional Learning

Business Management: People Management and Leadership

Climate Change: Transforming your Organisation for Sustainability

Cisco: Python Programming (OpenEDG)

Business Management: Project Management

Business Management: Financial Accounting for Non-Financial Roles

Management of Change: Organisation Development and Design

Business Management: Improving Organisational Practice

Cisco: DevOps using DevNet

AWS: Solutions Architect

Business Management: Fundamentals of Management Accounting

Management of Uncertainty: Leadership, Decisions and Action

Global Development in Practice: Designing an Intervention

Online Teaching: Creating courses for Adult Learners

Online Teaching: Evaluating and Improving Courses

Teacher Development: Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum

Online Teaching: Accessibility and Inclusive Learning

Online Teaching: Embedding Social, Race and Gender-Related Equity

Digital Photography: Creating a Professional Portfolio

Agile Leadership and Management

Cyber Security Operations (Cisco)

Tackling the Climate Crisis: Innovation from Cuba

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