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Supported by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), we are offering a limited number of fully-funded (free) places on our popular microcredentials.
Microcredentials are professional development short courses, designed to help you quickly build new skills to take your career to the next level. With many endorsed by leading industry partners, you can study online for 10–13 hours a week for 10–12 weeks, alongside your work or life commitments.
You can apply for a place on a microcredential by downloading our application form. You can only apply for a funded place through this page. There are a limited number of places available.
You are eligible to apply if you meet all of the following criteria:
As we have a limited number of places, priority will be given to students who:
Applications for our funded places have now closed.
Microcredentials allow you to gain specialist knowledge and skills to help advance your career. Created by world-class OU academics, microcredentials offer a perfect balance of academic excellence and workplace relevance.

In just 10–12 weeks you can gain:
With microcredentials, your study is entirely online using a combination of learning materials including videos, quizzes and activities to develop your specialist professional knowledge.
You can email us for further details on our microcredentials or the application process.