Upskilling at University of Glasgow

Our Courses

Generously funded by the Scottish Funding Council, our Upskilling Course Portfolio has been designed to equip you with in-demand skills and tools for your career development.

Each industry-led course:

→ Has fully funded places available on a first-come-first-served basis to allow you to upskill free of charge (worth £399-£799)

→ Is worth 5 or 10 academic credits

→ Lasts 5 or 10 weeks

→ Is fully online and flexible (with no scheduled classes to attend)

Teaching for our next run of courses will commence on Monday 22 April 2024.

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April 2024

• Applied Data Skills for Processing & Presenting Data
• Climate & Carbon Literacy: Learn How to Reduce your Carbon Footprint at Work & Home
• Data Visualisation: Graphics for Impact
• Digital Transformation for Third Sector Leaders
• Homelessness: Problems, Perceptions & Policies
• Introduction to Management & Leadership in Health Services
• Project Management
• Substance Use in a Contemporary World
• Systems Thinking: Climate Change & Sustainable Decision Making

September 2024

• Data Programming in Python (coming soon)
• Introduction to Business Analytics (coming soon)
• Introduction to Management & Leadership in Health Services
• Introduction to Rural Entrepreneurship
• R Programming (coming soon)
• Sustainable Tourism

January 2025

• Change Management
• Cultural Heritage Skills for Business
• Impact of Trauma on Mental Health
• Introduction to Information Management
• Leading Successful Teams
• Project Management
• Understanding Infant Mental Health & Development