CPD, short courses & modules

Short Courses & CPD Options

As Scotland’s leading career-focused university, UWS has an impressive track record working with private, public and third sector organisations to fulfil the training and development needs of their employees

Our range of flexible short courses have been developed to support continuing professional development in the workplace. Short courses will help you to gain knowledge or skills to:

• Up-skill to become more effective in your current role or take the next step in your career
• Re-skill to change the direction of your career to get the job you really want.

University of the West of Scotland has a comprehensive range of short courses in industry areas, delivered by experienced and knowledgeable staff in our academic schools and IT Academy.

Business & Enterprise

• CMI Programmes
• Diploma in Business and Enterprise Support (SFEDI)
• Masterclass in Crisis and Resilience

For more information on any of our business and enterprise related short courses, or CPD opportunities please email: ProfessionalProgrammes@uws.ac.uk.

Education

• Languages for Business

Health

• Dementia Education and Training
• My Home Life Open Programme

See also our modules for those wishing to start a career in nursing or midwifery or for health professionals wishing to advance their careers.

Health-related modules

Summer Schools

• Biotechnology and Biomedicine
• Dementia Care
• UK Healthcare Practice
• Contemporary Midwifery Practice

IT Academy

• Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) & Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) - Security
• Microsoft
• Windows Server 2016

• VMware
• Software Defined IT using VMware
• VMware vSphere - Optimise & Scale

See also our Professional & Certified IT CPD courses page.

Media, Culture & Society

• Short Courses