CPD courses

Our Continuing Professional Development portfolio has been developed in collaboration with employers, professional bodies, sector organisations and academic experts to support professional practice, workforce development and lifelong learning.

Digital Technologies

Leading Digital Transformation in Healthcare

Leading Digital Transformation in Healthcare

6 weeks

£500.00

Understanding technologies, improving services and supporting digital transformation.

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AI for Project Managers

AI for Project Managers

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop practical skills in using AI to enhance project performance, productivity, and decision-making.

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Digital Traceability and Blockchain for Business

Digital Traceability and Blockchain for Business

6 weeks

£500.00

Understand how emerging digital technologies can support transparency, traceability and trust across modern business and supply chains.

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Remote Sensing and Data Analysis

Remote Sensing and Data Analysis

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop practical skills in remote sensing and spatial data analysis using drone technologies to support evidence-based decision-making across a range of real-world applications.

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Digital Marketing Practice

Digital Marketing Practice

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop practical skills in digital marketing, including social media, content creation, analytics and search optimisation, to support effective online engagement and business growth.

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Education & Teaching Practice

Neuro-Inclusive Communication

Neuro-Inclusive Communication

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Communicate more effectively with neurodivergent individuals by applying inclusive, neuro-affirming approaches that improve understanding, accessibility and engagement.

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Neurodiversity, Culture and Families

Neurodiversity, Culture and Families

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Explore how culture, family and neurodiversity intersect to provide more inclusive, culturally responsive support for neurodivergent individuals.

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Drama And Theatre Pedagogies In The 21st Century

Drama And Theatre Pedagogies In The 21st Century

12 weeks

£305.00

Reimagine Drama education through contemporary pedagogies that inspire creativity, strengthen teaching practice and engage today's learners.

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Neurodiversity & Lifelong Learning

Neurodiversity & Lifelong Learning

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Create more inclusive, neuro-affirming learning environments by applying evidence-informed approaches that support neurodivergent learners throughout life.

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Neurodiversity & Technology

Neurodiversity & Technology

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Evaluate emerging technologies through a neuro-inclusive lens to support more accessible, ethical and inclusive professional practice.

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Citizenship and Holocaust Studies

Citizenship and Holocaust Studies

12 weeks

£600.00

Equip yourself to teach the Holocaust with confidence through evidence-informed approaches that strengthen citizenship education and challenge antisemitism.

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21st Century Theatre and Performance

21st Century Theatre and Performance

7 weeks

£305.00

CPD for teachers of Music and English aiming to dual-qualify in Drama.

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From Page to Stage

From Page to Stage

10 weeks

£305.00

CPD for teachers of Music and English aiming to dual-qualify in Drama.

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Introduction to Neurodiversity

Introduction to Neurodiversity

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Build a strong foundation in neurodiversity by applying neuro-affirming, trauma-informed approaches that improve support across professional practice.

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Key Practitioners in Drama and Theatre

Key Practitioners in Drama and Theatre

7 weeks

£305.00

CPD for teachers of Music and English aiming to dual-qualify in Drama.

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Theatre Workshops

Theatre Workshops

7 weeks

£305.00

CPD for teachers of Music and English aiming to dual-qualify in Drama.

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Sustainability & Environment

Waste Industry (1): Legislation and Licencing

Waste Industry (1): Legislation and Licencing

12 weeks

£305.00

Build the knowledge and confidence to navigate waste industry legislation, regulatory compliance and environmental responsibilities in professional practice.

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Waste Industry (2): Compliance and Planning

Waste Industry (2): Compliance and Planning

12 weeks

£305.00

Turn regulatory requirements into effective workplace practice through stronger compliance, operational planning and environmental management.

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Environmental Clerk of Works (EnvCoW) Foundation Course

Environmental Clerk of Works (EnvCoW) Foundation Course

7 weeks

£1,650.00

Officially approved by ISEP, this professionally informed course explores the role and responsibilities of the Environmental Clerk of Works (EnvCoW).

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Digital Traceability and Blockchain for Business

Digital Traceability and Blockchain for Business

6 weeks

£500.00

Understand how emerging digital technologies can support transparency, traceability and trust across modern business and supply chains.

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Remote Sensing and Data Analysis

Remote Sensing and Data Analysis

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop practical skills in remote sensing and spatial data analysis using drone technologies to support evidence-based decision-making across a range of real-world applications.

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Health & Social Care

Dementia Practice Series: Trauma-informed approaches to practice and care

Dementia Practice Series: Trauma-informed approaches to practice and care

3 hours

Evidence-informed CPD to strengthen compassionate, person-centred dementia care from the Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice.

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Dementia Practice Series: Ageing, Frailty and Dementia

Dementia Practice Series: Ageing, Frailty and Dementia

3 hours

Evidence-informed CPD to strengthen compassionate, person-centred dementia care from the Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice.

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Dementia Practice Series: Care Empathia – Dementia Skills

Dementia Practice Series: Care Empathia – Dementia Skills

3 hours

Evidence-informed CPD to strengthen compassionate, person-centred dementia care from the Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice.

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Leading Digital Transformation in Healthcare

Leading Digital Transformation in Healthcare

6 weeks

£500.00

Understanding technologies, improving services and supporting digital transformation.

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Understanding Substance Use

Understanding Substance Use

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop a deeper understanding of substance use by exploring the evidence, theories and social factors that shape contemporary policy and professional practice.

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Contemporary Responses to Substance Use

Contemporary Responses to Substance Use

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Evaluate contemporary approaches to substance use through evidence-informed practice that supports prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery.

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The Politics of Drug & Alcohol Policy

The Politics of Drug & Alcohol Policy

11 weeks

£1,070.00

Understand how evidence, politics and policy shape responses to substance use and influence decision-making across health, social care and criminal justice.

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Comprehensive Approaches to Ageing and Dementia Care

Comprehensive Approaches to Ageing and Dementia Care

14 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop the knowledge, skills and leadership capability to deliver compassionate, person-centred dementia and ageing care that promotes dignity, independence and wellbeing.

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Cultures and Leadership for Integration

Cultures and Leadership for Integration

6 weeks

£150.00

Health and Social Care in Scotland: Navigating Through Change, Enabling Success.

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Dementia Champions: enhanced care practice

Dementia Champions: enhanced care practice

12 weeks

£305.00

Develop the knowledge, skills and leadership capability to deliver compassionate, evidence-informed dementia care that improves outcomes for people living with dementia and their families.

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Frailty in Later Life

Frailty in Later Life

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Strengthen your ability to recognise, assess and manage frailty using evidence-informed, person-centred approaches that improve outcomes for older people.

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Frailty matters to us all

Frailty matters to us all

8 weeks

£250.00

Develop the knowledge and confidence to recognise, understand and respond to frailty across health, social care, housing and community settings.

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Healthy Ageing

Healthy Ageing

14 weeks

£1,070.00

Promote healthy ageing through strengths-based, evidence-informed approaches that support wellbeing, independence and quality of life in later life.

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Neurodiversity & Health

Neurodiversity & Health

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Create more accessible, neuro-affirming health services by applying evidence-informed approaches that improve care for neurodivergent individuals.

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Neurodiversity & Technology

Neurodiversity & Technology

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Evaluate emerging technologies through a neuro-inclusive lens to support more accessible, ethical and inclusive professional practice.

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Neurodiversity, Culture and Families

Neurodiversity, Culture and Families

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Explore how culture, family and neurodiversity intersect to provide more inclusive, culturally responsive support for neurodivergent individuals.

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Neuro-Inclusive Communication

Neuro-Inclusive Communication

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Communicate more effectively with neurodivergent individuals by applying inclusive, neuro-affirming approaches that improve understanding, accessibility and engagement.

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Introduction to Neurodiversity

Introduction to Neurodiversity

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Build a strong foundation in neurodiversity by applying neuro-affirming, trauma-informed approaches that improve support across professional practice.

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Leading and Transforming Together

Leading and Transforming Together

14 weeks

£1,070.00

Strengthen your leadership capability to drive people-centred care, collaborative working and transformational change across integrated health and social care settings.

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Leadership for Effectiveness

Leadership for Effectiveness

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Effective leadership is at the heart of high-performing health and social care organisations - gain the skills to lead teams, foster collaboration and drive meaningful organisational change.

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Creative, Media & Communication

Theatre Workshops

Theatre Workshops

7 weeks

£305.00

CPD for teachers of Music and English aiming to dual-qualify in Drama.

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Key Practitioners in Drama and Theatre

Key Practitioners in Drama and Theatre

7 weeks

£305.00

CPD for teachers of Music and English aiming to dual-qualify in Drama.

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From Page to Stage

From Page to Stage

10 weeks

£305.00

CPD for teachers of Music and English aiming to dual-qualify in Drama.

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Heritage & Cultural Tourism

Heritage & Cultural Tourism

6 weeks

£305.00

Explore the role of heritage and culture in tourism, examining their contribution to destination development, visitor experiences and contemporary societal debates.

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21st Century Theatre and Performance

21st Century Theatre and Performance

7 weeks

£305.00

CPD for teachers of Music and English aiming to dual-qualify in Drama.

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Neuro-Inclusive Communication

Neuro-Inclusive Communication

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Communicate more effectively with neurodivergent individuals by applying inclusive, neuro-affirming approaches that improve understanding, accessibility and engagement.

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Project & Operations Management

AI for Project Managers

AI for Project Managers

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop practical skills in using AI to enhance project performance, productivity, and decision-making.

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Project Management Fundamentals

Project Management Fundamentals

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop a practical understanding of project management principles, tools and techniques to plan, deliver and evaluate projects effectively.

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Certified Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt

Certified Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt

1 week

£500.00

Develop practical process improvement and quality management skills using Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies.

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Certified Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt

Certified Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt

2 weeks

£1,500.00

Develop advanced Lean Six Sigma knowledge and practical process improvement skills to lead organisational improvement projects and drive operational excellence.

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Sport & Exercise Science

CIMSPA Certified Group Instructor

CIMSPA Certified Group Instructor

2 days

£500.00

Become a fully qualified Group Instructor.

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CIMSPA Certified Personal Trainer

CIMSPA Certified Personal Trainer

4 days

£650.00

Become a fully qualified Personal Trainer.

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CIMSPA Certified Gym Instructor

CIMSPA Certified Gym Instructor

4 days

£500.00

Become a fully qualified Gym Instructor.

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Business, Leadership & Strategy

Leading Digital Transformation in Healthcare

Leading Digital Transformation in Healthcare

6 weeks

£500.00

Understanding technologies, improving services and supporting digital transformation.

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Change Management and Leadership

Change Management and Leadership

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop the knowledge and leadership skills required to plan, lead and sustain organisational change in complex and dynamic environments.

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Digital Traceability and Blockchain for Business

Digital Traceability and Blockchain for Business

6 weeks

£500.00

Understand how emerging digital technologies can support transparency, traceability and trust across modern business and supply chains.

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Mentoring and Coaching

Mentoring and Coaching

12 weeks

£305.00

Develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to support, coach and mentor others within professional and organisational settings.

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Digital Marketing Practice

Digital Marketing Practice

12 weeks

£1,070.00

Develop practical skills in digital marketing, including social media, content creation, analytics and search optimisation, to support effective online engagement and business growth.

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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

10 weeks

£305.00

Develop the knowledge and confidence to promote equality, diversity and inclusion within your organisation and professional practice.

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Help to Grow: Management Programme at UWS

Help to Grow: Management Programme at UWS

12 weeks

Develop the leadership, strategic planning and growth management skills needed to scale and strengthen your business.

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