Guidance

Courses available in the higher education short courses trial

Updated 22 December 2023

Applies to England

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These 14 providers are currently enrolling learners.

North East

Provider Course title Email address
Teesside University HE short courses d.nicolaou@tees.ac.uk

North West

Provider Course title Email address
Keele University Sustainable development: achieving net zero short.courses@keele.ac.uk
Keele University Sustainable development: achieving net zero  with sustainability in action top-up short.courses@keele.ac.uk
Manchester Metropolitan University Meeting individual needs shortcourses@mmu.ac.uk
Manchester Metropolitan University Speech, language and communication shortcourses@mmu.ac.uk
University of Chester Gateway certificate in professional education -
University of Manchester Agile software engineering agile-hesc@manchester.ac.uk

South East

Provider Course title Email address
University of Roehampton Improving outcomes in special and inclusive education sarah.oflynn@roehampton.ac.uk
University of Roehampton Supporting successful learning sarah.oflynn@roehampton.ac.uk

South West

Provider Course title Email address
University Centre Weston Healthy development through childhood and beyond enquiries@ucw.ac.uk
University Centre Weston Working together to safeguard young people enquiries@ucw.ac.uk
University Centre Weston Mental and emotional health, attachment and trauma enquiries@ucw.ac.uk
University Centre Weston Contributing to the support of people on the autism spectrum enquiries@ucw.ac.uk
University Centre Weston Disability inclusion and social justice enquiries@ucw.ac.uk
University Centre Weston Enabling independence through maths development, literacy, speech development and communication enquiries@ucw.ac.uk
University Centre Weston Play learning and pedagogy enquiries@ucw.ac.uk
University of Plymouth Digital design and fabrication shortcoursesarts@plymouth.ac.uk
University of Plymouth Generative design shortcoursesarts@plymouth.ac.uk

West Midlands

Provider Course title Email address
Coventry University Healthcare and professional skills ac6064@coventry.ac.uk
Staffordshire University Network and cloud based computing r.j.campion@staffs.ac.uk
Staffordshire University Web based computing and programming r.j.campion@staffs.ac.uk
Staffordshire University Infection prevention and control jenny.bate@staffs.ac.uk
Staffordshire University Preparing for carbon net zero p.barratt@staffs.ac.uk
University of Wolverhampton Legal and regulatory frameworks in housing -
University of Wolverhampton Working smarter and greener -
University of Worcester Autism and complex needs a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Children and young people: the environment and sustainable futures a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Coaching and mentoring a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Creating enabling environments a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Early years curriculum assessment and planning a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Inclusive approaches to supporting learners with SEND a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Mental health and wellbeing of children and young people a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Motivation to learn and learning behaviours a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Multi-agency working a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Planning for learning a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Psychology of teaching and learning a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Supporting children and young people’s development and learning a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Supporting communication speech and language in the early years a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Supporting the mental health of children and young people with SEND a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Therapeutic approaches to supporting children experiencing adversity a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk
University of Worcester Working with parents to support children and young people’s learning a.duncan2@worc.ac.uk

Yorkshire and the East Midlands

Provider Course title Email address
Norwich University of the Arts Basics of creative coding j.gledhill@nua.ac.uk
Norwich University of the Arts Creative coding j.gledhill@nua.ac.uk
Norwich University of the Arts Introduction to UX design j.gledhill@nua.ac.uk
Sheffield Hallam Developing data analytics skills in the healthcare sector d.shadija@shu.ac.uk
Sheffield Hallam Developing leadership skills in the early years sector s.gordon@shu.ac.uk
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