Skill Up programme: Retrain and upskill your staff
Find free training opportunities to help develop the skills of your staff through the fully funded Skill Up programme.
Skill Up offers opportunities for businesses to retrain and upskill their staff by taking advantage of a range of free accredited courses. The training will be delivered by the local further and higher education providers in Northern Ireland.
Opportunities are available from entry to postgraduate levels, focusing on skills identified by industry, linked to priority economic areas, including:
- green skills
- software
- advanced manufacturing
- childcare
- health and social care
- hospitality
- transversal skills
Training courses available for 2024-25
If you are interested in the training courses available from local colleges and universities for the 2024-25 academic year, visit the provider鈥檚 website.
Queen鈥檚 University Belfast
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Ulster University
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St Mary's University College
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Stranmillis University College
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North West Regional College
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Belfast Metropolitan College
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Northern Regional College
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Southern Regional College
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South Eastern Regional College
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South West College
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The Open University
Applications for Open University Skill Up courses closed at midday on Thursday 12 September 2024.
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Full list of Skill Up courses
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