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Short courses and CPD

We provide short courses and continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for professionals and organisations across various sectors, helping to enhance skills, meet training needs, and support professional and business growth in a fast-changing world.

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  • Access to world-class facilities and expertise
  • Flexibility to choose from our wide-ranging courses
  • Gain academic credits to use towards further study

We offer a wide range of courses to help you or your team build expertise, update knowledge, or develop entirely new skills. Our courses are:

  • Flexible – with opportunities to study online, on campus, or in the workplace
  • Relevant – informed by research and shaped by industry needs
  • Practical – designed for immediate workplace impact.

We also partner with employers to create bespoke training programmes, tailored to organisations, goals, skills gaps, and sector challenges.

We’re dedicated to supporting lifelong learning and career progression. With both accredited and non-accredited options available, you can choose the route that works best for you. If you take an accredited course, you’ll also have the option to put your credits towards further study within five years.

Our courses

Explore our short courses by subject below, or use our course search.

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Sunderland Skills and Inclusion Programme

The UKSPF Sunderland Skills and Inclusion Programme supports Sunderland businesses and their employees, giving them the opportunity to access fully funded upskilling, training, and education via a combination of masterclasses, short courses, and credit bearing provision.

Sunderland Skills and Inclusion Programme
Kristy Butters

The University is proactive in developing courses that meet the real-life needs of the workforce. It’s been a worthwhile experience for me learning valuable skills from experts in their field.

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