United Kingdom Courses & Certifications

Different types of business

28 ratings at OpenLearn

A small grocery store run by one person and perhaps their family must pose quite different challenges from a multinational corporation with operations in many different countries. This free course ...

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Digital communications

20 ratings at OpenLearn

Optical-fibre communications became commercially viable in the 1970s and innovation continues today. This free course, Digital communications, will illustrate how very high data rates can be ...

• OpenLearn
• 20 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introducing philosophy

54 ratings at OpenLearn

Ever wondered what it would be like to study philosophy? This free course, Introducing philosophy, will introduce you to the teaching methods employed and the types of activities and assignments ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Retail marketing

38 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Retail marketing, explores how retailers use marketing to communicate with their customers, considering definitions of retailing and consumers, the basics of communications, ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

What do genes do?

15 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, What do genes do?,  explores how information contained in DNA is used, explaining the flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein. Also introduced are the concepts of ...

• OpenLearn
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introducing social care and social work

6 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore social care and social work roles, contexts, and practices in the UK. Develop understanding of practitioner responsibilities, identity, reflection skills, and legal frameworks guiding these vital professions.

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Social construction and social constructionism

12 ratings at OpenLearn

Within the field of social sciences the terms 'social construction' and 'social constructionism' are frequently used, particularly in relation to social policy. This free course, Social ...

• OpenLearn
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Commercial awareness

44 ratings at OpenLearn

This short course encourages you to look across your organisation, at your place within it and the value you create. It considers how getting different perspectives and widening existing ones ...

• OpenLearn
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Global Disease Masterclass: Communicable Diseases Epidemiology, Intervention and Prevention

2 ratings

This course is all about infectious diseases. We’ve selected four disease areas — HIV, Malaria, Emerging Infectious Diseases (Ebola and Zika), and TB — and we will go through each in turn.

• Coursera
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Epidemiology for Public Health

2 ratings

Gain essential skills to interpret, design, and critique epidemiological studies. Learn disease measurement, study designs, and addressing bias for informed public health decision-making and advanced epidemiology pursuits.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Successful IT systems

34 ratings at OpenLearn

Information technology (IT) systems are a critical part of our world, in business and the public and voluntary sectors. They are often highly complex and interconnected combinations of technology, ...

• OpenLearn
• 9 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introduction to linear equations and matrices

6 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course, matrices are used as a concise way of representing systems of linear equations which occur frequently in mathematics. Section 1 looks at simultaneous linear equations in two ...

• OpenLearn
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

UCL Institute of Education;  University of London

Teaching EFL/ESL Reading: A Task Based Approach

662 ratings at Coursera

Explore task-based approaches for teaching ESL/EFL reading skills, integrating TBLT principles with reading instruction, and designing effective reading tasks for language learners.

• Coursera
• 1 day 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Mediterranean, a Space of Exchange (from the Renaissance to Enlightenment)

4 ratings

Explora la historia del Mediterráneo occidental desde el Renacimiento hasta la Ilustración, analizando la movilidad de personas, objetos, ideas y prácticas que moldearon esta dinámica región de intercambios culturales y económicos.

• Coursera
• 19 hours 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects

275 ratings at Coursera

Learn to finance and initiate major engineering projects, covering investor approaches, contractual instruments, financial indicators, stakeholder management, and best practices for successful project delivery.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course