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Posted 1 February 2023
Skill Up - Free University and College Courses for 18+ living in Northern Ireland @ NI Direct
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If you’re aged 18 and over and eligible to work in Northern Ireland, a range of free accredited courses are available to help you re-train and re-skill, through SKILL UP – the flexible skills programme.
The Department for the Economy, with funding from the Northern Ireland Office and the Department of Finance, is supporting free short courses, delivered by the local further and higher education providers.
There are up to 7000 free places available until end of June 2023 with many more to follow in the next few years.
Opportunities are available from entry to postgraduate levels, focusing on skills identified by industry, linked to priority economic sectors, including:
Most courses will be delivered online and will provide an opportunity to re-skill and upskill into areas where job growth is expected to be high as we emerge from the impact of coronavirus.
I personally completed an OU course in June 2022 and am currently doing another at QUB. Very worthwhile in my opinion if you have the time and are motivated. Some of the courses are PgCert which could take you approximately half way to an MSc but you will likely need to pay for the remaining modules.
The Department for the Economy, with funding from the Northern Ireland Office and the Department of Finance, is supporting free short courses, delivered by the local further and higher education providers.
There are up to 7000 free places available until end of June 2023 with many more to follow in the next few years.
Opportunities are available from entry to postgraduate levels, focusing on skills identified by industry, linked to priority economic sectors, including:
- digital skills
- green technologies
- healthcare and life sciences
- advanced manufacturing
- leadership and management
Most courses will be delivered online and will provide an opportunity to re-skill and upskill into areas where job growth is expected to be high as we emerge from the impact of coronavirus.
I personally completed an OU course in June 2022 and am currently doing another at QUB. Very worthwhile in my opinion if you have the time and are motivated. Some of the courses are PgCert which could take you approximately half way to an MSc but you will likely need to pay for the remaining modules.
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Edited by a community support team member, 2 February 2023
14 Comments
sorted byBut the on the description says elegível to work in NI
So anyone holding a UK passport can apply?
Sorry if my question is dumb
To be eligible for a fully funded place you must be:
I hope they are good because since moving back here I find digital awareness and knowledge to be very low here compared to other countries I've lived and worked in. (edited)