Short online courses
Haven’t got much time but want to improve your skills?
Our Short Online Courses can help improve your overall knowledge, and they can be completed in as little as 4 hours!
These courses are automatically marked by our online system as you complete each section, and your results can be accessed immediately after completion.
Business, leadership and management
Business, leadership and management - short online courses
| Course title | Course duration |
| Conflict management | 4 hours |
| Discipline in the workplace | 4 hours |
| Induction of new staff | 2 hours |
| Leading and motivating a team | 4 hours |
| Organising and delegating | 4 hours |
| Performance management | 4 hours |
| Planning and allocating work | 4 hours |
| Solving problems and making decisions | 4 hours |
| Stress management | 4 hours |
| Understanding leadership | 4 hours |
Children and education
Children and education - short online courses
| Course title | Course duration |
| Principles of internet safety | 4 hours |
| Safeguarding adults and children | 4 hours |
| Understanding bullying and discrimination in children and young people | 4 hours |
| Understanding food hygiene and safety | 3 hours |
Digital
Digital - short online courses
| Course title | Course duration |
| Social media for business | 20 hours |
| Email as a promotional tool for business | 24 hours |
| Digital marketing review | 17 hours |
| Understanding search engine optimisation for business | 18 hours |
| Digital marketing for business | 20 hours |
Health and fitness
Health and fitness - short online courses
| Course title | Course duration |
| Understand the principles of exercise and fitness | 4 hours |
| Explore the principles of healthy eating | 4 hours |
Health and safety
Health and safety - short online courses
| Course title | Course duration |
| COSHH risk assessment | 4 hours |
| DSE risk assessment | 4 hours |
| Fire safety principles | 4 hours |
| Health and safety in the workplace | 4 hours |
| Manual handling safety at work | 4 hours |
| Prevention and control of infection | 4 hours |
Health and social care
Health and social care - short online course
| Course title | Course duration |
| Alcohol awareness | 4 hours |
| Dementia awareness | 4 hours |
| Mental capacity act | 4 hours |
| Mental health awareness | 4 hours |
| Safeguarding adults and children | 4 hours |
| Sexual health awareness | 4 hours |
| Substance misuse awareness | 4 hours |
| Understanding anxiety | 4 hours |
| Understanding depression | 4 hours |
| Understanding eating disorders | 4 hours |
| Understanding stress | 4 hours |
Personal development and employability
Personal development and employability - short online courses
| Course title | Course duration |
| GDPR | 4 hours |
| Induction essentials | 5 hours |
| First aid programme | 16 hours |
| Personal money management | 4 hours |
| Principles of safeguarding | 26 hours |
| Rights and responsibilities | 4 hours |
| The importance of British values | 26 hours |
| The importance of online safety | 26 hours |
| The prevent duty and its importance in society | 26 hours |
| Understanding equality and diversity | 4 hours |
| Domestic abuse | 12 hours |
| Developing behaviours and attitudes for life and work | 10 hours |
| Maintaining work standards | 20 hours |
| Communicating with others at work | 10 hours |
| Developing personal confidence and self awareness | 27 hours |
| Making personal finance | 20 hours |
| Inequality and race | 4 hours |
| Networking | 7 hours |
| Becoming a life-long learner | 3 hours |
| Marketing personal brand | 4 hours |
| Negotiating and influencing | 3 hours |
| Life is a team sport | 3 hours |
| Learning to learn | 3 hours |
| Decision making | 3 hours |
Retail and hospitality
Retail and hospitality - short online courses
| Course title | Course duration |
| Prepare to deliver excellent customer service | 4 hours |
| Food safety awareness | 4 hours |
Social series
Social series - short online courses
| Course title | Course duration |
| Forced marriage and honour based violence | 2 hours |
| Stalking and harrassment awareness | 2 hours |
| Suicide awareness | 2 hours |
| Menopause | 2 hours |
| Knife crime awareness | 2 hours |
| Spiking awareness | 2 hours |
| Safeguarding in out of school settings | 2 hours |
| Keeping young people safe online | 2 hours |
| Understanding the power of the influencer | 2 hours |
Sustainability
Sustainability - short online courses
| Course title | Course duration |
| Principles of sustainable development | 17 hours |
| Principles of sustainable communities | 17 hours |
| Principles of sustainable energy management | 17 hours |
| Social responsibility of business in relation to sustainability | 17 hours |
| Principles of waste management | 17 hours |
| Principles of sustainable transport | 16 hours |
| Sustainability in the construction sector | 2 hours |
| Sustainability in the Healthcare sector | 2 hours |
| Sustainability in business admin and digital careers | 2 hours |
| Sustainability in the beauty and personal care sector | 2 hours |
| Sustainability in the hospitality sector | 2 hours |