Staff training

Skill Up programme: Retrain and upskill your staff

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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’s website.

Queen’s University Belfast

Further information and details on how to apply for Queen's University Skill Up courses.

Ulster University

Further information and details on how to apply to the Ulster University Skill Up courses.

St Mary's University College

Further information and details on how to apply to the St Mary's University College course.

Stranmillis University College

Further information and details on how to apply to the Stranmillis University College courses.

North West Regional College

Further information and details on how to apply to the North West Regional College's Skill Up courses.

Belfast Metropolitan College

Further information and details on how to apply to the Belfast Met Skill Up courses.

Northern Regional College

Further information and details on how to apply to the Northern Regional College's Skill Up courses.

South West College

Further information and details on how to apply to the Southern Regional College's Skill Up courses.

South Eastern Regional College

Further information and details on how to apply to the South Eastern Regional College's Skill Up courses.

The Open University

Applications for Open University Skill Up courses closed at midday on Thursday 12 September 2024.

Find further information on the Open University Skill Up courses.

Full list of Skill Up courses

For a breakdown of Skill Up courses available across the organisations, see Skill Up.

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