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Short professional courses
The University of Bedfordshire offers accredited courses for UK and EU professionals in a range of subject areas which provide you with opportunities to progress your career and develop your skills.
RESEARCH & INNOVATION SERVICE
Being a gateway to business support, the University of Bedfordshire’s Research & Innovation Service (RIS) understands the key challenges faced by startups, established businesses and entrepreneurs. Through the University’s academic resources and expertise, we help businesses in the public sector and social enterprises thrive through funding opportunities, professional consultancy, work placements, targeted high-level training sessions and bespoke workshops. RIS supports organisations to improve output, productivity and profitability – often leading to increased staff motivation and better budget management, allowing the business to remain competitive in a fast-changing world. Offering a variety of accredited qualifications by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM) and the Association of Project Managers Group (APMG), our Continued Professional Development (CPD) team aim to suit clients' needs – delivering virtually or in person at our state-of-the-art Luton centre, our Putteridge Bury Conference Centre, or at clients’ premises.
OUR SHORT COURSES INCLUDE:
Project management training
• PRINCE2® Project Management • Agile Project Management™ (AgilePM®) • Change Management™
Management and leadership
• CMI Level 3 Award in First Line Management (QCF) • CMI Level 5 Award in Management Coaching and Mentoring (QCF) • CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and
Leadership (QCF)
OUR APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
Apprenticeships help people to continue their education up to and beyond degree level while creating real impact in the workplace. With the highest apprenticeships’ offering in the region, the University’s broad programme of 15 apprenticeship standards ranges from Level 4 (first year of higher education) through to Level 7 (postgraduate level). We train apprentices for advanced and professional roles in digital skills, management and leadership, science and technology, nursing, healthcare and social work. For more information, please visit our website:
beds.ac.uk/apprenticeships
LEAN SIX SIGMA TRAINING
The Lean Six Sigma philosophy is about providing change and improvement to your processes and business performance. Through our long-standing partnership with a globally operating provider, the Lean Six Sigma Company, these courses will help you implement Lean Thinking tools to look at how you work, and enable you to improve your process flow by eliminating waste and variation. We provide support both in the education and application of Lean Six Sigma. Our courses include: • Lean Thinking (in-company delivery only) • Lean Practitioner • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt For more information about our short courses and apprenticeship training, see our Developing Professionals brochure.
