The Open University (OU) has opened applications for a range of postgraduate courses and short microcredential courses, fully funded through the Department for the Economy’s Skill Up initiative.

Hundreds of places are available across 27 courses with savings of up to £3,200 in course fees.

Postgraduate courses provide skills and knowledge that can bring real-life benefits to you and your career. Microcredential short courses are designed to help you quickly build in-demand career skills and knowledge to stay up-to-date and get ahead.

All courses offer flexible, online study options that allow applicants to work at the same time as they learn.

Courses have been selected based on industry demand and growth and include short 10- or 12-week microcredential courses in Cyber Security Operations (Cisco), Agile Leadership and Management, Climate Change: Transforming your Organisation for Sustainability and AWS Solutions Architect.

Postgraduate courses typically last six months and include Digital Forensics, Financial Strategy and Governance, and Systems Security.

Find out more about The Open University’s range of Skill Up funded courses at http://www.open.ac.uk/courses/choose/skill-up

Registration for Open University Skill Up courses closes at midnight on 13 February 2023.