Ever wanted to learn a new skill or develop your knowledge? We’ve collated a list of online course available in the South East Midlands. These distance learning courses range from childcare to logistics, run by local colleges, universities and other training providers.
Bedford College
Courses: Range of subjects such as Childcare, Adult Care, Health, Nutrition, Business, Equality & Diversity and Safeguarding.
Audience: Learners over 19+ and living in the EU for the past 3 years
Website: www.bedford.ac.uk/our-courses/subjects/distance-learning
Accreditation: NCFE/CACHE Accredited
Central Bedfordshire College
Courses: Courses to add something extra to a CV, gain new knowledge in an area of interest or progress in your current job.
Audience: Learners over 19+ and living in the EU for the past 3 years
Website: www.centralbeds.ac.uk/online-courses
Accreditation: NCFE/CACHE Accredited
Milton Keynes College
Courses: A wide range of Level 2 courses which are free to study.
Audience: Learners over 19+ and living in the EU for the past 3 years
Website: info.mkcollege.ac.uk/distance-learning
Accreditation: NCFE/CACHE Accredited
Tresham College
Courses: Courses on Business, Management and Mentoring plus Health and Social Care.
Audience: Learners over 19+ and living in the EU for the past 3 years
Website: www.tresham.ac.uk/sectors/distance-learning/
Accreditation: NCFE/CACHE Accredited
University of Northampton
Courses: Programmes of study encompassing a wide range of methods of learning, teaching and assessment to help people gain the skills needed for work.
Audience: All
Website: www.northampton.ac.uk/student-life/distance-learning/
The Open University
Courses: OpenLearn – over 10,000 hours of online courses and content, all free of charge. This includes employability courses specifically focused on the core skills.
Audience: All
Website: www.open.edu/openlearn
Accreditation: Some with digital badges
The Open University
Courses: FutureLearn – short online courses to online degrees to help develop professionally and/or personally.
Audience: All
Website: www.futurelearn.com/
Accreditation: Microcredentials and degrees
Ditto Sustainability
Courses: Environmental learning with 75% of online catalogue available free of charge. Supports a wider understanding of the environmental agenda and include UN Sustainable Development Goals, Circular Economy and Climate Emergency.
Audience: All
Website: https://www.dittosustainability.ai/rio-engage-with-circular-learning
Accreditation: Many of the courses are accredited to CPD
EdX
Courses: Online courses including computer science, language, data science, engineering, humanities, business and management.
Audience: All
Website: www.edx.org/
JCS Training
Courses: Wide range of IT & Business/Management training and development as well as F2F delivery live Interactive virtual training is available on many of the courses.
Audience: All
Website: https://jcstraining.com/training/news/interactive-virtual-training/
KEITS Training Services
Courses: A range of short distance learning courses which can be completed in as little as 4–8 weeks.
Audience: Learners over 19+ and living in the EU for the past 3 years.
Website: www.keits.co.uk/keits-short-courses.php
Accreditation: NCFE/CACHE Accredited
LinkedIn Learning
Courses: A variety of courses on business, technology and creative.
Audience: All
Website: www.linkedin.com/learning/
Online Learning College
Courses: Range of courses including A-Levels, Business and Management.
Audience: All
Website: www.online-learning-college.com/distance-learning/
Accreditation: Some A Levels and NCFE Accredited
Online Business School
Courses: University pathway programmes with Undergraduate and Postgraduate Diploma Awards and some short courses.
Audience: All
Website: www.onlinebusinessschool.com/
Accreditation: Some level 6 and 7 awards
Qube Learning
Courses: The courses cover a range of sectors including Healthcare, Health & Social Care, Leadership & Management, Transport & Logistics and more. Use code: QUBEVISIONAPR to checkout for free.
Audience: All
Website: courses.qube-vision.com
Qube Learning
Courses:
• Level 2 Certificate in Team Leading Principles
• Level 1 Certificate in Digital Skills
• Level 2 Certificate in Warehousing and Storage Principles
Audience: Jobseekers in receipt of benefits or those employed but on less than £16,009.50 annual gross salary.
Website: eu.jotform.com/form/83373020417348
Accreditation: NCFE/CACHE Accredited
Training 4 U Services
Courses: Over 30 work-based learning courses available.
Audience: All
Website: https://www.training4uservices.co.uk/
Accreditation: Some International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)
TCHC
Courses: A range of over 30 courses for CPD in the work place
Audience: All
Website: https://www.tchc.net/individual/current-courses
Accreditation: Some Level 2
TCHC
Courses: Functional skills courses including IT, social media, English and Maths
Audience: All
Website: https://www.tchc.net/individual/class2cloud
Accreditation: Level 1 and 2
Udemy
Courses: 100,000 online video courses including business, marketing, IT & software and personal development.
Audience: All
Website: www.udemy.com/
Workers’ Educational Association (WEA)
Courses: A variety of online courses free of charge during the Summer Term (April – July) for personal development and work related
Audience: All
Website: https://www.wea.org.uk/liveonlinelearning
Pearson – UK Learns
Courses: UK Learns provides access to certified courses that are of value to employers. Many are free of charge, some for a limited period. New courses and functionality added regularly.
Audience: All
Website: https://uklearns.pearson.com/
Accreditation: Some certified
Green Penny
Courses: All short courses, taking between 20 minutes and half a day to complete. All courses are provided in association with Highfield Qualifications, an awarding body in the UK.
Audience: All
Website: https://www.greenpenny.co.uk/elearning-courses/
Accreditation: Some certified
Digital Boost
Courses: Purpose is to help charities and small businesses get essential digital skills through matching organisations with digital experts to offer one to one guidance and practical webinars for free.
Audience: Charities and small businesses
Website: https://www.digitalboost.org.uk/
Central Bedfordshire Council
Courses: Distance-based learning to support wellbeing and mental health.
Audience: Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough residents.
Website: https://courses.centralbedsglobal.net/AvailableCoursesList.asp?COL=SessionStartDate&SRT=ASC
