University of Derby

Looking to improve your skills or change career? Our cutting-edge short courses and CPD courses could be the key.

This is a university that’s relevant today and focused on tomorrow. A university that never stands still and is never complacent – just like you.

We care about your continuing professional development (CPD) so as well as part-time degrees, we run innovative and enlightening short courses – both on-campus and online.

We offer CPD modules and short courses on the most cutting-edge issues, including new legislation – for instance IFRS 16 Leases (an International Financial Reporting Standard) – as well as some of the pressing issues of our time, such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Browse our up-to-date short courses that range from designing and making to updating your knowledge on social media photography.

Professional qualifications for accountants, those working in human resources or purchasing and supply.

Short courses for educators. Covering key themes such as teacher inquiry, attachment theory, primary mathematics and autism.

Derby English Language Centre (DELC) offers you the opportunity to develop your English language skills at one of the UK’s top performing universities for fair access.