Continuing professional development
Updating your knowledge and skills is vital to success in an ever-changing employment marketplace.
Throughout 2013 we are offering a range of continuing professional development courses. These short courses are run through the Training and Development Unit at the University of Brighton and are specifically designed to meet the needs of industry, to complement experience and fulfil the requirements of businesses.
Through attending our courses, delegates will be able to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge, benefiting both the individual and their workplace. Courses are taught by experienced teams, drawing on experts from both within and outside the University of Brighton and are backed by the university's quality assurance processes.
Environmental Policy and Law
Wednesday afternoons, 4–6pm, from 6 February to 22 May 2013 (with a break for Easter)
This course is a series of 12 two-hour lectures, and provides an overview of the legal provisions with respect to the environment and the legal controls and policy mechanisms available to the international community, the European Union and the UK government. You can choose to attend individual lectures or the complete course.
Standard fee £550 for the full module or £20 to attend each lecture (sorry, no discounts available)
Practical marketing and sales for business
27 February to 15 May 2013 (10 half-day sessions, with a two-week break for Easter)
This course will benefit anyone who wants to gain practical marketing knowledge. It is ideal for companies wishing to grow rapidly or change their businesses, and for those who need to become more customer, sales, and market-focused. The course is oriented towards acquiring practical skills and contains realistic, useful advice from week one, enabling you to start using tools to improve your business immediately.
Special alumni fee: £875
Postgraduate courses
In addition, there are a variety of postgraduate courses to take advantage of at the university and don’t forget to ask about your alumni discount.
The following subject areas have courses which you may be interested in:
- Business (management, law, marketing, accounting, personnel)
- Short courses for industry with the Centre for Collaboration and Partnership
- Computing, engineering and mathematics
- Environment
- Health professions (physiotherapy, podiatry, occupational therapy)
- Nursing and midwifery
- Pharmacy
- Sport-related courses
