Find the courses that
get you where you're going.
Tell us your goal, your role and the time you have. We'll map a short, ordered route through OU short courses — and show the certified CPD you'll earn along the way.
Every course leaves you with something you can hold.
Complete a course and you earn certified CPD — a certificate stating the points, a digital badge, and a Statement of Participation you can log with your professional body. When you're ready to go further, the same subjects lead into credit-bearing study.
Certified CPD, on completion
Recognised professional development you can evidence straight away.
- A CPD certificate stating the points you've earned
- A digital badge to share on LinkedIn or an e-portfolio
- A Statement of Participation for your CPD record
- Points to log against your annual CPD requirement
A step up into credit
When you want it to count toward a qualification, there's a clear next step.
- Short courses build your confidence and CPD
- Microcredentials carry academic credit
- That credit counts toward an OU qualification
- One institution, from first course to degree
Find your route below: pick a goal and you'll see the courses in order, the certificate you'd earn, and where it can lead next.
Three questions. One route.
Tell us the goal, the role and the time on offer. We'll assemble a route from real OU short courses and show where it leads.
What are you trying to do?
Where are you now?
How much time?
Keep a running tally you can take to an appraisal.
Tick the courses you've completed and the log totals the CPD points for the year. It's a record you assemble yourself — the proof of each course is the certificate the OU issues on completion.