Enhance your knowledge by completing one of our specialist short courses.
We provide a range of short courses, both self-funded and funded by the government, that allow you to gain expert knowledge.
Whether you're looking to reskill into a new career, start your own business or explore an interest, we have courses to suit everyone.
Our courses are designed in collaboration with external partners such as TechSPARK and Transform Digital. This means you'll learn from industry professionals and get an idea of what skills employers in your sector are looking for. Our partners include Microsoft, Adobe, the British Computer Society, and Instats.
If you're starting your own business, our short courses enable you to reach a wider client base and expand the range of services your business can offer.
Skills Bootcamps are short courses of up to 12 weeks that allow you to build up sector-specific skills and support you towards employment. If you're looking to retrain, pursue a career in a new field or start your own business, our Skills Bootcamps are for you.
You'll receive between six and eight hours of teaching and complete around ten hours of independent study a week. Some courses are fully online, whilst others are a mixture of online and face to face teaching.
We're delivering these in partnership with employers, providers and local authorities. These courses are fully funded by the Department for Education and help you gain skills for life, help support skills demands in your area and ultimately help you take the next step in your career journey.
Our short courses have been designed to address identified skills gaps and demand. We're regularly developing new courses as demand changes and evolves.
These courses range from a couple of days to a few weeks. You'll have a wide range of learning opportunities that'll build your confidence and achievements, expanding your portfolio of skills and giving you a springboard for future career goals.
Click Start is a free eight week short course designed to help you pursue a new career. You'll develop skills in digital marketing, UI/UX design and web development to build a portfolio that'll showcase your new abilities.
Click Start is the new nationwide training programme developed by the Institute of Coding. You'll be supported through the course by a personal employability coach from Catch22 and will receive coaching for six months following your course.
FWD is a new style of learning that lets you pick and choose what you want to study, allowing you to match your learning to your career goals and interests.
Whether you're looking to start a business, get a new job, improve your existing skills, or just try something new, FWD is perfect for you.
Bath Spa University offers a variety of certifications designed to enhance your professional development and advance your career.
These certifications, recognised across the industry, are designed to support and enhance your career progression, providing you with the skills and credentials needed for professional growth.
In the past we have run short courses in:
If you'd be interested in one of these courses running again, please let us know via our expression of interest form.
Bath Spa University offers a variety of certifications designed to enhance your professional development and advance your career. These include Agile Foundation, Agile Scrum Foundation and Azure Fundamentals.
These certifications, recognised across the industry, are designed to support and enhance your career progression, providing you with the skills and credentials needed for professional growth.
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"Completing the course definitely helped me get new work and gave me a good starting point for developing my marketing knowledge and skills."
Cameren, short course student
Click Start by Bath Spa in Creative Digital Skills is a creative digital programme designed to help you pursue a new career. You'll develop next level skills in digital marketing, UI/UX design and web development to build a portfolio that'll showcase your new abilities.
Over the eight weeks you'll work on live briefs, in groups and individually, to strengthen your problem solving skills, creativity, adaptability and resilience. These are all valuable skills that employers look for.
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Discover how to heighten a sports brand and grow social media platforms with tailored and engaging content from the grounds of Bath City Football Club.
You’ll have the opportunity to report live on a Bath City Women’s match on Bath City FC’s official social media accounts and learn how to promote games and manage tone of voice effectively.
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Learn how to record, edit and mix sound designed for new immersive media environments on this Introduction to Immersive Audio short course.
During this two-day course you'll gain experience and skills in binaural and ambisonic sound recording and awareness of post production workflows for ambisonic editing.
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While fostering a supportive writing environment, you’ll be encouraged to develop your voice and writing skills, strengthen your critical thinking skills, work collaboratively with other writers, and explore your own creativity.
You’ll explore approaches to crafting stories that engage and inspire young readers through your own creative writing.
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