New initiatives and courses

Are you aged 18 years or above?

Has the current pandemic caused you to rethink your future and consider upskilling or reskilling to adapt to new challenges?

We are offering a range of new courses and initiatives which we hope will help you to gain the appropriate skills and knowledge to progress in your current employment path, or start fresh in a new career!

The LEARNING cOMPANY

We have recently employed graduates with IT/Computing, Visual Communications in Digital Media, English or Business-related degree qualifications, to be Digital Learning Designers in our 32-week paid programme known as the 'The Learning Company'. The project aims to provide experience and a safe creative space for skilled graduates to develop their industry knowledge. Find out more.

GIVE YOURSELF A BOOST

Need to enhance your current skills? We are offering more funded places on a wide variety of courses, at various qualification levels. This will not only help you to gain more qualifications but also build confidence in your area of expertise, so you can seek better employment opportunities.

Subjects	Courses
Administration & IT	IT in BUsiness (PDA Level 3) FULL Microsoft Office Training Courses
Art, Design & Media	Technical Award in Interactive Media
English & Maths	English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) iGCSE Maths Tuition - Douglas (Level 2) iGCSE Maths - Day (EDEXCEL Level 2)
Finance	Award in Manual Bookkeeping (IAB Level 1) FULL Award in Manual Bookkeeping (IAB Level 2) FULL Award in Manual Bookkeeping (IAB Level 3) FULL
Hospitality & Catering	Award in Nutrition (Level 2) Award in Food Safety in Catering (Highfield Level 2) Award in Food Safety in Catering (Highfield Level 3) Award in Health and Safety (Highfield Level 2) Award in Customer Service (Highfield Level 2) Professional Cooking (City & Guilds NVQ Level 3)
Wellbeing	How to be Happy: An Introduction to Mindfulness - UCM - SPRING Working Mindfully with Pain, Discomfort and Difficult Emotions - UCM - AUTUMN The Power of Mindfulness:  You are not what you think - UCM - SUMMER Losing Weight Effectively - The Healthy Way - UCM AUTUMN Healthy Eating - All you Need to Know to Eat Well, Live Well and Stay Well - UCM - SPRING Eating Well for Disease Prevention and Ageing Well - UCM - SPRING Food and the Mood Connection - UCM - SPRING Nutrition and Gut Connection - Promoting Good Digestive Health - UCM - SUMMER Mindfulness in the Workplace - UCM - AUTUMN Mindful Self-Compassion - UCM - SPRING

THINKING ABOUT your future?

Need to move up in your job? We have developed a series of short courses, which will help you to progress in the construction, health & social care and digital sectors, amongst others. Courses will start at different times in the year; please see here for more information.

 

considering SWITCHING UNIVERSITIES?

We understand that life doesn’t always go to plan; we are here to help. If you are considering transferring your studies to University College Isle of Man, please see here for more information.