Skill Up
Belfast Met is offering FREE places on a range of accredited short courses and programmes.
These courses have been designed to provide upskilling and reskilling opportunities, focused on supporting individuals to engage in learning and improve the skills profile of our local workforce.
Now is the perfect time to take your next step and enrol on one of our free courses across the following areas:
- Business and Marketing
- Health and Social Care
- Childcare
- Software
- Hospitality
- Green Skills
Requirements
- You must be a resident of Northern Ireland to qualify for this course funding,
- Places on courses are limited and course dates are subject to change.
- Students must be available to attend during class hours.
- Minimum numbers will be required before a course will run.
Eligibility
To take part in a Skill Up course or programme, you must be:
- Over 18 years of age;
- Eligible to work in Northern Ireland;
- ‘Settled’ in Northern Ireland, and has been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years; or is a person who has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK
Documentation confirming eligibility of the above criteria will be requested prior to securing a place on the course.
Please see below the provisional list of courses to be delivered by Belfast Met under Skill Up. Please register your interest on the link below, and we will notify you via email when these courses become open to applications.
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Childhood Sector |
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| NOCN Level 2 Award in Meeting the Needs of Learners with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award for Special Educational Needs Coordinators in Early Years Settings |
| OCN NI Level 2 Award in Infant and Child Mental Health and its Impact on Social and Emotional Development |
| CACHE Level 2 Introductory Awareness of Autistic Spectrum Conditions |
| CACHE Level 3 Support Individuals with Autistic Conditions |
| City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Transition to Play work |
| OCN Level 2 Award in Managing Challenging Behaviour in Children and Young People |
| OCN NI Level 2 Award in Early Years Learning, Care and Development |
| OCN NI Level 2 Award in Introduction to Mindfulness and Reducing Anxiety in Children |
| OCN NI Level 3 Award in Working with Children and Young People with Special Needs |
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Green Skills Sector |
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| OCN Level 3 Award in Digital Construction with Building Information Modelling (BIM) |
| OCN Level 2 Certificate in Retrofit Skills for Domestic Building Fabric |
| OCN Level 2 Award in Digital Construction Skills |
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Health and Social Care Sector |
| CPCAB Level 2 Award in Introduction to Counselling Skills |
| OCN NI Level 2 Award in Awareness of Mental Health and Well-Being |
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Hospitality Sector |
| Get into Hospitality Programme |
| Chef Bootcamp |
| ILM Level 3 Unit - Understanding Costs and Budgets in an Organisation (Hospitality) |
| City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Barista Skills |
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Software Sector |
| OCN NI Level 3 Award in Creative Arts and Digital Technologies |
| Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 365 Associate |
| OCN NI Level 3 Award in Professional and Technical Media Production Practices |
| Cyber Skills - Adult Training Programme |
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Transversal Sector |
| OCN Level 4 Award in Social Media and Digital Marketing |
| OCN Level 2 Award in Digital Marketing |
| ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management |
| OCN Level 2 Award in Vocational Skills |
| OCN Level 2 Award in Social Media |
| ILM Level 3 Award in Effective Coaching and Mentoring |
| ILM Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management |
