The University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning’s Short Courses partnered with Edinburgh’s Royston Wardieburn Community Centre to offer a daytime archaeology course for the local community.
The ‘Making Connections’ course, taught by Archaeology Teaching Fellow Kristian L.R.
The University of Edinburgh
Short courses
You don’t have to study for a degree to learn with us. We have a huge range of options that allow you to study at a time and pace that suits you.
With our short courses, you can learn during the day, in the evening, at weekends or at a Summer School. Courses range from Jewellery Making and Elementary Norwegian to those where you can earn credit towards a qualification. You may also be eligible for support ranging from a Personal Tutor to academic and sometimes financial support. If your company or organisation would benefit from a team-building or training course, the Business School can tailor a bespoke course to meet your needs.
Centre for Open Learning
The Centre for Open Learning offers short courses in subjects from Archaeology, Art and Design and Creative Writing through to History, Psychology and Politics. No prior knowledge of the subject is usually required.
If you can’t commit to a weekly slot over five or 10 weeks, then you can try a Saturday taster session, a weekend course or one of our Summer Schools. We may also be able to provide financial assistance such as discounts for alumni or help with fees for those on certain kinds of benefit.
Find a short course to suit you
Learn a language
Courses are available in more than 20 languages from Arabic to Welsh, British Sign Language, Japanese and Swahili. If you just want to brush up on your French or Italian for a holiday, or take a serious interest in Chinese Advanced, we’ve got just the course for you.
Studying for Credit
Credit Plus courses are short courses with study and essay-writing skills built in. They are designed for students who want to study for credit at university level for the first time, or in a subject they haven’t studied before. This type of course includes subjects such as Film Studies, How Art Works and Introducing Scottish Social History.
These credits count towards a Certificate of Higher Education, a national qualification recognised by employers and other universities. Everyone who takes this route has support from a Personal Tutor who helps you with academic guidance and support.
Part-time Access Programme
This part-time programme is primarily for adult students who are returning to learning after a break from study. It has been carefully designed to prepare students with few or no prior qualifications to study for a degree in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences.
If you are accepted onto the course, you will be a fully matriculated student at the University with access to all the facilities available to other students, including extensive academic and pastoral support.
The programme will be run from late summer 2018 and finish in June 2019, and we will announce the process for applying in early 2018. For further information about the Part-time Access Programme, please email the Centre for Open Learning.
Education for Business
Our triple-accredited Business School delivers bespoke options for Executive Education which are designed to challenge, inspire and transform your thinking and that of your company. A range of courses is available from two-day Masterclasses to accredited MBA level courses and customised programmes tailored to your company’s needs.
Edinburgh College is hosting a Course Clearing Event this week to provide support and guidance to young people following SQA exam results day.
The event is aimed at helping anyone who has received their results to work out what they want to do next and discover the right college course for them. Continue reading Edinburgh College course clearing event on Thursday
Thousands of young people will have access to information, advice and support when the Skills Development Scotland (SDS) exam results helpline opens.
Expert careers advisers will be on hand to discuss next steps with young people receiving their results and to provide more information to parents and carers who are keen to understand the choices available.
The helpline will be available from 8am to 8pm today and tomorrow (Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 August), and from 9am to 5pm weekdays from Thursday 8 until Wednesday 14 August. The number to call is 0808 100 8000.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney met some of the advisers who will be standing by to provide dedicated support. He said: “I want to wish everyone receiving exam results the very best of luck and offer my congratulations on the culmination of all your hard work.
“This is an extremely significant time but it is important to remember that this is the start of a journey, not the end. If your results are what you hoped for that is great news but if you miss out on the grades you were looking for, or do even better than expected, there is a huge variety of options available to you that the SDS careers advisers are on hand to talk through.”
James Russell, Skills Development Scotland’s Director of Career Information, Advice & Guidance Operations, said: “If your results aren’t what you expected don’t panic, you have lots of options.
“Skills Development Scotland is Scotland’s career service and our experienced advisers are here to help you and your parents and carers with information on all the options and opportunities available to you.”
The helpline is free to call however some operator charges may apply. Get in touch with the helpline via Facebook or Twitter.
Results information and advice is also available on Scotland’s careers website My World of Work.
Find out more about the role of a Skills Development Scotland careers adviser.
International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox MP has announced the world’s first training programme to recruit tomorrow’s trade negotiators. Continue reading Getting Ready to Trade?
Looking for something a bit different this summer? The RSE (Royal Society of Edinburgh) is launching Curious, a month-long programme of talks, workshops, exhibitions and performances in the beautiful surroundings of its magnificent Victorian era building to explore some of the most pressing and interesting issues and ideas of the day. Continue reading Calling the Curious: The RSE launches new Summer Events programme
Our 2019/20 Adult Education Programme is out now!
Whether you want to brush up on your art; heal with herbs; develop your photography skills or simply enjoy the peace that being in the Garden can bring, with over 100 courses running this year there is sure to be something for everyone.
View the full programme here:
J.P. Morgan, with Good Things Foundation, has launched Power Up, a pioneering £1.3 million initiative to help people, businesses and communities to participate by helping people in under-served communities build the digital skills needed to qualify for in-demand jobs. Glasgow and Edinburgh are two of the four areas identified for support. Continue reading Power Up: closing the digital divide
The proportion of young people who enter work, training or further study within nine months of leaving school is now the highest on record. Official statistics published yesterday show that 93.2% of school pupils had a positive destination nine months after leaving school. Continue reading Deprivation gap in school leavers is lowest ever
Congratulations to the 22 young interns aged 16-29 who graduated from the Edinburgh Project SEARCH programme this week.
Each intern has successfully completed nine months of work experience at the City of Edinburgh Council or NHS Lothian to improve their employability and skills confidence. Project SEARCH is a transition programme for individuals aged 16-29 years who have additional needs when they are beginning new careers. Continue reading Celebrating Project SEARCH
