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Do you have research findings, project outcomes, innovative ideas, or professional experiences that deserve to be published but are unsure where to start? This highly interactive workshop will guide you through the complete publication journey, helping you develop the confidence, skills, and practical tools needed to write and publish high-quality academic and professional papers.

• Delivery: Instructor-led Training
• Cost: £1150 (inc VAT)
• Starts 11th of January 2027

This course will help you take your first steps into the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. You will improve your skills by using advanced principles of data analytics in order to create comprehensive insights which support fact-driven decision-making.

• Delivery: Blended
• Cost: £150 (inc VAT)

This engaging CPD course explores the science behind the autonomic nervous system, introduces the core principles of Polyvagal Theory, and demonstrates how this knowledge can support some clients more effectively.

• Delivery: In-person Instructor-led Training
• Cost: £35

This workshop provides a practical framework and a set of proven techniques to help participants communicate clearly, confidently, and constructively in challenging workplace situations.Assertiveness is not an innate trait, but a learned skill built on self-awareness, emotional control, and respect for others. The programme begins by developing an understanding of emotional intelligence and assertiveness theory, enabling participants to recognise their own behavioural patterns and respond more effectively under pressure. Participants will learn how to balance confidence with empathy—moving away from passive, aggressive, or manipulative responses—and towards assertive behaviours that maintain positive working relationships while achieving results.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £195 (inc VAT)
• Date: Starts 20th of August 2026

Midlands Institute of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange accredited

Learn the techniques and methods needed to solve business challenges and apply complex innovative solutions, developing confidence, motivation and ability to effect organisational and personal improvement.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £1,050 (exc VAT)

The Cisco Networking Academy CCNA 7.0 curriculum is for candidates who are seeking associate-level jobs in the ICT industry or hope to fulfil prerequisites in pursuit of more specialized ICT skills. ITN is the first module within the three-module CCNAv7 course. The course uses blended delivery, consisting of in-person lessons at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and online tutorial videos. The labs will be completed using a mixture of hands-on real equipment during the in-person days, Packet Tracer simulation and remote access to real equipment through NETLAB during the rest of the course.

• Delivery: Blended
• Cost: £425 (inc VAT)
• Date: Starts 3rd of October 2026

The Cisco Networking Academy CCNA 7.0 curriculum is for candidates who are seeking associate-level jobs in the ICT industry or hope to fulfil prerequisites in pursuit of more specialized ICT skills. ITN is the first module within the three-module CCNAv7 course. This course runs entirely online and students are required to self-study using the Cisco online curriculum and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø tutorial videos as per the schedule. Online tutorial sessions via MS Teams at 15:30pm -16:30pm on the dates shown will provide an opportunity to discuss course progress and any issues.

• Delivery: Remote
• Cost: £200 (inc VAT)
• Date: Starts 3rd of October 2026

The Cisco Networking Academy CCNA 7.0 curriculum is for candidates who are seeking associate-level jobs in the ICT industry or hope to fulfil prerequisites in pursuit of more specialized ICT skills. SRWE is the second module within the three-module CCNAv7 course. This course runs entirely online and students are required to self-study using the Cisco online curriculum and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø tutorial videos as per the schedule. Online tutorial sessions via MS Teams at 15:30pm - 16:30pm on the dates shown will provide an opportunity to discuss course progress and any issues.

• Delivery: Remote
• Cost: £200 (inc VAT)
• Date: Starts 9th of Jan 2027

The Cisco Networking Academy CCNA 7.0 curriculum is for candidates who are seeking associate-level jobs in the ICT industry or hope to fulfil prerequisites in pursuit of more specialised ICT skills. SRWE is the second module within the three-module CCNAv7 course. The course uses blended delivery, consisting of in-person lessons at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and online tutorial videos. The labs will be completed using a mixture of hands-on real equipment during the in-person days, Packet Tracer simulation and remote access to real equipment through NETLAB during the rest of the course.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £425 (inc VAT)
• Date: Starts 9th of Jan 2027

The Cisco Networking Academy CCNA 7.0 curriculum is for candidates who are seeking associate-level jobs in the ICT industry or hope to fulfil prerequisites in pursuit of more specialized ICT skills. ENSA is the third module within the three-module CCNAv7 course. The course uses blended delivery, consisting of in-person lessons at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and online tutorial videos. The labs will be completed using a mixture of hands-on real equipment during the in-person days, Packet Tracer simulation and remote access to real equipment through NETLAB during the rest of the course.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £425 (inc VAT)
• Date: Starts 3rd of April 2027

The Cisco Networking Academy CCNA 7.0 curriculum is for candidates who are seeking associate-level jobs in the ICT industry or hope to fulfil prerequisites in pursuit of more specialized ICT skills. ENSA is the third module within the three-module CCNAv7 course. This course runs entirely online and students are required to self-study using the Cisco online curriculum and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø tutorial videos as per the schedule. Online tutorial sessions via MS Teams at 15:30pm - 16:30pm on the dates shown will provide an opportunity to discuss course progress and any issues.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £200 (inc VAT)
• Date: Starts 3rd of April 2027

This workshop provides a practical framework and a set of proven techniques to help participants turn ideas into viable business opportunities.

Creativity and innovation are not chance processes. The programme begins by building an understanding of how creative thinking works, enabling participants to generate, develop and refine ideas effectively.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £195 (exc VAT)
• Date: Starts 6th of August 2026

Smart City Development is a comprehensive professional development course designed for individuals seeking to understand the principles, challenges, and opportunities associated with creating smart, sustainable, and future-ready cities.

Delivered by Dr Vahid Javidroozi, Associate Professor in Smart City Systems and founder of Birmingham City University's Smart, Sustainable and Green (SSG) Cities Research Alliance, the course draws upon extensive academic research, industry collaborations, and real-world smart city initiatives from around the world.

• Delivery: Instructor-led Training
• Cost: For Basic level: £400, For advanced: £700, For expert level: £1,000 (inc VAT)
• Starts 30th of November 2026

Identify and learn the standard practices of Digital Marketing theory and apply them in your own 12-month campaign plan. Ensure your business is able to leverage multiple revenue opportunities available through best-practice use of online channels.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £150 (inc VAT)

This introductory workshop provides a structured framework and practical tools to help participants evaluate options and make sound financial decisions in a business context. Effective financial decision making is not just about numbers—it requires understanding of costs, interpreting information, and applying judgement. The programme introduces these capabilities step by step, enabling participants to analyse financial data, assess alternatives, and select the most appropriate approach for their SME.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £195 (inc VAT)
• Date: Starts 13th of August 2026

Lead the growth of your business, reach more customers and boost your profits. Designed to help senior managers of small to medium-sized enterprises build their practical management and leadership capabilities through a comprehensive, 90% funded, 12-week course delivered by Birmingham City Business School.

• Delivery: Hybrid
• Cost: £750 (90% funded by government)

A theoretical course on the UK immunisation programme.

• Delivery: Online
• Cost: £85 (inc VAT)

The course focuses on the theoretical aspect of immunisations and vaccinations in line with the UKHSA National minimum standards and core curriculum for vaccination training (2025).

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £300 (inc VAT)

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) represents the underpinning infrastructure for factories of the future, to accelerate and automate manufacturing processes with a higher levels of efficiency, accuracy and measurably lower cost.

This course provides you with an opportunity to gain experience and skills in IIoT and understand its global context.

• Delivery: Online
• Cost: £150 (inc VAT)

This short course will teach you the principles and practicalities of top-class musical sound recording, working in the industry-standard recording studios at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £300 (inc VAT)

Learn the Application of Body Composition Assessment by enrolling on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s ISAK Level 1 Course (accredited by the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry). Birmingham City University’s ISAK Level 1 Course is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge needed to assess and analyse human physique with precision and accuracy.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £400 (inc VAT)

Take your body composition assessment skills to the next level with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s ISAK Level 2 Anthropometry Course (accredited by the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry.)

• Delivery: Blended
• Cost: £500 (inc VAT)

This one-day short course examines how language functions in extremist online communities, with a focus on male supremacist ideology and far-right nationalism. Using examples from manosphere forums and related digital spaces, the course introduces key linguistic patterns and rhetorical tactics used to normalise ideas, build in-group identity, and legitimise harm. Participants will learn practical approaches for recognising and analysing extremist discourse, alongside an overview of relevant research tools and methods.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £350 (exc VAT)
• Date: Starts September 2026 - specific date to be confirmed

Coming across confidently in a media interview is a necessary skill for modern professionals. At this certificated one-day Media Training course, we will teach you the techniques to get your message across succinctly and give you hands-on experience of being interviewed ‘live’ in our radio and television studios.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £495 (exc VAT)

Podcasting has rapidly established itself as one of the most effective channels for business communication and audience engagement. This one-day CPD course offers business professionals, freelancers and content creators a comprehensive and practical grounding in podcast production, from planning and recording through to publishing, marketing, and monetisation.

Whether you're exploring podcasting for the first time or looking to build on your existing knowledge, you'll leave with the skills, tools, and a clear framework to launch and sustain a successful business podcast. Using Birmingham City University's state-of-the-art studios, you'll also have the opportunity to produce your own pilot episode.

• Delivery: Instructor-led Training
• Cost: £300 (inc VAT)

The main goal of the course is to guide candidates to a level of programming knowledge allowing them to design, write, debug, and run programs encoded in the Python language, and to understand the basic concepts of software development technology.

• Delivery: Instructor-led training
• Cost: £250

Join our RCUK e-Paediatric Immediate Life Support (e-PILS) Course and gain the essential skills and confidence to respond effectively to paediatric emergencies.

This is a nationally recognised and accredited course developed by Resuscitation Council UK for healthcare professionals who may have to manage and treat paediatric patients in an emergency.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £120 (exc vat)

Join our RCUK Immediate Life Support (ILS) Course and develop the essential knowledge and practical skills to manage adult cardiac arrest and the deteriorating patient with confidence.

This is a nationally recognised and accredited course developed by Resuscitation Council UK for healthcare professionals who may have to act as the first responder in an emergency, giving them the skills to manage patients in cardiac arrest before a cardiac arrest team arrives.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £120 (exc vat)

Create, print and publish your own zine using specialist risograph equipment in Birmingham City University's Illustration studio. This hands-on short course introduces participants to the world of zines, self-publishing, and risograph print production, providing access to specialist equipment and expert guidance.

• Delivery: Instructor-led Training
• Cost: £250 (inc VAT)

Spend a day writing songs with top professional songwriters. The Sodajerker Songwriting Lab brings hit songwriter Sacha Skarbek (Adele, James Blunt, Miley Cyrus) and songwriter/producer Ben Parker, co-founder of the Skarbek Songwriting Academy, to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for a one-day workshop hosted by the award-winning Sodajerker podcast.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £270 (inc VAT)
• Date: Starts 4th of September 2026

This course aims to provide an increased understanding of multiple births to help professionals more effectively support families.

• Delivery: Online
• Cost: £85 (inc VAT)

Learn how to identify what makes your product or service valuable to your customers, understand what differentiates your company from others in the same market space, how to build on those strengths and use them in strategic business development to 'wow' your sales prospects and retain existing customers.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £150 (inc VAT)

A substantial percentage of all UK sickness absence is now due to mental ill-health. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Workplace Mental Health three-day short course provides practical guidance on reducing workplace stress and helping staff feel more able to remain at work. Learn best-practice implementation of sustainable culture improvements to support worker wellbeing, and how to measure their effectiveness.

• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Cost: £690 (inc VAT)