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Gain valuable business skills to boost your employability and effectiveness at work
Being able to communicate with colleagues, network with peers, build relationships with customers and manage projects with success are valuable skills in today’s business environment.
With the Business Fundamentals program from The Open University Business School, you can develop these skills, boosting your effectiveness at work today and your long-term employability tomorrow.
Accessible for free on desktop, tablet or mobile and delivered in bite-sized chunks, the four online courses in this program provide a flexible way to support and demonstrate your continuing professional development (CPD).
When you complete all four courses and buy a Certificate of Achievement for each, you will earn a FutureLearn Award as proof of completing the program of study.
You can also complete these four courses as part of the Business and Finance Fundamentals program for academic credit from The Open University.
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- Flexible – students work where and when they choose to fit in with jobs, families and other commitments
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Our modules are developed by multi-disciplinary course teams comprising:
- Academics, educational technologists and media specialists contributing pedagogic and technical expertise
- Respected academics from other universities working alongside OU colleagues
- External examiners.
This model has helped to build the University's reputation for innovation, rigour and quality and has been adopted by distance teaching institutions worldwide.
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