The Office for Students has launched the Higher Education Short Course Challenge Competition which will fund up to 20 successful bids from HE providers to trial short courses aimed at boosting skills and getting more people into work. £2million of funding is available to create new ‘short courses’ across five subject areas; STEM, healthcare, digital innovation, education, and supporting Net Zero. The courses could be as short as six weeks or as long as a year if studied part-time. The deadline for bids is 28 September and the first short courses will be available from September 2022.
