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Short Courses at QMU

We offer a range of short courses that can help you gain new knowledge and develop new skills. Generally speaking, these courses are open to all (ie you don't need prior qualifications). Details of each course are set out on this page.

Skills for Good

51³Ô¹Ïapp is committed to social justice and our purpose is to create a better society through education. As such, our short courses focus on employability and skills development for the public and not-for-profit sectors. 

Options to gain credit towards a PgCert or degree

Some of our short courses carry academic credit and in most cases this credit can be used towards a higher award – for example, a Postgraduate Certificate - should you wish to continue with further study. Other courses are not assessed and therefore are not credit bearing, however, participants will be provided with a certificate of attendance.   

Short courses in 2025

Name Next start date Application deadline

Strategy and Sustainability Within Cultural Organisations

September 2025 (TBC) 18 August 2025

Strategy and Sustainability Within Cultural Organisations (No assessment)

September 2025 (TBC) 18 August 2025

Disability Confidence for Educational Practitioners (Delivered online)

September 2025 15 September 2025

Gender Justice: Feminist Approaches

October 2025  8 September 2025
Introduction to Dramatherapy November 2025 TBC
Working with Sign Language Users and Interpreters (Delivered online) (no assessment) 15 September 2025  31 August 2025
Fundraising, Development and Finance January 2026 15 December 2025
Planning and Evaluating Arts and Cultural Projects  January 2026 15 December 2025
Stage Management Skills (No assessment) January 2026 15 December 2025
Stage Management Skills January 2026 15 December 2025
Working with Sign Language Users and Interpreters (Delivered online)(no assessment) 16 February 2026 19 January 2026
Leading and Enhancing Community Learning Outdoors  March 2026 2 February 2026
Introduction to Film Education  March 2026 1 February 2026

On demand short courses

Name Start date

Professional Certificate in Mediation and Mediation Skills

No dates planned. If you are interested in this course, please 

 

Previous course that may run again

We previously ran some of the following courses. Please keep an eye out for future start dates. 

Name Start date  
Stage Management Skills (No assessment) TBC  
Stage Management Skills TBC  
Data Skills Gateway TBC  

Making Places for Outdoor Learning

TBC  
Introduction to Art Psychotherapy TBC  
Offsite Safety Management  TBC  
Introduction to International Safeguarding (Delivered online) TBC  
Disability Confidence for Educational Practitioners (Delivered online)  TBC  
Filmmaking in the Classroom TBC  
Film and Screen Education in Practice TBC No application

 

Do keep an eye on this page, as we will be adding more courses.

51³Ô¹Ïapp Short Courses (A-Z)