Upgrade your skills
Upgrade your skills
The workplace is continually changing. Technology changes especially have brought in new ways of working. Whatever job you do, keeping up-to-date is essential. Sometimes you have to use your own time to do this. Some jobs require you to update your skills for safety reasons. Others to maintain your professional memberships and qualifications. Some occupations call updating of skills, Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
If you want to update your skills, there are lots of ways to do this depending on your situation.
You may be:
- In work
- Returning to work after a Career break
- A Freelance worker
The HR department in your company may provide you with all the information you need, but sometimes you need to take action yourself.
Here are some of the methods to update your skills:
- Open and Flexible Learning
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Industry specific refresher courses
- Evening classes
If you are on a Career break and need to finance your refresher course yourself, you may be eligible for help. Find out more in Educational funding.
With many people continuing in work past retirement age, skills development for older workers is particularly important. More and more employers are realising that older workers are a valuable asset to their company. Special courses are being developed in-house within some industries to help this group of workers carry on working.
