Applied Knowledge Exchange

Glasgow Caledonian University offers a wealth of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars and short courses tailored to your business needs.

Whether you require to update your skills to suit your business or you are an employer aiming for organisational success through a stronger workforce, the Applied Knowledge Exchange can help.

Glasgow Caledonian University offers short business courses, part-time programmes, evening classes and day release training, Work-Based Learning Academies and MSc level programmes.

We can improve your skills with professional development programmes:

• Caledonian Business School seminars include economics short courses, risk and crisis workshops, employee relationship management.

• The Built and Natural Environment CPD courses include carbon management, estimating for construction work, or controlled activity regulations.

• Find out more about Computing and Engineering CPD, including accredited ICT training.

• We have a wealth of Health CPD programmes.

• Our Life Sciences CPD includes Independent Prescribing for Optometrists, Responding to Domestic Abuse, and psychological services.

• The Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences offers a range of accredited short courses to meet the needs of the Health Service, employers and professional bodies. These include Diabetes Care and Diabetes Management for Primary Health Care Professionals. The Department has the only UKAS accredited food testing laboratory in Scotland, which is used for REHIS food safety courses. The Department also runs forensic courses on topics including DNA, toxicology and facial recognition. It also offers a range of short courses in Molecular Techniques for the Life Sciences Professional.

• The Department of Vision Sciences, in collaboration with NHS Education for Scotland (NES), has developed a range of CPD courses including Therapeutic Prescribing for Optometrists, 'Lost for Words' -  a one-day workshop on communication and communication disorders - and Binocular Vision.

• The Department of Psychology, working with the Argyll and Clyde Domestic Abuse Training Consortium, has an accredited short course in ‘Responding to Domestic Abuse’ for practitioners working with domestic abuse issues. The Department of Psychology also offers a range of counselling psychology courses delivered with the University of Strathclyde called the Psychological Therapies Knowledge Exchange Programme.

• Find out about our Law and Social Sciences CPD programmes.

The Professional Qualifications page provides more information for organisations seeking advice on accredited courses and portable qualifications.