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Short courses and CPD

We offer a range of short courses, from certified training for health and social care professionals, to craft and hobby courses, and accredited programmes that support technical skills. Discover the benefits of studying with ARU.

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Adult Acute Care

CPD and short courses

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
,
Cambridge
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Make safety and quality of care an essential part of your clinical practice. Improve your ability to continually re-evaluate and enhance care and learning strategies, supporting improvements in acute care practice.
Study in:
Blended learning
,
Cambridge
Available as:
Short course
Course features
If you are a healthcare professional, working in a first contact or emergency care setting, this module will provide you with advanced decision-making skills, theoretical knowledge and advanced practical skills to work towards autonomous minor injury management.
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
,
Cambridge
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Prepare to prescribe medicines from the British National Formulary (BNF) in your area of competence. With our Non-Medical Prescribing course, you’ll learn to prescribe safely, appropriately and cost-effectively as both an independent and supplementary prescriber.
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Join our inspiring module offering specialist, professional learning opportunities and we'll develop your in-depth knowledge and skills as well as improving patient safety, when caring for critically unwell pregnant women.
Study in:
Blended learning
,
Cambridge
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Develop skills and knowledge in managing and supporting infants, children and families affected by cleft lip and/or palate.
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Develop your specialist knowledge of child and adolescent mental health, focusing on an understanding of how significant the psyche development is on mental health.
Study in:
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
This module, which is designed for qualified social workers, will have you thinking of the ‘bigger picture’.
Study in:
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Build the knowledge, understanding, and experience you need to be a safe, effective General Practice Assistant. Study part-time over 36 weeks with ARU.
Study in:
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Are you a qualified nurse or nursing associate who is brand new to Practice Nursing, or have been working in General Practice for less than a year? Our course will give you the fundamental skills to provide safe, effective and evidence-based care for your patients.
Study in:
Writtle
,
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Improve patient experience and create a better working environment with our fully funded course for administrative staff working in primary and secondary care in Mid and South Essex. Study part-time over 12 or 24 weeks.
Study in:
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Develop the professional skills you need to care effectively and compassionately for people of any age with diabetes. Learn about the physiology, symptoms and impact of diabetes, the various interventions available and how to manage acute and long-term diabetic complications.
Study in:
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Preparing for the new Department for Education statutory requirements for lead mentors from September 2024? Develop your skills for mentoring trainees in Initial Teacher Training and supporting Initial Teacher Education, as well as Early Career Teachers’ professional development. This course will allow you to enhance the connections between their academic and professional lives, as well as your own.
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
,
Cambridge
Available as:
Short course
Course features
We’ll prepare you to assess and manage patients with minor illnesses, while incorporating a symptom-based, patient safety-focused approach.
Study in:
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
This exciting course is aimed at those currently working in a suitable audiology department and currently registered with AHCS/RCCP or HCPC.
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
,
Cambridge
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Develop your knowledge in the field of pathophysiology and diagnostics and your skills in the application of this knowledge in clinical reasoning and management of patients with core clinical conditions.
Study in:
Blended learning
,
Cambridge
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Enhance your understanding and knowledge of how to care for a patient spanning both the acute and chronic respiratory spectrum. We're the only university in the country to offer a course specific to respiratory and thoracic care.
Study in:
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Develop your clinical leadership skills as a midwifery practitioner, enabling you to undertake the role of Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA). Study by blended learning: a mix of online learning, and face-to-face sessions in Chelmsford.

Return to Midwifery Practice

CPD and short courses

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
,
ARU Peterborough
,
Cambridge
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Our 6 month CPD course is aimed at qualified midwives, wishing to return to the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register. It offers a supported route back to midwifery practice. Your skills and experience are extremely valuable, and this is a great time to return to the profession. Applicants accepted directly onto the course are fully funded and you'll also receive a bursary from health Education England on successful completion.

Return to Nursing Practice

CPD and short courses

Study in:
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Are you a qualified adult, child or mental health nurse who'd like to apply for re-entry to the professional register? Our 12-week course, validated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), can help you get your career back on track quickly and safely. Please note: this course is not available for overseas nurses who wish to register for the first time with the NMC.
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
Available as:
Short course
Course features
Critically analyse, appraise and evaluate the concept of neonatal special and transitional care and the needs of the infant and their family in a holistic manner.
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