Continuing professional development
Online and in-person courses for professionals
Our extensive range of continuing professional development (CPD) courses are designed for those who wish to update their skills or advance in their career. We work with academic experts across the University and beyond to deliver world-class programmes to professionals from across the globe, both in Oxford and online.
Our professional courses benefit from Oxford University's excellence in research and teaching as a globally top-ranking university and offer a dynamic and supportive environment that promotes valuable professional networks.
Bespoke courses
We have extensive experience of working with clients locally, nationally and internationally in designing and delivering high-quality, cost-effective training solutions tailored to your exact requirements. We can create customised online, in-person and hybrid courses, or you can choose one or more courses from our existing portfolio to be delivered where and when you want it. You can also select aspects of our existing course content and combine them with personalised course elements.
If you’d like to discuss a customised course or training package, please contact us at: bespoke@conted.ox.ac.uk
Please note that our customised courses are aimed at companies and large organisations. Unfortunately, it is not possible to offer customised courses to individuals.
Subject specialisms
Our wide range of career development programmes are grouped by subject below.
Business and management skills
Business and management skills
Short intensive practical courses for managers, project managers, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs.
Cultural heritage training
Cultural heritage training
Expert tuition for those with a keen interest, professional or personal, in archaeology, historic buildings and cultural heritage.
Technology and AI
Technology and AI
High-quality short training courses for professionals in electronic systems and signal processing; mobile networks and satcoms; high-speed digital, analogue and EMC engineering; AI, robotics, data science, IoT, cyber security and information engineering.
Environment and sustainability
Environment and sustainability
Courses in the environment, sustainability, urbanism, wildlife conservation and ecology - whether your interest is professional or personal.
Medical and health sciences
Medical and health sciences
Postgraduate qualifications, short courses, part-time study and online courses in medical and health sciences
Education and study skills
Education and study skills
Short, part-time and online courses in education and study skills at the University of Oxford
Diplomatic studies
Diplomatic studies
Courses for early-to-mid career diplomats, as well as those who are new to the field of diplomacy and international relations.
Philosophy
Philosophy
Short courses, summer schools and graduate courses in philosophy and ethics at the University of Oxford.
Psychology and counselling
Psychology and counselling
Short, part-time and online courses in psychology and counselling at the University of Oxford
Upcoming courses
- Wed 08 Jan 2025 – 12 Feb 2025
- 5 meetings
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 17 Jan 2025
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 16 Jan 2025
- 4 meetings
- 14:00-15:30 (UK time)
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 24 Jan 2025
- 4 meetings
- 7.00pm - 8.30pm (UK time)
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 17 Jan 2025
Questions?
Contact details for the relevant team can be found on each course page.