As we move into yet another month of lockdown, we wanted to draw your attention to these free online training resources. Whether you have extra time while on furlough or flexible furlough, or just fancy doing something different with your evenings – the links below will take you to a variety of free online courses to help you continue your professional development or pursue a hobby or interest. Enjoy!

Open Learn at Open University has hundreds of free online courses on a wide variety of topics. The Money and Business section in particular has some useful business training as well as courses on managing your personal finances. The Health Sports and Psychology section includes courses on Work and Mental Health, as well as lots of topics to support healthy wellbeing.

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue

LinkedIn Learning is £25 a month, however you can sign up for a free trial one-month period. There are training videos which cover everything from speaking and presenting confidently, to preparing budgets, using photoshop or enhancing your Microsoft Office skills.

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/me

ACAS E-Learning is a great free online training resource for managers covering topics such as mental health awareness and performance management.

https://elearning.acas.org.uk/

Aldiploma is a free course offered by Aldi to help give you confidence when selecting wines. Anything to help get us through to the end of lockdown! ?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/aldiploma