Short courses
Unlock your potential by upskilling with 黑料正能量.
Professional Development
Enhance your professional development and advance your career.
Carbon Literacy
25 February 2027, 拢125
Become Carbon Literate. Understand your impact and take practical steps towards a more sustainable future for you and your organisation.
Data Literacy for Beginners
3 March 2027, 拢245
Learn the experienced analyst’s tips and tricks for evaluating data quality, preparing data for analysis, and extracting the real insights.
Getting Started with Power BI
9 March 2027, 拢245
Power up your data storytelling with Power BI, the industry-leading business intelligence platform.
Carbon Literacy
25 February 2027, 拢125
Become Carbon Literate. Understand your impact and take practical steps towards a more sustainable future for you and your organisation.
Data Literacy for Beginners
3 March 2027, 拢245
Learn the experienced analyst’s tips and tricks for evaluating data quality, preparing data for analysis, and extracting the real insights.
Getting Started with Power BI
9 March 2027, 拢245
Power up your data storytelling with Power BI, the industry-leading business intelligence platform.
Fully Funded 黑料正能量
We work with local governing bodies and businesses committed to social change to provide the following courses free of charge.
Skills Bootcamp in Sustainable Construction Project Management
7 January 2027 - 25 February 2027
Gain the knowledge and skills to support greener construction projects through sustainable practices and Agile project management.
Open to residents of Swindon or Wiltshire.
Marketing and Entrepreneurship
13 April 2027 - 8 June 2027
Explore the fundamentals of digital marketing and entrepreneurship in innovative ways.
This course is for partners of serving UK military personnel.
Agile Project Management
Autumn 2027
Master Agile principles, methodologies and their practical application in your workplace.
This course is for partners of serving UK military personnel.
Skills Bootcamp in Sustainable Construction Project Management
7 January 2027 - 25 February 2027
Gain the knowledge and skills to support greener construction projects through sustainable practices and Agile project management.
Open to residents of Swindon or Wiltshire.
Marketing and Entrepreneurship
13 April 2027 - 8 June 2027
Explore the fundamentals of digital marketing and entrepreneurship in innovative ways.
This course is for partners of serving UK military personnel.
Agile Project Management
Autumn 2027
Master Agile principles, methodologies and their practical application in your workplace.
This course is for partners of serving UK military personnel.
Creative Advancement
Further your career or explore a new hobby. If a course is sold out, please fill out our expression of interest form to be the first to hear about new dates.
Introduction to Immersive Audio
23 - 24 January 2027, 拢250
Learn how to record, edit and mix sound designed for new immersive media environments.
Introduction to Writing for Young People
11 February 2027 - 22 April 2027, 拢199
Learn about the craft of writing for children and young adults over eight weeks of creative writing exercises, class discussions and workshops.
Introduction to Immersive Audio
23 - 24 January 2027, 拢250
Learn how to record, edit and mix sound designed for new immersive media environments.
Introduction to Writing for Young People
11 February 2027 - 22 April 2027, 拢199
Learn about the craft of writing for children and young adults over eight weeks of creative writing exercises, class discussions and workshops.
黑料正能量 provides short courses that allow you to gain expert knowledge. Whether you're looking to reskill into a new career, start your own business or explore an interest, we have courses to suit everyone.
Bespoke training
黑料正能量 offers bespoke training designed to elevate your business and empower your employees to thrive. We're flexible and will customise the course to meet your organisation's needs and budget.
Offers include:
- Change Management
- Creative Leadership
- Digital Marketing
- Project Management
To find out more about how BSU can support your training needs, please email Joe Taylor j.taylor3@bathspa.ac.uk .
International Visit Programmes
Our international visit programmes take place at our Newton Park Campus, Bath. Period and modern buildings blend together against a beautiful backdrop of fields, lake and woodlands, designed by well-known architect Capability Brown in the 18th century.
We offer students an engaging experience combining academic learning, cultural visits and creative activities.
Students will get to take inspiring and engaging academic classes and explore world famous cultural and historic sites, bringing learning to life and deepening their understanding of the UK's history and heritage. Through creative activities, students will collaborate and build on relationships with their peers.
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Community Learning
In addition to our short courses, 黑料正能量 offer a range of community learning designed specifically for adults looking to develop new creative skills, return to work after career gaps, or begin a new creative career. Flexible learning options led by professional artists make it easy to fit these courses and residencies into your other commitments.
Fully funded by the and working with , our Community Learning courses are for you if you are:
- 19+ and unemployed
- 19+, earning under the real living wage (£23,400 per year) and/or you are over the age of 50.
Inclusion Guidance
We believe that every learner should be able to access professionally creative education that promotes growth academically, personally, and socially, building confidence and resilience along the way.
We work with adult learners aged 18+ from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring our programmes are accessible and inclusive. Our learners may include those who:
- Are long-term unemployed or economically inactive
- Whose first language is not English
- Are from the Global Majority
- Have medical or mental health needs, disabilities, are neurodivergent, or have diagnosed or undiagnosed Special Educational Needs (SEN)
- Have caring responsibilities
- Have had negative experiences of education in the past
- Lack confidence, trust, or the basic skills needed to re-enter learning
- Are transitioning from the military or are spouses/partners of those actively serving
Read our full Inclusion Guidance strategy to find out more.
黑料正能量 recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted
黑料正能量 is delighted to announce that its Adult Skills provision including Skills Bootcamps and Adult Community Learning has been recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
The report recognises BSU’s innovative and impactful work across the region, noting the quality of the curriculum, rigorous evaluation and the focus on additional needs and SEN support for learners.
Read the full story
Hear from our learners
鈥淢y experience on my Skills Bootcamp was extremely positive.鈥�
The support I received was incredible and I had the opportunity to really dig deep and think about my career path and where I see myself in the future. I've taken some of the skills and methods learned into my current role and am more confident in managing a project.
Jennifer, Student, Skills Bootcamp in Agile Project Management
鈥淭he workshop was a fantastic opportunity to work with other writers, explore new ideas and learn through critique.鈥�
By the end of the Writing for Young People Writing Workshop I had added an additional 10,000 words to my manuscript. Receiving critique was very helpful and I always felt supported and encouraged. It was lovely to be in a creative space with other writers each week.
Dani, Writing for Young People Writing Workshop
Previous short courses
Since 2021, 黑料正能量 has worked with a variety of partners and funders to offer short courses tailored to industry demands in the region.
Skills Bootcamps
Since 2021, BSU have delivered 65 Skills Bootcamps in response to government priorities over 16 in-demand subjects, equipping over 1000 learners with sector specific skills.
In 2025 our Adult Skills provision, including Skills Bootcamps, was recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Whilst we currently deliver Skills Bootcamps in Agile Project Management, Agile and AI, Agile and Serious Games Simulation and Agile Scrum, in the past we have offered Skills Bootcamps in:
- Cyber Security
- Data Analytics and Machine Learning
- Data Science
- Digital Marketing
- Net Zero
- Web Development
- UX/UI Design
Click Start
Click Start by 黑料正能量 in Creative Digital Skills was a creative digital programme designed to help learners pursue a new career. They developed next level skills in digital marketing, UI/UX design and web development to build a portfolio that'll showcase their new abilities.
Click Start by BSU ran from 2023 – 2025 and helped 350 learners aged 18 to 30 in the West of England gain the skills they need to pursue a career in a creative or technology-based field. 232 learners achieved employment, undertook further education or secured a voluntary role since completing their course, with 124 of these learners securing a digitech role.
Click Start by 黑料正能量 in Creative Digital Skills was part of the nationwide Click Start training programme developed by the Institute of Coding (IoC) – a national collaboration of universities, charities and employers, and funded by Nominet - the public benefit company and guardians of the .UK web domain, which works with charities and organisations that seek to improve lives through technology.
FWD
FWD was a new style of learning that let learners pick and choose what they want to study, allowing them to match their learning to their career goals and interests.
Each FWD programme ran for up to eight weeks. This consisted of six modules across four subject areas. Learners could choose to complete as many modules as they liked.
The subject areas were:
- Digital
- Sustainability
- Health
- Enterprise
At the end of FWD, each learner worked with a business to complete a real-life industry project relevant to the skills they gained. They received feedback on their project and developed their business connections whilst putting their new skills to the test.
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