Professional development (CPD)
I'm absolutely positive that my participation in this course, and the knowledge I gained from it, helped me to get my new job.
Matt Wilberforce
Professional development that works for you
If you're interested in continuous professional development (CPD) to boost your career, our postgraduate and professional courses will focus on building your employability from day one.
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Courses approved by professionals
Many of our courses are accredited by professional bodies, such as:
- Institute of Acoustics
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, or
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
So you can be sure you're learning the knowledge and practical skills that employers are looking for, and you'll have a recognised qualification when you finish.
Work that will directly help your career
Ways of getting the most out of your course:
- Take a course directly linked to your career through our work based learning scheme
- Take a traditional professional or postgraduate degree, but link a dissertation or project to your career.
We'll help you prepare for your next step
You can use our Career Development Centre while you're at Derby and for up to three years after you graduate. We'll help you to:
- plan your career
- research your options
- improve the skills you'll need to get the job you want
- find vacancies
- improve your employability skills by working with a mentor.
More about how the Career Development Centre can help me...
More about professional development
- Search postgraduate and professional courses
- Order our Postgraduate and Professional Prospectus
- Come to an open day
- Bespoke professional development for your staff (for employers)