The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a quick rethink of how got get unemployed or underemployed workers back into jobs and retain their skills base.

It has also necessitated that individuals consider retraining in new fields that they might not have considered in he past. To facilitate this, the government passed the Higher Education Relief Package, helping to create subsidised Undergraduate Certificates in a range of high-demand fields.

Now, the government has gone one step further, creating the Higher Education Short Courses Scheme. This will allow not only displaced workers, but anyone to access a plethora of two-hour courses for free. Such courses can even be competed on your mobile.

Torrens University General Manager, Design and Creative Technology, Paul Brafield, spoke to Campus Review about the success of the scheme so far, with over 6000 short courses already completed since April.

The most popular courses are in leadership, social media marketing, design thinking, emotional intelligence and agile project management methodologies.

Brafield also mentioned that, while the short courses are not accredited, they can be used as credit toward other longer, accredited university programs.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a quick rethink of how got get unemployed or underemployed workers back into jobs and retain their skills base. It has also necessitated that individuals consider retraining in new fields that they might not have considered in he past. To facilitate this, the government passed the Higher Education Relief Package, helping to create subsidised Undergraduate Certificates in a range of high-demand fields. Now, the government has gone one step further, creating the Higher Education Short Courses Scheme. This will allow not only displaced workers, but anyone to access a plethora of two-hour courses for free. Such courses can even be competed on your mobile. Torrens University General Manager, Design and Creative Technology, Paul Brafield, spoke to Campus Review about the success of the scheme so far, with over 6000 short courses already completed since April. The most popular courses are in leadership, social media marketing, design thinking, emotional intelligence and agile project management methodologies. Brafield also mentioned that, while the short courses are not accredited, they can be used as credit toward other longer, accredited university programs.

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