Online courses

Information on online courses

Want to try something new but don’t want to commit to attending a lesson on-campus? We offer a range of courses that can be studied online and at your own pace, so there’s never been a better time to enrol on one of our online short courses!

Designed to suit any interest, these programmes will give you the chance to learn a new skill, develop existing ones and gain a qualification.

Please see the subjects and course details below. We also offer a range of online courses delivered in partnership with e-Careers, including Accounting, Digital Marketing and Project Management. For more information about these courses, please see the e-Careers webpage.

Business/Professional

Course Title	Duration	Fee
Advice and Guidance NVQ Level 3	Up to 18 months	£895
Advice and Guidance NVQ Level 4	Up to 18 months	£1,395
Principles of Business Administration Certificate (TQUK) Level 2 Online	10 weeks	£362 – funding may be available
Business (Professional) Administration Award/Certificate/Diploma Level 4	1 year	£2,495
Careers Guidance and Development NVQ Level 6	Up to 2 years	£2,195
Career Information and Advice Level 4	Up to 18 months	£1,395
Customer Service Level 1 Award	6 weeks	£150 – funding may be available
Customer Service Level 3 Certificate	26 weeks	£1,265 – funding may be available
Employability Skills Level 1 Award	8 weeks	£150 – funding may be available
Information, Advice or Guidance Level 2 Certificate (Online)	12 weeks	£405
Lean Organisation Management Techniques Level 2 Online	16 weeks	£362 – funding may be available
Leadership and Management Level 3 (ILM)	18 months	£1,987 – funding may be available
Management and Leadership (CMI) Level 5	Up to 2 years	£1,987
Management and Leadership Level 7	40 weeks	£2,500
Team Leading Level 2 Certificate	26 weeks	£362 – funding may be available
Employability Skills Level 1 Award	8 weeks (depending on your engagement to the course)	£150 – funding may be available

 

Computing/Digital Skills

 

Course Title	Duration	Fee
IT User Skills/Essential Digital Skills	6–10 weeks (depending on your prior knowledge). We recommend that you allocate approximately seven hours per week to your studies online.	£150 – funding may be available
Cybersecurity Level 1 Award	10 weeks	Free – subject to eligibility
Digital Marketing Level 2 Certificate	10 weeks	Free – subject to eligibility
Programming Level 1 Award	10 weeks	Free – subject to eligibility

 

Public Services

Course Title	Duration	Fee
Access to Higher Education: Criminal Justice and Policing Level 3	36 weeks	£3,020

If you’d like to book a place on one of these courses, simply click the links. To find out more about the courses, fees or funding, call our friendly Information Unit on 01226 216 123 or by emailing info@barnsley.ac.uk

Funding may be available for these courses if you are in receipt of benefits or earn below £21,255 a year.

Interested in our other part-time courses? View our full list on the Adult and Part Time page.