Edinburgh, UK, Dec. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new
platform for executive education has been launched to deliver cost
effective upskilling and career development that is accessible
online, on any device, at any time, from any location.
The platform brings together a portfolio of new digital first,
fully accredited, executive education programmes including:
The Digital Pilot's Licence (DPL): the first modular programme
aimed at developing a resilient workforce as organisations rethink
work and emerge from the COVID-19 crisis.
The Digital Marketing Accelerator: An online professional
certificate in digital marketing accredited by OMCP
Business Blockchain Accelerator: The only business-focused
blockchain programme which leaves participants well-informed and
confident in decision-making
More programmes will be announced shortly.
The programmes have been informed by research carried out
amongst organisations of all sizes across multiple sectors to
ascertain the skills required for retraining and upskilling
employees in today's markets. The Accelerator Platform has been
designed as a resource for modern managers and workers. It helps
organisations upskill their existing teams and aids executives by
enhancing their employability or enabling them to retrain following
redundancy. Consequently, all programmes focus on disruptive
business processes or emerging technology.
Heather McGregor, Executive Dean,
Edinburgh Business School, says:
"Right topic, right place, right price. Three critical aspects to
training today. Accessible education has always been at the heart
of our offering and it is important to us that we continue to
facilitate this. We are therefore excited by our digital-first
Accelerator programmes as they will disrupt the market and
fundamentally change how we think about executive short-course
training."
The platform and programmes have been created in partnership
between Edinburgh Business School, part of Heriot Watt University, Jump Digital, Skills
Development Scotland, The Data Lab, Scottish Enterprise, The CDO
Club, a number of industry and professional bodies and a Global
Advisory Board comprising digital transformation leaders.
The programmes can be accessed through Edinburgh Business School's
website
Adds Claire Gillespie, Digital
Technologies Skills Manager at Skills Development Scotland:
"This is a great project to be involved in as it offers an
effective way for people in business to gain new and vital skills
that will help their career while also helping the companies they
work for, and in turn the wider economy. We at SDS are always
looking at innovative ways to upskill and reskill the workforce,
and digital skills have never been more important and more in
demand than they is now during this pandemic. These courses offer a
flexible and impactful way to develop those skills while still
working."
Continues Victoria Fraser,
Business Development Lead for Skills, The Data Lab:
"Data skills are increasingly important to employers, and not just
those in the technology sector. As our world of work changes, we
will all need data skills to prepare for the jobs of the future.
The Digital Pilot's License is vital in equipping people for the
digital age and The Data Lab is delighted to be a part of it."
ENDS
About Edinburgh Business School
Edinburgh Business School was founded in 1995 as the graduate
business school of Heriot Watt
University. In 2019 it merged with Heriot Watt's School of Social Science to become
Scotland's largest business
school.
The business school launched and continues to offer one of the
most popular MBA programs in the world, with 9,171 current students
and 20,281 alumni across the globe.
Since Heriot Watt opened its doors
in 1821 and Edinburgh Business School joined its ranks 174 years
later, the university's ethos is to offer continuous development;
to upskill in order to take advantage of tomorrow's industries and
tomorrow's markets.
As a part of this our executive education programs fit very
clearly into our vision. We work with hundreds of industry
partners, from large multinationals through to the smallest
start-ups in our incubator, in the provision of education and
training for their teams. Whether through apprenticeships, bespoke
programs, skills development, short courses, or the executive MBA
and PhD, we have the scale, the expertise, the heritage, and the
agility to deliver world-leading business education, globally.
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SOURCE Edinburgh Business School