Training & development courses

A training and development course—also commonly known as learning and development or L&D—will set you up with the skills to inspire strategic learning within your workplace.

Your options for L&D study are varied. It’s possible to enrol in a learning and development degree, but you may want to upskill more quickly with a short course or single subject, either at an undergraduate or postgraduate level.

If you already work in the field, you may be interested in upskilling in L&D for a specific area, such as within health settings. Or, if you’re just starting out and interested in gaining a broader skillset, you may like to consider a more general human resources course, which will likely include learning and development subjects.

While exact topics may differ depending on the type of training and development course you choose, you will cover areas such as:

• How people learn and different learning styles.

• Identifying skills gaps in a workforce.

• Designing and implementing learning programs.

• Mentoring and coaching leaders and employees.

• Aligning training and development with an organisation’s strategy.

• How to best deploy eLearning and digital technologies.

You will be able to motivate others in your workplace to grow professionally and help your organisation reach its strategic goals. Training and development can be a highly rewarding area to work in as you can make a real difference to the culture of a workplace and see people achieve big things.

As an L&D professional, you’ll get to work on varied projects, such as developing new training programs and modules, rolling out strategies to make your workplace more conducive to learning, and working with people to help them thrive professionally.

Studying a training and development course online will allow you to gain the new skills you need while keeping up with your existing work and life commitments.

There are plenty of online learning and development courses for you to choose from, meaning you can tailor your study to your particular area of interest, from whatever location you are based.

There are a lot of reasons to study your course online through us.

• You can enrol without entry requirements We have a unique open-door policy that makes it possible for everyone to enrol in university study, no matter their academic history. If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a degree, we’ll help you get in through single undergraduate subjects and transition into a qualification from there.

• You have total control over how you study Upskill without committing to a whole degree upfront. Or enrol in a full degree, but take it a subject at a time. We’ll introduce you to flexible study options you didn’t even know about, so you can fit uni around what matters to you.

• You’ll graduate with the same qualification as an on-campus student Once you enrol through us, you’ll study online with the university that provides your degree. This means that when you complete your qualification, you’ll graduate with the same degree as on-campus students.

• We’ll help you navigate the university world Our friendly student advisors will be your guide every step of the enrolment journey. They'll help you compare universities, choose a course, provide documentation and understand your finance options.

Before starting an enrolment, it’s important to read the entry requirements for your chosen course to ensure that you’re eligible to apply. If you don’t quite meet the requirements, we may be able to help you find a pathway into your course through open-entry subjects, which anyone can study.

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Here at Open Universities Australia, we make enrolling online as straightforward as possible. To get started, find the course for you by browsing the options on this page. You can also compare different qualifications using our handy comparison tool, or request help from one of our student advisors.

When you’ve made your choice, click ‘Apply now’ on the relevant course page and follow the prompts to begin your enrolment. We’ll ask you to supply some supporting documentation, including proof of your identity, your tax file number, and a unique student identifier (USI) during this process.

Your university will get in touch with you via email to confirm whether or not your application has been successful.

Please note that enquiries and applications for some courses are handled directly by the university. If this is the case, it will be indicated on the course listing page.  

For more information about enrolment, read our online self-service enrolling instructions. If you get stuck at any time, contact us and we’ll talk you through it.