Skills Pathway Programme

Using a combination of needs assessment, training and mentorship, the programme is designed to empower you to take impactful steps and tackle real-world challenges at work. 

Working at your own pace, learning is very flexible and split over three stages:

1. Online self-study, available 24/7 (should take approximately 3-6 hours per module to complete).
2. Once completed, you will attend a face-to-face or online tutor-led, interactive session with an industry expert to practically apply your learning and network with your peers. Please check that you are available on the date listed for your chosen module live session — see Skills Pathway modules (PDF). 
3. Finally, once all modules are completed, you will be eligible for up to five hours of one-to-one mentorship, matched to your needs by the Learner Engagement Lead. These sessions will support you to apply your new expertise to overcome the challenges you face in the real-world business environment.

At the end of the programme, you will be awarded the UWE Bristol digital badge. You will also have access to a wide range of resources, support and progression opportunities to suit your career and development goals. 

Open to individuals at any stage of their career who:

• live in the West of England (Bath and North-East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire)
• work in a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) organisation
• work in or have strong links to the manufacturing, engineering, construction, built environment or legal sector in any role.

We especially welcome enquiries from individuals who are under-represented in these industries, including women and black and ethnic minority groups.

Remember you don’t need any prior qualifications or knowledge of the topics to take part.

If you are unsure of your eligibility, please contact us to check. Please be aware, as a funded project, we are required to collect eligibility evidence from all enrolled learners.

Designed to be as flexible as possible, you can choose 1-6 short modules from the 20 available from any of the four pathways – feel free to mix and match across the pathways to suit your areas of interest.  Register your interest now and our Learner Engagement Lead will help you choose your modules and together you will design a development programme which is tailored to meet your needs and goals.

All learners will access a short induction module which will set you up for success on your individual learning journey. It will help you reflect on your current situation, clarify your individual needs and identify achievable goals.  

Take a look at each pathway for a full list of available modules and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. Module details and live session dates are also available for each module — see Skills Pathway modules (PDF).

Our Learner Engagement Lead will be with you every step of the way. This will include:

• Guiding you through your learning journey and being a listening ear
• Offering advice and support to develop a bespoke action plan
• Signposting you to opportunities and resources to engage with to get the most out of the programme.

Please complete this enquiry form to find out more and register your interest for the programme. You are not committing yourself to anything at this stage. We will review your responses and contact you with next steps.

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We will be running regular drop-in sessions to give you the chance to find out more about this programme and the modules offered.

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UWE Bristol are working in partnership with the West of England Combined Authority to deliver the Mayoral Priority Skills Fund. This fund provides a flexible grant to meet current priority skills gaps in the region and is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

If you have any questions regarding the Skills Pathway Programme, please email the Workforce Skills team at workforceskills@uwe.ac.uk or call +44 (0)117 32 81637.