Upskill your life with these short courses

10 short courses to make your 2023! How to get 20% off 

Last updated: Wednesday, 18 January 2023

A short course is an efficient and budget-friendly way to get your new year off to a winning start, whether you want to gain new skills, update your current ones, make a career change, find a job or just learn about something you’re interested in. See start dates on a wide range of courses curated and approved by Africa’s world’s leading university, UCT. Plus, how you can get 20% off the course price right now – and how to get support from your employer.

Learning can change your life and your career. Credit: Get Smarter

FUTURE-PROOF YOUR CAREER WITH A SHORT COURSE

What short courses lead to better jobs? What short courses pay well and can be done in three or 6 months (or less)?nbsp;

GetSmarter, an online learning expert with more than 10 years' experience developing high-quality online short courses from the world's leading universities, offers a flexible learning structure that helps you fit learning into your life – so you don’t need to give up your job or other commitments to upskill yourself. 

Short courses are usually quicker and less expensive than an in-person course or degree and will arm you with applicable work-ready skills to get your foot in the door, be noticed at work or build out a competitive CV. 

You can fit a short course into your work schedule. Credit: Get Smarter

GET 20% OFF A COURSE + GET YOUR BOSS TO PAY FOR IT

GetSmarter offers installment payment plans on their courses, so you don’t have to pay in full upfront. They're also making studying through UCT in 2023 more budget-friendly with a 20% discount code on UCT short courses when you register before 31 January (see 10 of the courses below). 

If you’re considering a course that will help you do your current job better, you could ask your employer about funding some of the fee. 

More than a quarter of GetSmarter’s students pay for their studies with some help from their employers – GetSmarter has some tips on how to convince your boss to pay for your course. 

Online learning is a more budget-friendly option. Credit: Get Smarter

10 SHORT COURSES THAT LEAD TO BETTER JOBS

GetSmarter analyses future skills requirements and designs courses that meet those needs – in other words, their online short courses are created with jobs in mind. 

Here are 10 of their suggested short courses from UCT – remember, these are all eligible for 20% off when you register before 31 January. Just use the discount code “UCTLEAP20” at check out:

GetSmarter offers a range of courses from other leading universities too. Browse the subjects you can study, from compliance and coaching to project management and psychology. 

WHEN + WHERE TO GO  

GetSmarter is available: online

Find them: https://www.getsmarter.com/ 

Contact them on: +27 87 550 6966, https://www.getsmarter.com/contact-us, Instagram

By Lee-Anne Spurdens

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