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Looking to build your career? Then look no further than the Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development (OLCD). We have been serving learners for over 35 years, offering a range of high-quality educational and training solutions. With nearly 200 courses available, individuals can choose to take them individually or as part of a certificate, we also offer a variety of microcredential courses. Our focus is on providing courses that assist you in advancing one's career. Come find the course for your career goals.

Check out some of our upcoming courses:

• Fresh and Engaging Virtual Presentations (starting January 9): This course will focus on the new normal of presenting – virtual presentations. Learn to customize your presentation to the purpose and audience of your presentation.
• Technical Writing Essentials (starting January 9): This course will allow you to communicate clearly and easily with those that are not experts in your field.
• Application of Positive Psychology Principles to Influence Others (starting January 9): This course focuses on mental health as a way of understanding its impact on others’ behaviour and fostering an empathetic response to their situation.
• Incident Prevention and Investigation (starting January 10): This course focuses on incident prevention and accident investigations including exploring accident theory, root cause analysis, scene protection and examination, report writing and the impact of a workplace accident.
• Understanding the Value of Customer Success (starting January 10): This course covers the need for customer success strategies, the importance of customer service professionals and trends in the market.
• Office Ergonomics and Workplace Design (starting January 15): Learn about the nature of work that is typical of office-based workplaces and how this work can have a profound effects on employees’ musculoskeletal systems.
• Data Governance (starting January 17): This course centres on the implementation of metadata management, data security, data privacy and corporate data breaches.
• Influencing Without Authority (starting January 30): This course will show you the common effective methods and pitfalls encountered when influencing others, increasing your ability to influence.
• Business Analysis in Practice (starting January 31): The course delves into Voice of the Customer (VOC), emphasizing understanding customer needs, evaluating ideas, initiatives, problems, and opportunities, guiding early decision-making for project selection.