SFC Upskilling Microcredentials at Glasgow

Once applications open, start your learner journey by submitting a Notification of Interest Form. You will then receive an email confirming whether you are eligible for SFC funding. This email will also contain information on how to proceed to Stage 2 of your application. Funded places are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, and places are not secure until Stages 1-3 are complete.

Courses have a limited number of spaces. Thus, applications may close before the advertised deadline. To avoid disappointment, it is encouraged that you complete Stages 1-3 of your application at the earliest opportunity.

To be eligible for a funded place, you must be Scottish-domiciled and/or work for an organisation based in Scotland.

Find Out More About Fees and Funding

If you start your learner journey by submitting a Notification of Interest Form above and do not meet SFC funding criteria, you will receive an email instructing on how to book a self-funded place on an Upskilling Microcredential course.

Find Out More About Fees and Funding

Yes. A 20% discount is available to NHS, Civil Service and Third Sector employees. A 10% discount is available to UofG alumni and for group bookings.

Find Out More About Upskilling Microcredential Discounts

If you no longer wish to take your booked Upskilling Microcredential course, you have 14 days from the time of booking to cancel. To request a refund, please email the SFC Upskilling Project Team citing your Student ID.

Email the SFC Upskilling Project Team

Stage 1: Submit Notification of Interest Form

Once applications open (3rd July 2023), notify us of your interest in applying for a course. You will then receive an email with a link to the Admissions Form.

Stage 2: Submit Admissions Form

Submit an Admissions Form using the same email address that you used in your Notification of Interest Form. If you are granted an SFC funded place on the course, you will receive an Access Account Notification email (AAN) including instructions on how to complete Academic Registration.

The submission of this form does not guarantee you a place on the course. You will hear from us regarding our decision in approximately four weeks.

Stage 3: Complete Academic Registration

Once complete, your place on the course will be secured.

Upskilling learners do not have to complete Financial Registration or manually enrol. This is processed by the Upskilling team.

Courses have a limited number of spaces. Thus, applications may close before the advertised deadline. To avoid disappointment, it is encouraged that you complete Stages 1-3 of your application at the earliest opportunity.

It is suggested that learners are educated to at least Undergraduate level for Postgraduate-level courses, and SQCF level 6 for Undergraduate-level courses. This information can be found on the respective course webpages. Learners will not be asked to prove their academic or professional history.

All learners must have an IELTS (English Language Test Result) equivalent of 6.5.

If you are unsure, please email the SFC Upskilling Project Team citing the relevant course name.

Email the SFC Upskilling Project Team

You will receive an email informing you of your application status within 4 to 6 weeks of submitting your Admissions Form.

If you have been granted a place on a course, you will not be required to formally accept your offer. Your admission will be processed automatically.

Upon processing, you will receive an email from UofG thanking you for accepting your offer and citing an incorrect start date. This is automatic and can be ignored.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for your Admissions Form to be processed. 

You will then receive an Access Account Notification email (AAN) including instructions on how to complete Academic Registration. Once complete, your place on the course will be secured.

Once your application has been processed, you will receive an email from UofG thanking you for accepting your offer. This is automatic and can be ignored.

Upskilling learners are not required to complete Financial Registration. If you choose to complete it, no payment will be taken. 

All Upskilling learners must complete Academic Registration. Once you have completed Academic Registration, your place is secure, and you are a fully registered UofG student.

You cannot enrol yourself on an Upskilling course. Enrolment is processed by the Upskilling Team in the weeks prior to the course commencing.

Once you are enrolled, you will receive a confirmation email. This is the last email you will receive to your personal email address. You must now login to your student email account using the GUID and password provided in your Access Account Notification email (AAN).

Using the GUID and password provided in your Access Account Notification email (AAN), login to MyGlasgow. Scroll down to the Office 365 element and select Outlook.

In the days approaching your course start date, you will receive an email to your new student inbox giving you access to Moodle, the virtual learning platform where you will access all course content.

It can take up to 24 hours for the system to grant access to new learners.

All Upskilling Microcredential courses are delivered online through Moodle, our virtual learning platform. You will be able to access Moodle within 24 hours of completing Academic Registration.

Lectures are pre-recorded and not time-sensitive, meaning learners can work through the course content in their own time.

All Upskilling Microcredential courses are either 5 or 10 weeks long. Learners are encouraged to work through the course content in their own time, but we suggest setting aside 8 to 10 hours per week.

All Upskilling Microcredential courses include at least one assessment, but if you are taking a course for the sole purpose of professional development and do not wish to receive Academic Credits, submission is not compulsory. However, if you do wish to receive Academic Credits, you must complete and submit the required assessments. Alternatively, you may request an extension.

Specific descriptions of assessments can be found on individual course webpages.

All Upskilling learners will receive a HEAR transcript upon completion of a course, regardless of whether or not they complete the assessment(s).

You will receive confirmation of your start date from the Upskilling Team via email.

You may receive a confirmation email citing the start date of the University’s standard teaching period. This is standard communication issued by the University to all students and is not relevant to Upskilling learners. Please ignore.

Because Upskilling Microcredential courses are fully flexible and course material can be accessed at any time, there are no set timetables.

Because Upskilling Microcredential courses take place online and require no on-campus contact, learners do not receive a student card.

Because Upskilling Microcredential courses take place online and require no on-campus contact, learners have access to the University’s online library resources, but not the physical library.

Instructions on how to retrieve your HEAR transcript can be found here.

If you are no longer a registered student at UofG and your student account has lapsed, instructions on how to request your HEAR transcript can be found here.