Microcredentials: Flexible Learning That Builds Real Career Impact
In today’s rapidly changing business environment, professionals need learning that is flexible, relevant, and immediately applicable. Microcredentials offer a powerful way to upskill, reskill, and future‑proof your career—without stepping away from work. At Nottingham Business School (NBS), microcredentials are designed to support professionals and organisations with practical, high‑impact development that can also lead to a recognised postgraduate qualification.
Published on 7 May 2026
Categories: Business; Nottingham Business School;
What is a microcredential?
A microcredential is a short, focused, university‑level course designed to develop specific professional skills and knowledge. At NBS, microcredentials are credit‑bearing and closely aligned to real workplace challenges. Most are worth 10 credits, with some larger modules worth 20 credits, and are available online or on campus, depending on the subject. Their flexible structure allows learners to balance study alongside professional and personal commitments.
How microcredentials benefit professional careers
Microcredentials deliver immediate value in the workplace. They enable professionals to:
- build targeted expertise in key business and leadership areas
- apply learning directly to organisational challenges
- strengthen confidence, capability and resilience in leadership roles
- stay current with areas such as digital transformation, AI, sustainability and fintech
- progress in their career while continuing to work.
Stack your learning into a Postgraduate Certificate
One of the unique benefits of NBS’s microcredentials is that they are stackable. Learners can combine microcredentials to build towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Management Practice.
The Postgraduate Certificate is awarded at 60 credits and microcredentials can be accumulated over up to eight years. Learners can ‘pick and mix’ modules to suit their career goals. Study can take place online, on campus, or through a blended approach. This flexible framework allows professionals to design a learning journey that evolves alongside their career, while still achieving a recognised postgraduate qualification.
Microcredentials available at Nottingham Business School
Online courses
- Big Data - Aligning Strategy, Analytics & Operations (10 credits)
- Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future (10 credits)
- Digital Marketing and Artificial Intelligence (10 credits)
- Fundamentals of FinTech and Financial Innovation (10 credits)
- Fundamentals of Project Management (10 credits)
- Inspiring Women Leaders: Purpose-Driven Leadership for Business and Society (10 credits)
- Leadership Resilience: How To Thrive During Turbulent Times (10 credits)
- Managing Neurodifferences in the Workplace (10 credits)
- Values-Driven Leadership (10 credits)
On campus courses
- Women as Transformational Leaders (10 credits)
- Project Management (20 credits)
- Coaching and Mentoring for Leaders and Managers (20 credits) - NEW
- Leading AI-driven Business Transformation for C-suite and Business Leaders (10 credits) - NEW
These microcredentials can be studied individually for professional development, or combined to achieve the Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Management Practice. We also work with clients to create bespoke microcredentials which meet the needs of their organisation.
Find out more
To explore our latest microcredentials and executive education programmes, visit our website.
For individual advice, organisational enquiries or bespoke discussions, contact us at: nbs.business@ntu.ac.uk.