We offer a portfolio of short courses, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes and bespoke training courses to provide graduates, other individuals and businesses with the opportunity to develop their skills and enhance their work practices.
Over 20,000 individuals choose Cranfield every year for their professional development. We run an annual programme of short courses, workshops and seminars, across our areas of expertise in aerospace, agrifood, water, defence and security, energy and power, environment, manufacturing and transport systems. Many courses involve the use of our specialist facilities.
Courses are delivered by subject experts from Cranfield with invited keynote speakers and professionals from industry, and range from half a day to two weeks. In addition, we offer a number of modules from our postgraduate programmes as short courses.
Short course application process
This course is available as either a non-accredited or accredited short course. Registering for the accredited short course and successfully passing the associated assessment will gain you Cranfield credits which you could then apply to transfer towards a postgraduate award. Alternatively, by registering for the non-accredited short course you will not qualify for Cranfield credits but will gain a certificate of attendance.
By completing and returning a short course application form, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.
To register for the non-accredited short course (all applicants):
To register for the accredited short course:
To enquire about securing a place on an accredited short course, please complete the Short Course for Credit Enquiry Form and a member of staff will be in touch with you.
Terms and conditions
Security clearance
Some Cranfield University short courses are delivered at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham which is a Ministry of Defence (MoD) site. All applicants to courses that are wholly or partially delivered at Shrivenham must hold a security clearance to UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) level or higher.
Applicants who do not hold this level of security will be asked to complete a BPSS clearance application, if attending for more than 10 days in any one year. If attending for less than 10 days in any one year, the BPSS clearance will not be required, but the completed short course application form will be passed to the MoD for vetting.
This information will be returned by the MoD to Cranfield University after checks are completed and copies will not be retained by the MoD. BPSS checks may involve confirmation of the following:
- Identity (such as photo ID);
- Nationality, including dual and immigration status;
- Employment/academic history (covering the past three years);
- Criminal record (unspent convictions only).
This process may be revised from time to time depending on national security requirements. For more details, please consult the BPSS guidance. It will take additional time to process your BPSS clearance application once you have completed your course application.
PLEASE NOTE: The MoD has ultimate discretion over admission to the Shrivenham site. If you are not able to access the Shrivenham site because of a failure to meet security clearance requirements, your application to attend the short course will be declined.
Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS) short course terms and conditions
