Students who have studied at Northumbria University London Campus will have the opportunity to undertake 3 short professional training courses through QA, on completion of your programme, subject to eligibility criteria.
These Professional Pathways are available for eligible students at no extra cost. This gives you the opportunity to add further training, worth more than £3,000, to your CV, continuing to develop your skills with those that are highly valued by employers.
The courses that you can choose from are listed below, with their duration and course area.
You can choose 3 programmes: 1 from Category A, 1 from Category B, and 1 from Category C.
Please choose 1 course from each of the following categories:
Choose 1 course from this category.
To check dates and locations for these courses, please visit qa.com and search using the course code.
| Course code | Course | Area | Days | RRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QAEXAMV3 | Microsoft Excel Automating with Macros and VBA (Half Day) | Business Applications | 0.50 | £245 |
| QAEXDAP3 | Microsoft Excel Data Analysis with Tables and PivotTables (Half Day) | Business Applications | 0.50 | £245 |
| QAEXFPD3 | Microsoft Excel Formulas and Presenting Data (Half Day) | Business Applications | 0.50 | £245 |
| QAEXINTC3 | Microsoft Excel Essentials (Half Day) | Business Applications | 0.50 | £245 |
| QAMSTESS3 | Microsoft Teams 365 Essentials (Half Day) | Business Applications | 0.50 | £245 |
| QAPBIDE | Microsoft Power BI Desktop Essentials (Half Day) | Business Applications | 0.50 | £245 |
| QAMSTBE | Office 365 – Microsoft Teams Beyond the Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £895 |
| QASHCEI | Skills Hack – Conquering Emotional Intelligence | Professional Development | 0.50 | £345 |
| QASHCESS | Skills Hack – Communications Essentials | Professional Development | 0.50 | £345 |
| QASHDDD | Skills Hack – Decisions, Decisions, Decisions | Professional Development | 0.50 | £345 |
| QASHHTI | Skills Hack – How to Influence | Professional Development | 0.50 | £345 |
| QASHMKR | Skills Hack – Stakeholder Management – Managing Key Relationships | Professional Development | 0.50 | £345 |
| QASHPYPO | Skills Hack – Powering your Potential | Professional Development | 0.50 | £345 |
| QASHRVUCA | Skills Hack – Resilience in a VUCA World | Professional Development | 0.50 | £345 |
| QASHTME | Skills Hack – Time Management Essentials | Professional Development | 0.50 | £345 |
| QAEX10ITM | Microsoft Excel 2010 Intermediate | Business Applications | 1.00 | £480 |
| QAEXINTC | Microsoft Excel Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £485 |
| QAOFF365EU | Microsoft Office 365 for End Users | Business Applications | 1.00 | £535 |
| QAONOTEC | Microsoft OneNote | Business Applications | 1.00 | £515 |
| QAWDINTC | Microsoft Word Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £535 |
| QAPPADVC | Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced | Business Applications | 1.00 | £555 |
| QAPPINTC | Microsoft PowerPoint Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £555 |
| QAGABUS | Google Workspace – Cloud Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £585 |
Please note: RRP correct at the time of publication in August 2023.
Choose 1 course from this category.
To check dates and locations for these courses, please visit qa.com and search using the course code.
| Course code | Course | Area | Days | RRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QAEXADVC | Microsoft Excel Advanced | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1035 |
| QAILINTC | Adobe Illustrator Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £620 |
| QAFUNDPRI | Learn to Code – Fundamentals | Business Applications | 1.00 | £660 |
| QAJSPRI | Learn to Code – Using JavaScript | Business Applications | 1.00 | £660 |
| MPDCTE | Communicating in a Technical Environment | Business Applications | 1.00 | £785 |
| MPDLSC | Leading Successful Change | Professional Development | 1.00 | £820 |
| MPDMCDS | Manage Conflict and Difficult Situations | Professional Development | 1.00 | £785 |
| MPDHSDYR | Handle Stress and Develop Your Resilience | Professional Development | 1.00 | £885 |
| MPDCMT | Concise Minute-Taking | Professional Development | 1.00 | £910 |
| MPDFE | Finance Essentials | Professional Development | 1.00 | £910 |
| MPDOWT | Organising Work and Time | Professional Development | 1.00 | £910 |
| MPDBWE | Business Writing Essentials | Professional Development | 1.00 | £955 |
| MPDWPR | Writing Persuasive Reports | Professional Development | 1.00 | £955 |
| QAMSTESS | Office 365 – Microsoft Team Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £925 |
| QAMSTBE | Office 365 – Microsoft Teams Beyond the Essentials | Business Applications | 1.0 | £895 |
| QASPEUOL1 | Microsoft SharePoint Online End User Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £960 |
| QAPAESS | Microsoft Power Apps Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £1,050 |
| QAPWAUTESS | Microsoft Power Automate Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £1,050 |
| QAEXITMC | Microsoft Excel Intermediate | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,005 |
| QAVISIOC | Microsoft Visio | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,065 |
| QAACADVC | Microsoft Access Advanced | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,060 |
| QAACINTC | Microsoft Access Essentials | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,060 |
| QAVBAINTC | Microsoft Office – VBA Essentials | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,060 |
| QAEX16PT1 | Microsoft Excel 2016 Data Analysis and Power Tools Part 1 | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,080 |
| QAIDC | Mastering Adobe InDesign | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,080 |
| QAWORDC | Mastering Microsoft Word | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,145 |
Please note: RRP correct at the time of publication in August 2023.
Choose 1 course from this category.
To check dates and locations for these courses, please visit qa.com and search using the course code.
| Course code | Course | Area | Days | RRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QAPRADVC | Microsoft Project Advanced | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,150 |
| QAADPSE | Adobe Photoshop Elements | Business Applications | 2.00 | £610 |
| QAPSC | Mastering Adobe Photoshop | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1010 |
| QAPRINTC | Microsoft Project Essentials | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,125 |
| QASPEUOL2 | Microsoft SharePoint Online End User Intermediate | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1,450 |
| QAVBAADVC | Microsoft Office – VBA Advanced | Business Applications | 3.00 | £1,470 |
| MPDAYBC | Assert Yourself and Build Confidence | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,525 |
| MPDFNFM-1 | Finance for Non-Financial Managers | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,525 |
| MPDPWI | Present with Impact | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,525 |
| MPDSPMD | Solve Problems and Make Decisions | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,525 |
| MPDWEI | Working With Emotional Intelligence | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,525 |
| MPDAF | Appraisals and Feedback | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,730 |
| MPDAPW | Advanced Presentation Workshop | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,730 |
| MPDCFR | Coaching for Results | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,730 |
| MPDCSPE | Consulting Skills for a Project Environment | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,730 |
| MPDDCSE | Delivering Customer Service Excellence | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,730 |
| MPDIP | Influencing and Persuading | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,730 |
| MPDLVT | Leading Virtual Teams | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,730 |
| MPDWWN | Win-Win Negotiation | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,730 |
| QASPOTSM | Microsoft SharePoint Online Team Site Management | Business Applications | 3.00 | £1,745 |
| MPDLP | Leadership Presence | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1,940 |
Please note: RRP correct at the time of publication in August 2023.
To be eligible for the Professional Pathways with QA, you must:
Please note: Course cancellations or movements are subject to the standard QA booking terms and conditions, fees apply.
For students who don’t meet the above requirements, such as those studying an undergraduate top-up, you may still be eligible for our Alumni offer with QA.
QA has over 20 training locations across the UK. You will be able to choose your study venue, subject to availability.
Each short course varies in length. Depending on the mix of courses you choose, your Professional Pathway will include up to 10 days of training across the 3 courses.
No. You can book each course separately and at different times to fit in to your schedule (subject to availability). The only time restrictions are that you can only take the courses after you have completed your Masters with Northumbria University London Campus, and that all of your course are taken within 1 year of your Northumbria University London Campus completion date.
If you have graduated from the Northumbria University London Campus, you will also be eligible for an Alumni discount with QA on short professional courses delivered through QA.
You will be eligible for a 25% discount off the RRP on the programmes detailed below. The discount is valid for multiple bookings made for 3 years after the course completion date.
To check dates and locations for these courses, please visit qa.com and search using the course code.
| Course code |
Course | Area | Days | RRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QAEXAMV3 | Microsoft Excel Automating with Macros and VBA Half Day | Business Applications | 0.50 | £210 |
| QAEXDAP3 | Microsoft Excel Data Analysis with Tables and PivotTables Half Day | Business Applications | 0.50 | £210 |
| QAEXFPD3 | Microsoft Excel Formulas and Presenting Data Half Day | Business Applications | 0.50 | £210 |
| QAEXINTC3 | Microsoft Excel Essentials Half Day | Business Applications | 0.50 | £210 |
| QAMSTESS3 | Microsoft Teams 365 Essentials Half Day | Business Applications | 0.50 | £210 |
| QAPBIDE | Microsoft Power BI Desktop Essentials Half Day | Business Applications | 0.50 | £210 |
| QATEAMAPP | Office 365 – Using Microsoft Teams with Office 365 Apps | Business Applications | 0.50 | £210 |
| QATEAMCM | Office 365 – Microsoft Teams Essentials: Conversations to Meetings | Business Applications | 0.50 | £210 |
| QATEAMOWN | Office 365 – Managing Microsoft Teams as an Owner | Business Applications | 0.50 | £210 |
| QAEX10INT | Microsoft Excel 2010 Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £405 |
| QAEX10ITM | Microsoft Excel 2010 Intermediate | Business Applications | 1.00 | £435 |
| QAEXINTC | Microsoft Excel Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £440 |
| QAOFF365EU | Microsoft Office 365 for End Users | Business Applications | 1.00 | £460 |
| QAONOTEC | Microsoft OneNote | Business Applications | 1.00 | £460 |
| QAWDINTC | Microsoft Word Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £460 |
| QAPPADVC | Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced | Business Applications | 1.00 | £465 |
| QAPPINTC | Microsoft PowerPoint Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £465 |
| QAGABUS | Google Workspace – Cloud Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £495 |
| QAEX10ADV | Microsoft Excel 2010 Advanced | Business Applications | 1.00 | £560 |
| QAILADVC | Adobe Illustrator Advanced | Business Applications | 1.00 | £560 |
| QAILINTC | Adobe Illustrator Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £560 |
| QAFUNDPRI | Learn to Code – Fundamentals | Business Applications | 1.00 | £580 |
| QAJSPRI | Learn to Code – Using JavaScript | Business Applications | 1.00 | £580 |
| QAMSTESS | Office 365 – Microsoft Teams Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £810 |
| QAMSTFA | Office 365 – Microsoft Teams: Further Apps | Business Applications | 1.00 | £810 |
| QAMSTOTT | Office 365 – Microsoft Teams: Owning The Team | Business Applications | 1.00 | £810 |
| QAMSTTCF | Office 365 – Microsoft Teams: Taking Collaboration Further | Business Applications | 1.00 | £810 |
| QASPEUOL1 | Microsoft SharePoint Online End User Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £825 |
| QAPAESS | Microsoft Power Apps Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £865 |
| QAPWAUTESS | Microsoft Power Automate Essentials | Business Applications | 1.00 | £865 |
| QAEXITMC | Microsoft Excel Intermediate | Business Applications | 2.00 | £890 |
| QAVISIOC | Microsoft Visio | Business Applications | 2.00 | £895 |
| QAACADVC | Microsoft Access Advanced | Business Applications | 2.00 | £925 |
| QAACINTC | Microsoft Access Essentials | Business Applications | 2.00 | £925 |
| QAEX16ADV | Microsoft Excel 2016 Advanced | Business Applications | 2.00 | £925 |
| QAEX19ADV | Microsoft Excel 2019 / 365 Advanced | Business Applications | 2.00 | £925 |
| QAVBAINTC | Microsoft Office – VBA Essentials | Business Applications | 2.00 | £925 |
| QAEX16PT1 | Microsoft Excel 2016 Data Analysis and Power Tools Part 1 | Business Applications | 2.00 | £945 |
| QAIDC | Mastering Adobe InDesign | Professional Development | 2.00 | £945 |
| QAWORDC | Mastering Microsoft Word | Business Applications | 2.00 | £950 |
| QAPRADVC | Microsoft Project Advanced | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1000 |
| QAPSINTC | Adobe Photoshop Essentials | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1005 |
| QAPR16INT | Microsoft Project 2016 Essentials | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1025 |
| QASPEUOL2 | Microsoft SharePoint Online End User Intermediate | Business Applications | 2.00 | £1245 |
| QAVBAADVC | Microsoft Office – VBA Advanced | Business Applications | 3.00 | £1280 |
| QASPOTSM | Microsoft SharePoint Online Team Site Management | Business Applications | 3.00 | £1515 |
Please note: RRP correct at the time of publication in August 2023.
To check dates and locations for these courses, please visit qa.com and search using the course code.
| Course code |
Course | Area | Days | RRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QASHCEI | Skills Hack – Conquering Emotional Intelligence | Professional Development | 0.50 | £305 |
| QASHCESS | Skills Hack – Communications Essentials | Professional Development | 0.50 | £305 |
| QASHDDD | Skills Hack – Decisions, Decisions, Decisions | Professional Development | 0.50 | £305 |
| QASHHTI | Skills Hack – How to Influence | Professional Development | 0.50 | £305 |
| QASHMKR | Skills Hack – Stakeholder Management – Managing Key Relationships | Professional Development | 0.50 | £305 |
| QASHPYPO | Skills Hack – Powering your Potential | Professional Development | 0.50 | £305 |
| QASHRVUCA | Skills Hack – Resilience in a VUCA World | Professional Development | 0.50 | £305 |
| QASHTME | Skills Hack – Time Management Essentials | Professional Development | 0.50 | £305 |
| MPDCTE | Communicating in a Technical Environment | Professional Development | 1.00 | £745 |
| MPDLSC | Leading Successful Change | Professional Development | 1.00 | £745 |
| MPDMCDS | Manage Conflict and Difficult Situations | Professional Development | 1.00 | £745 |
| MPDHSDYR | Handle Stress and Develop Your Resilience | Professional Development | 1.00 | £745 |
| MPDCMT | Concise Minute-Taking | Professional Development | 1.00 | £795 |
| MPDFE | Finance Essentials | Professional Development | 1.00 | £795 |
| MPDOWT | Organising Work and Time | Professional Development | 1.00 | £795 |
| MPDBWE | Business Writing Essentials | Professional Development | 1.00 | £810 |
| MPDWPR | Writing Persuasive Reports | Professional Development | 1.00 | £810 |
| MPDAYBC | Assert Yourself and Build Confidence | Professional Development | 2.00 | £385 |
| MPDFNFM-1 | Finance for Non-Financial Managers | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1385 |
| MPDPWI | Present with Impact | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1385 |
| MPDSPMD | Solve Problems and Make Decisions | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1385 |
| MPDWEI | Working With Emotional Intelligence | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1385 |
| MPDAF | Appraisals and Feedback | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDAPW | Advanced Presentation Workshop | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDBWMC | Business Writing Made Clear | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDCFR | Coaching for Results | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDCSPE | Consulting Skills for a Project Environment | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDDCSE | Delivering Customer Service Excellence | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDFS | Facilitation Skills | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDIP | Influencing and Persuading | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDLVT | Leading Virtual Teams | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDWWN | Win-Win Negotiation | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1500 |
| MPDLP | Leadership Presence | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1765 |
| MPDMDBR | Manage and Develop Business Relationships | Professional Development | 2.00 | £1765 |
Please note: RRP correct at the time of publication in August 2023.
Yes. A number of courses taught by QA are delivered online, or via Attend from Anywhere. Attend from Anywhere allows students to remotely join a live classroom environment, streamed online via video conferencing technology.
To begin the booking process for your Professional Pathway, or to use your Alumni Discount, you need to follow the below process: