Future Skills Short Courses

Skills for industry, immediately applied

RMIT Online short courses are built for busy professionals who are outcome oriented. Co-designed with industry, these 6 to 8-week courses focus on critical areas to keep your employees competitive in a digitally disrupted market.

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Co-designed with industry
6 to 8-week courses, consumed part-time and flexibly
Guided by seasoned industry mentors
Public or private cohort options

RMIT Online Skill Specialties

Tech, Data & AI: Gain a competitive edge with courses in Business Analytics, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Programming, and AI.

Design: Enhance digital customer experiences through UX/UI, Design Thinking, Product Management, CX Strategy, and Graphic Design.

Business Skills for Managers: Equip middle managers with essential skills in Finance, Strategy, and Project Management.

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Our key professional learning pillars

RMIT Online delivers learning designed for your business needs. Developed together with industry, future skills are immediately applicable and get your team and business future ready.

Immediately applied skills

Our activity-based learning translates concepts into real-world practice, enabling participants to apply new skills in their roles, driving maximum behaviour change and learning ROI.

Delivered with industry leaders

We bring industry experts into learning for maximum relevance, combined with RMIT's rigorous assessment approach and credentials from a globally leading university.

Experiences designed for you

Our flexible learning can be tailored to your organisation, with public or private cohorts, customised formats, learning outcomes, or entirely bespoke experiences built from scratch.

Maximum business impact

We maximise learning ROI by aligning skill solutions to your organisation's priorities, specialising in design, product, tech, data, AI, and business acumen for future competitive advantage.

Success stories

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RMIT Online and Telstra join forces to develop skills for the future

Co-designed course will help workers upskill as the industry evolves

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Case Study: South East Water

Across 40 different departments, over 100 employees enrolled in a Future Skills short course

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Partnering with 70+ industry leaders

RMIT Online partners with leading industry organisations to bring the voice of industry into the learning experience, with the integrity of a world-leading university to deliver the cutting-edge skills required for your business to succeed in the world of tomorrow. 

Our partners provide authentic processes, templates, tools, and best practices to enhance our course work. Assessments are designed to use the workplace as context, ensuring practical relevance.