Lifelong Learning Week 2024

Lifelong Learning Week logo Lifelong Learning Week runs 4 - 8 November 2024 and is a celebration of the power of learning to transform peoples’ lives.

Whether you're looking to learn from our free courses, or improve your personal development skills, we have something for you.

We hope you enjoy dipping in and out of these free resources, and you can explore more about all of these topics or anything else that interests you on OpenLearn for free, at any time.

Study with us at The Open University Business School

Thinking of study? Take a look at our range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications on offer.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have a number of years of management experience and want to learn the skills needed to become a senior leader?

Study towards a triple-accredited Global Online OU MBA, select this link to the interactive tool to create your business case: MBA Business Case Buildier.

Read our testimonials

Our student stories showcase blogs from our previous OU students, celebrating their achievements and insights into how their study impacted their personal and professional lives.

Select this link to read about the OUBS students learning journeys: Our student stories and Alumni news and blogs.

Be inspired - The Open University and BBC partnership

With over 50 years co-producing inspirational content, bringing learning to life for millions of people.

Select this link to our showcase of OU BBC co-produced content: The Open University and BBC partnership - Money, Business and Law and start your learning journey with us.

We have a wide range of content from; wellbeing, health, the arts, languages, mathematics, science, technology, design and sustainabilty: The Open University and BBC partnership main webpage.

Watch our free content on the OUBS YouTube channel

We have a huge collection of over 650 videos to watch, covering the latest Research Centre and Research Cluster activities from event recordings to outreach from our OU Business School community, including our academics, faculty staff, students and graduates.

Select this link to watch our video content in The Open University Business School YouTube channel.

Making the case for learning - industry experts share their thoughts

Catch up and watch the on-demand videos from the one-day Elevate Equity - Harnessing Young Talent event, hosted by The Open University alongside the British Chambers of Commerce.

Download and read the report, please provide your email address: Business Barometer Report 2024.

Coordinated by Festival of Learning, Lifelong Learning Week takes place early November each year. It is a collaborative week of activity bringing together a wide range of stakeholders in England to raise the profile of lifelong learning, and to celebrate the achievements of adult learners.

Formal learning

If any of this has inspired you to explore studying with us, please visit our Study pages and find out more about all our courses. You can also find out more about all the courses The Open University offers on the website.