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Special arrangements for members of professional bodies and OU alumni
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- Professional bodies
- Unions
- Research Associations
Some professional bodies and other organisations have negotiated a 10% discount on our online CPD courses for their members. To find out if your organisation has negotiated a discount please click the links below:
OU Alumni - make the most of your OU Alumni status by taking advantage of a special course fee with the OU which allows you to study our short web-based CPD courses at a discount of 10% off the published course fee.
To register on the discount course, please use these links to the course descriptions. PLEASE NOTE the course fees shown already include the 10% discount.
View a full list of discounted courses
Professional bodies
- Accredited Travel Professional Scheme
- Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- ACT TravelWise Association
- Association of International Accountants (AIA)
- British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA)
- British Computer Society (BCS)
- British Dental Association
- Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland(CIOBS)
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
- Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
- Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)
- Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
- Connect (the union for professionals in communication)
- Continuing Professional Development Foundation
- Energy Institute (EI)
- Geological Society
- General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW)
- Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC)
- Institute of Actuaries (IOA)
- Institute of Administrative Management (InstAM)
- Institute of Biology (IOB)
- Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF)
- Institute of Continuing Professional Development
- Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)
- Institute of Hospitality (IOH)
- Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST)
- Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP)
- Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)
- Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT)
- Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
- Institution of Highways and Transportation (IHT)
- Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH)
- International Association of Book-keepers (IAB)
- International Association of Book-keepers (IAB)
- International Council for Technical Communication (INTECOM)
- Learning and Teaching Scotland (CPDFind)
- Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC)
- MemberWise
- National Adult Education and Guidance Association (NAEGA)
- Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)
- Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
- Society of Archivists (SocArch)
- Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SCP)
- Teacher Learning Academy (TLA)
- The Water Management Society (WMSoc)
Unions
- Unionlearn
- Voice: The Union for Education Professionals (formerly Professional Association of Teachers (PAT))
Research Associations