This course equips you with the essential professional, and digital skills needed for success in today’s dynamic workplace. Unlike traditional courses, we value your life and work experiences, making higher education accessible and inclusive.
The course helps you develop a comprehensive transferable skill set. This includes communication, teamwork and collaboration, problem‑solving and critical thinking, digital literacy, organisation and time management, data handling, reflective practice, creativity, innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset. These skills are important in any job and will prepare you to work confidently in a range of industries. Whether you’re looking to work in business, tech, healthcare, or something else, the skills you learn here will ensure that you are well-prepared to excel in any professional environment.
If you’re looking for a way to gain practical skills that are valued in today’s job market, while also getting a solid foundation for further studies, this course is perfect for you. Upon successful completion of this course, students have the opportunity to progress to year 2 of the BA Business Skills.
This course is available for weekday delivery.
Please note that this page was updated to clarify the course’s start dates, curriculum, entry requirements and additional costs in March 2026.
This course was previously called ‘Employability Skills’ and was listed under that name until December 2025.
Manylion y cwrs
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Home (Full-time): £9,535 per year
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
Our teaching approach focuses on learner-centred learning that balances theory and practice. We emphasise personalised and collaborative learning to ensure students develop transferable skills while engaging with real-world scenarios. By embedding technology and reflective practice, we equip students with the tools necessary to thrive in a range of industries.
During the year, as well as gaining foundational academic skills, students will learn to use a range of digital tools that support both personal development and small‑business growth, enabling them to understand how technology drives decision‑making and productivity in contemporary organisations. The modules introduce business planning and start-up, digital marketing, managing people and effective teamwork, self-reflection for career development and problem‑solving approaches that prepare students for real-world business environments. By the end of the year, students will have developed a transferable skill set that enhances employability and prepares them for various professional environments.
Compulsory
- Academic Skills for Higher Education (20 credits)
- Developing a Business Idea (20 credits)
- Digital Marketing for SMEs (20 credits)
- Digital Skills for Business (20 credits)
- Managing People and Teams (20 credits)
- Professional Career Development (20 credits)
Course Disclaimer
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Mae’r modylau a amlinellir uchod yn enghreifftiau o’r hyn y gallwch ddisgwyl ei ddysgu ar y cwrs hwn yn seiliedig ar addysgu academaidd diweddar. Rydym yn adolygu ein cyrsiau yn barhaus i sicrhau bod yr ansawdd yn cael ei wella ac er mwyn rheoli ein hadnoddau. Gall yr union fodylau sydd ar gael i chi yn y dyfodol amrywio yn amodol ar argaeledd a diddordebau ymchwil staff, pynciau astudio newydd, amserlennu a galw myfyrwyr. Os yw eich cwrs yn cynnwys modylau dewisol, diben rhain yw darparu elfen o ddewis o fewn y cwrs. Gall argaeledd modylau dewisol amrywio o flwyddyn i flwyddyn a byddant yn amodol ar gyflawni isafswm niferoedd myfyrwyr. Golyga hyn na ellir gwarantu argaeledd modylau dewisol penodol.
Fel arfer, byddwch yn cwblhau 120 credyd y flwyddyn astudio ar gwrs llawn amser. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth ewch i’n Cytundeb Myfyrwyr.
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Ymwelwch  Ni Ar Gyfer Diwrnod Agored
Dewch i’n hadnabod ni, a’r lle y byddwch yn ei alw’n gartref tra byddwch yn astudio gyda ni, a chwrdd â’r arbenigwyr sy’n arwain ein cyrsiau a chlywed gan ein myfyrwyr presennol ynglŷn â’r hyn maen nhw’n ei garu am astudio gyda ni.
Staff
Ein Pobl
Cewch chi eich dysgu a’ch cefnogi gan ystod eang o staff a thimau proffesiynol yma i’ch helpu i gael y profiad prifysgol rydych chi’n chwilio amdano. Roedd ein staff addysgu yn 2il yng Nghymru am Addysgu, Asesu ac Adborth a Chymorth Academaidd (ACF 2024) sy’n golygu y bydd y cymorth a’r adborth a gewch chi yn eich helpu chi i ddysgu a datblygu sgiliau academaidd cryf. Mae ein myfyrwyr wedi ein rhoi ni yn 1af yng Nghymru am Gyfleoedd Dysgu a Llais Myfyrwyr (ACF 2024) sy’n golygu bod ystod eang o gyfleoedd ar gael i wella eich astudiaethau a bod myfyrwyr yn chwarae rhan weithredol wrth lunio eu profiadau dysgu. Mae ein hymrwymiad i’ch dysgu chi wedi golygu bod ein myfyrwyr yn ein rhoi ni yn 1af yng Nghymru ac yn gydradd 3ydd yn y DU am foddhad myfyrwyr (Times Higher Education, 2024, mesur ‘Positifrwydd Cyffredinol’). Dysgwch ragor am ein staff academaidd sy’n addysgu ar draws ein cyrsiau.
Further information
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Applications to this course must be made directly to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David using our online application form. Students under the age of 21 will have 64-80 UCAS points or equivalent. For those aged 21 or over, entry on to the course is by individual merit and largely determined by admissions interview performance, with experience often taken into consideration in lieu of formal qualifications. Cert HE courses are only open to home applicants.
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Coursework and practical tasks are set in a variety of formats. These include:
• Practical in-class set exercises.
• Role play (e.g. mock interviews).
• Presentations (e.g. of business plans).
• Portfolios of work.
• Academic interviews.
As the programme attracts learners from a range of backgrounds, with a variety of work and personal experience, in many cases assessments provide flexibility for the student to use their background and experience to make learning relevant to their prior work experience; students will be encouraged to develop their assessment work as relevant to their career aspirations.
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UWTSD prides itself on being a bilingual University and although there aren’t currently any modules available through the medium of Welsh on this course, in all cases students can submit written assessments through the medium of Welsh.
Welsh Opportunities
As a leading Welsh university, we are proud to offer dedicated support services and halls of residence for Welsh-speaking students, encouraging the sense of community and the feeling of a home away from home, including joining clubs and societies for Welsh speakers and becoming a member of our vibrant Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol branch.
Opportunities to Learn Welsh
We also provide a variety of opportunities to learn and develop your Welsh language skills.
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All additional costs detailed in this section are indicative.
Costs are likely to be associated with appropriate computing hardware and software: approximately £400.
For students for whom funding is a barrier to purchasing their own device, they can apply for the UWTSD digital connectivity bursary (currently up to £300).
Optional costs associated with the course could be optional added value certification (approximately £50) and optional field trips (approximately £100) -
You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.