Workers displaced by the coronavirus pandemic may find themselves new skills with 23 new short courses at the University of Wollongong designed to fit areas of national priority.
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From July the UOW courses include education, nursing, health, and science, and will be subsidised as part of the Federal Government's Higher Education Relief Package.
While the semester-long, four-subject courses will not result in a formal qualification - instead a "Higher Education Certificate" - UOW said they could provide a "pathway towards" a degree.
UOW deputy vice-chancellor (education) Professor Theo Farrell said while the courses would provide the chance for workers to improve their employability once the country has moved through the pandemic.
"The high-calibre, online courses have been designed to provide upskilling opportunities to those who are unemployed as well as pathways into a number of degree programs," he said.
"This is a chance for those who have felt the economic devastation of the [pandemic] to improve their employability prospects, gain new skills, or forge a new career path in the wake of the crisis.
"There has never been a better time to come back to university and try something new."
The certificate courses will be heavily subsidised and HECS-HELP entitled.
Applicants with a degree or relative work experience will also be able to apply for one of nine Graduate Certificate courses.
