RCSI Micro-credentials
Accelerate your career progression with RCSI Online’s new micro-credentials. These short, flexible offerings are available in specialised areas including design thinking, innovation, business planning, and leadership and management for healthcare.
Our online courses have been designed to maximise flexibility for busy healthcare professionals worldwide. Enrol now on our online micro-credentials and propel your career to the next level.
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Explore our suite of micro-credentials detailed below from the Graduate School of Healthcare Management in the areas of Business Planning, Innovation and Design Thinking for Healthcare designed to elevate your professional expertise and leadership capabilities.
The Design Thinking for Healthcare course equips professionals with practical skills to apply design thinking principles in a healthcare context. Covering user-centred design, creative problem-solving, and innovative solution development. Ideal for healthcare professionals and anyone addressing challenges in the healthcare space, this course enhances your ability to create impactful and innovative patient-centred solutions in your healthcare setting.
Micro-credentials are standalone qualifications which can be transferable and may be stacked into larger qualifications.
- Price: €1,000
- Duration: 5 weeks
- Start date: 10 February 2025
- Delivery: Online
Begin your journey to harness the power of design thinking for transformative healthcare solutions.
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The Leadership and Management Essentials micro-credential course is designed for healthcare professionals aiming to transition from clinical roles to leadership positions. This short course bridges critical gaps in clinical leadership and management, empowering you to excel in specialised roles and lead with confidence. Participants will explore essential concepts such as navigating organisational change, implementing service improvements, and enhancing patient outcomes through effective leadership strategies. Ideal for healthcare professionals wishing to improve their management and leadership skills while enhancing their ability to lead a team that can drive success.
Micro-credentials are standalone qualifications which can be transferable and may be stacked into larger qualifications.
- Price: €1,000
- Duration: 5 weeks
- Start date: 10 March 2025
- Delivery: Online
Begin your journey to lead improvements in health and healthcare systems.
The Innovation in Healthcare course provides practical skills for driving innovation in healthcare. It covers developing one's own potential as an innovator, discovering and defining healthcare innovation opportunities, turning ideas into tangible solutions and implementing innovation in the complex field of healthcare. Ideal for healthcare professionals and anyone interested in delivering innovation in the healthcare space, this course enhances your ability to lead change and improve outcomes in the healthcare field.
Micro-credentials are standalone qualifications which can be transferable and may be stacked into larger qualifications.
- Price: €1,000
- Duration: 5 weeks
- Start date: 28 April 2025
- Delivery: Online
Begin your journey to drive innovation in health systems.
The Business Planning for Healthcare Innovation course provides essential skills for developing effective business strategies in medical and healthcare fields. It covers key topics such as financial planning, strategic management, and organisational development. Ideal for healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs and innovators, this course enhances your ability to create robust business plans that drive success and innovation in your field.
Micro-credentials are standalone qualifications which can be transferable and may be stacked into larger qualifications.
- Price: €1,000
- Duration: 5 weeks
- Start date: 12 May 2025
- Delivery: Online
Begin your journey to excel in Business Planning and Development for the healthcare sector.
What is a micro-credential?
RCSI Online's micro-credential courses offer a convenient path to achieve your educational goals and obtain credit-bearing qualifications. Watch this video and find out how healthcare micro-credentials will improve your skills in entrepreneurship and innovation.
Why study with us?
RCSI understands that healthcare practice requires a lifelong commitment to learning and that this can be challenging for busy healthcare professionals. Our online micro-credential courses have been designed to support postgraduate learners in advancing their academic knowledge, professional skillset and expertise with minimal disruptions to work and family commitments while providing maximum flexibility and guidance to study with ease.
Ensuring minimal disruption to your work-life commitments - we provide interactive and flexible online healthcare programmes designed for every career stage.
As an RCSI Online postgraduate student, you will become part of an international learning community and will join a multidisciplinary alumni network of over 28,000 graduates.
Learn from RCSI's leading academics and expert practitioners, who are committed to creating inclusive and dynamic learning environments for busy healthcare professionals.
Immerse yourself in case-based and research-driven education - RCSI integrates the latest cutting-edge research and innovation into every programme offering.