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Summary
An eight-week course on what makes teams work, including virtual teams, team roles, communication and diversity. It finishes with how to talk about your teamwork experience with employers. Completion earns an Open University badge and 24 CPD points.
One of the most popular online courses ever, teaching evidence-based techniques for learning new skills faster and beating procrastination. Useful for anyone who needs to keep reskilling as AI changes their job.
Objectives
Explain why employers value teamwork
Describe the features and challenges of virtual teams
Recognise stages of team development and common team roles
Communicate more effectively to lift team performance
Consider how diversity and cultural norms affect teams
Present your teamwork experience to employers with confidence
Understand how the brain learns and switches between focused and relaxed thinking
Break complex skills into manageable chunks
Manage procrastination with practical techniques
Improve memory and retention
Build habits that support lifelong learning
Things to know
Badge requires sign-up and passing the quizzes
Framed partly around employability, so some content suits job seekers more than experienced leaders
CPD points are UK CPD Standards Office points; check acceptance with your Australian professional body
Only the first module is free since Coursera ended audit in August 2025
Coursera's 20 hours is an estimate (2 weeks at 10 hours)
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