Developing career resilience
Developing career resilience is a self-paced online course delivered by The Open University (OpenLearn). It is free, takes about 24 hours, and awards a digital badge (Credly etc) (free).
- Relevance to work
- 2.4 / 3
- Cost and access
- 2 / 2
- Provider
- 2 / 2
- Credential
- 1.5 / 1.5
- Currency
- 0.9 / 1.5
- Total
- 8.8 / 10
Provider learner rating: 4.7 out of 5 from 29 ratings on OpenLearn course page, as at 2026-09-29
Key facts
| Cost | FreeFree. Free digital badge and statement of participation on completion. |
|---|---|
| Time | 24 hours (provider stated) |
| Level | Beginner |
| Format | self-paced online |
| Prerequisites | none |
| Credential | digital badge (Credly etc) (free) |
| Open to | Worldwide |
| Free in | Worldwide |
| Content written for | Any country |
| Last checked | 2026-09-29 |
Topics:Teams and careers
Things to know
- Badge requires sign-up and passing the quizzes
- Last updated March 2022
- CPD points are UK CPD Standards Office points; check acceptance with your Australian professional body
Summary
An eight-week course, about three hours a week, on building the resilience to handle change and setbacks at work. You assess your own resilience, look at outside pressures on careers and set practical goals. Completion earns an Open University badge and 24 CPD points.
You will be able to
- Understand what career resilience is and assess your own
- Recognise outside challenges that can affect your working life
- Apply practical tactics to strengthen your resilience
- Work out what support you need and where to find it
- Set realistic resilience goals and the steps to reach them
Modules
- Week 1: What is resilience?
- Week 2: Personal resilience, born or made?
- Week 3: Assessing your resilience
- Week 4: Career resilience, dealing with external challenges
- Week 5: Career resilience, moving forward
- Week 6: Building resilience, sources of support
- Week 7: Building resilience, skills
- Week 8: Using career resilience, what next?
Who it suits
Workers facing change, including role changes driven by AI, who want a structured way to plan their next steps.
Who is behind it
- Delivered by
- The Open University
- Hosted on
- OpenLearn (open.edu/openlearn)
- Funded by
- Not stated
- Partners
- Not stated
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Questions
- Is Developing career resilience free?
- Yes. It is free as at our last check. Free. Free digital badge and statement of participation on completion.
- How long does it take?
- About 24 hours (provider stated).
- Do you get a certificate?
- Yes. It awards a digital badge (Credly etc), free.
- Who is it for?
- Workers facing change, including role changes driven by AI, who want a structured way to plan their next steps.
- Can I take it from outside Australia?
- Yes. It is open worldwide. It is free in: Worldwide.
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