For businesses
Partner with Heriot-Watt
Empowering your workforce through flexible online degrees, courses and qualifications.
Whether you’re building leadership capability or supporting workforce development across global locations, we offer a trusted, scalable solution with academic excellence and industry relevance at its core.
What we offer
Courses
Self-paced, online short courses designed for rapid upskilling. Stackable towards formal qualifications.
Degrees
Online MSc and MBA programmes in high-demand areas such as Analytics, Organisational Psychology, Computer Science, Construction, Engineering and Supply Chains.
Bespoke solutions
Tailored learning pathways to meet your organisational goals – from curated course bundles to hybrid delivery and live academic input.
Why partner with us
Workforce-ready qualifications
Support internal mobility and talent progression with professional programmes aligned to real-world job roles and industry needs. 87% of Learning & Development professionals say they can show business value by helping employees gain skills to move into different internal roles (LinkedIn Learning).
Built for business learners
Employees can enrol at a time that fits around their workload, avoiding disruption to business priorities. Once enrolled, they have the flexibility to progress through the programme at their own pace, accelerating or pausing their studies as needed without compromising professional commitments.
Dedicated support
Our corporate partners are supported by a dedicated account manager who acts as a single point of contact, ensuring smooth onboarding, reporting, and long-term alignment with your business goals.
Unlock potential across your organisation
Developing existing employees is 6x more cost-effective than hiring someone new (Financial Services Commission 2023). Our team can help design a customised learning solution that supports your business objectives.
By improving yourself, you’re improving the company as well, so it’s an added benefit to them. I used to do blocks of studying for each exam and then I was bringing in quite a lot of work from what we were learning… The frameworks that I could draw from really helped a lot.
Why Heriot-Watt?
Top UK University for working with business
Heriot-Watt is recognised by the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) as a top-tier performer for collaboration with industry, particularly in research commercialisation and workforce development, making us a trusted partner for employer-focused learning.
Drive retention through real-world learning
Our online degrees are co-designed with leading employers and global partners, equipping professionals with the tools to solve today’s challenges and lead tomorrow’s change. From organisational psychology to ESG and logistics, our content is built on real-world demand and expert insight.
Built for global workforces
Whether you’re upskilling a single team or developing talent at scale, our flexible online programmes work around shift patterns, time zones and busy schedules, empowering professionals to study anytime, anywhere.
Become a partner
Whether you’re looking to retain top talent or upskill future leaders, we can help.