Gain valuable skills to manage finances at home and at work
Being able to budget and plan financially, and weigh up the risks and rewards associated with borrowing and investment options are valuable skills in both your personal life and career.
With the Finance Fundamentals program from The Open University Business School, you can develop these skills, helping you get your own finances in shape and understand financial management principles that you can use at work.
Accessible for free on desktop, tablet or mobile and delivered in bite-sized chunks, the four online courses in this program provide a flexible way to support and demonstrate your professional and personal development (CPD).
When you complete all four courses and buy a Certificate of Achievement for each, you will earn a FutureLearn Award as proof of completing the program of study.
You can also complete these four courses as part of the Business and Finance Fundamentals program for academic credit from The Open University.
Our mission is to make learning accessible to all, and together we’ve already helped over 2 million students to realise their ambitions.
The OU teaches through its own unique method of distance learning, called ‘supported open learning’, which is:
Our modules are developed by multi-disciplinary course teams comprising:
This model has helped to build the University's reputation for innovation, rigour and quality and has been adopted by distance teaching institutions worldwide.