Free CPD and Online learning
Below are links to free CPD opportunities, webinars, online courses and self-directed learning resources for public health professionals and the wider workforce.
Future Learn: Planning for a Healthier Food Environment
This course is designed for urban planners, public health professionals, policymakers, and researchers interested in creating healthier food environments.
You’ll also find this course helpful if you’re working in local government, community health, or sustainability, and if you’re looking for a greater understanding of the role planning plays in shaping food access and public health outcomes.
NHS England e-Learning for Healthcare
NHS England elarning for healthcare offers more than 400 elearning programmes in collaboration with organisations including Royal Colleges, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement and UK Health Security Agency.
Making Every Contact Count elearning programme
The MECC elearning programme is designed to support learners in developing an understanding of public health and the factors that impact on a person’s health and wellbeing. It focuses on how asking questions and listening effectively to people is a vital role for us all.
UK Health Security Agency Training
UKHSA offers public health, epidemiology and specialist microbiological training for health protection professionals and other organisations. Whether you want to develop or refresh you skills the UKHSA can help you achieve your goals.
UKHSA delivers a range of training courses and events as well as ad-hoc courses across a range of specialist areas including Public Health & Epidemiology; Communicable Disease Surveillance; Specialist Microbiology; Outbreak Control.
NHS North West Leadership Academy
Established in 2007, the NHS North West Leadership Academy is a regional, membership-led organisation within the NHS North West region.
The NHS North West Leadership Academyprovides leadership development, CPD resources, coaching, mentoring and executive development for NHS and system leaders across Greater Manchester and the wider North West.
University of Manchester free CPD courses
University of Manchester offer free courses for public health workers offer an innovative approach to learning for health professionals interested in a career in public health, or those seeking new skills. Our experts in biostatistics, health data and informatics train professionals in these areas through our CPD courses.
The link below contains links to free and paid CPD offers.

