Current Programmes
In-person and hybrid professional development courses to develop your skills, prepare for innovation or help grow your business.
Choose from a range of innovation and growth programs and get guidance from industry experts and academics to increase your effectiveness as a leader. These professional development courses offer actionable insights to help you tackle the real-world challenges that your business or innovation project faces.

Help to Grow: Management Course
Scale your SME with Salford’s expert‑led, 12‑week long Help to Grow: Management Course; backed by the Government and 90% funded. Designed and delivered by the Centre for Sustainable Innovation Strengthen your leadership, unlock new revenue opportunities, and build a long‑term growth strategy.

Innovation Labs
Fully funded innovation support programme for Greater Manchester SMEs
Develop, test and fund your next business idea with expert support. Innovation Labs offers you a platform to explore ideas around commercialisation and implementation, while providing expert guidance to help you boost your go-to-market strategy.

Know Digital
The free skills-learning platform for digital skills. As part of the Centre for Digital Innovation, Know Digital is a free online learning platform with courses, content and learning resources available on-demand, to help you develop new skills in areas such as artificial intelligence, immersive technology, and cybersecurity.
Anyone can sign up for Know Digital and start learning for free today!

Made Smarter
Get the skills that you need to drive digital transformation in your business. The Made Smarter Leading Digital Transformation Programme is a 14-week hybrid programme consisting of face-to-face workshops, online webinars and case studies from SME manufacturers.
We have a wide range of funded and partially funded courses and workshops that are tailored for businesses, get in touch to know more: sustainable-innovation@salford.ac.uk

Want to learn more about the benefits of working with the CSI?
We have a wide range of funded and partially funded courses and workshops that are tailored for businesses, get in touch to know more:
sustainable-innovation@salford.ac.uk