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If your first language is not English, it is important that you gain an acceptable English language qualification before joining one of our courses. We offer a range of flexible, student-centred, innovative courses for students preparing to study undergraduate or postgraduate degrees and for professional teachers and interpreters. The courses are delivered by our School of Management and Languages.
Heriot-Watt University offers a range of courses specially designed to help speakers of other languages improve their academic English skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. These courses will help you to reach the proficiency required for degree programmes and can also provide support while you study.
If your first language is not English, it is important that you gain an acceptable English language qualification before joining one of our undergraduate courses. To guide you in this, we have listed some acceptable qualifications and grades. There may be some variations, so please do check with your relevant Admissions Tutor prior to application. If you possess a qualification that is not listed, please contact the International Recruitment Office for further clarification.
In the five years since the Network of Excellence in Training (NExT) program began, this industry and academic partnership has delivered competence-based training for more than 250 companies and over 10,000 people in 42 countries. Our tailored approach to customer requirements means that we have delivered almost 250 fully customized courses alongside our regular training modules.
Continual growth and innovation at Heriot-Watt University is ultimately dependent on skilled employees at all levels and we recognise the importance of developing our staff. Whatever your role here at Heriot-Watt, we want to help you maintain and strengthen your skills and effectiveness. We want to work with you to establish what type of training and development would suit your preferred way of learning. We encourage all staff to consider how Staff Development events could benefit them personally and the University community as a whole.
The UICS Training Programme supports all University staff and students who use the computing systems. Workshops and tutorials are provided for staff, helping you appreciate the potential of your software or focus on a specific feature of your software that interests you. Induction sessions and a program of IT Skills Workshops are available for students. Training can be tailored to meet your specific needs and objectives.
University Information & Computing Services (UICS) provide, maintain and support the corporate IT systems, which are available to all staff and students of the University. All staff and students must be registered with UICS in order to use the corporate IT facilities. News and events for staff and students, and details of IT courses can be accessed here.
