Practical guides
Applying while keeping your job
Your job continues, and so does your salary. The application runs outside office hours, the interview fits a slot you choose, and the programme's pace is set against your actual week rather than an ideal one.
What you keep while you study
Studying while employed assumes nothing that supports you stops. The system is built for that: content available at any hour, live sessions recorded, firm dates limited to assessments and published at the start of the year. You build your week around your job, not the other way round.
- Your job, your income and your seniority
- Your hours: no daytime attendance is required
- Your right to watch live sessions afterwards
- Your progress, kept if you pause for a period
From decision to first module
- 01
Measure your available week
Count the slots genuinely free across seven days, evenings included. That figure drives the choice of pace, and it is better set before choosing a programme.
- 02
Filter the catalogue by pace
The catalogue filters by pace: 19 programmes are designed for working people, 8 run self-paced.
- 03
File the application one evening
Fifteen minutes is enough when the documents are ready. The form saves as you type and can be resumed from a phone.
- 04
Pick an interview slot
Thirty minutes, at a time that suits you. The conversation covers your project and the workload your job leaves available.
- 05
Start without waiting for term
The space opens as soon as enrolment is confirmed. The first modules are taken whenever your diary allows.
How the catalogue breaks down by pace
Three paces coexist, and most of the catalogue is designed for people in work. This breakdown is counted on the real programmes, and moves with the catalogue.
- Compatible with a job
- 19 (63 %)
- Self-paced
- 8 (27 %)
- Full time
- 3 (10 %)
Three paces, three weekly commitments
| Pace | Programmes | Actual work per week |
|---|---|---|
| Compatible with a job | 19 | 12–20 h |
| Self-paced | 8 | 8–20 h |
| Full time | 3 | 20 h |
What applicants in work ask
Do I have to tell my employer?
The step is yours to take. Many prefer to raise it once admission is notified, decision in hand: it states the programme, the duration and the study hours, which makes the conversation concrete. The employer-funding guide gives the outline of a sponsorship file.
Do live sessions fall during my working hours?
They are offered and recorded: you follow them when it suits you, losing neither content nor discussion, since the questions asked and their answers stay available. The only firm dates are assessments, published at the start of the year.
Can I lighten my pace if my workload rises?
Yes. A move to a more spread-out pace is requested during the year and your acquired progress remains valid. Returning to the original pace happens at the next session of the module concerned.
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