About XPP Learning
The UK’s leading professional education provider
For over 30 years, XPP has helped professionals at every stage of their career gain the qualifications, skills, and confidence they need to succeed — without putting their lives on hold.
- 30+
- Years of professional education
- 80,000+
- Students each year
- 3
- Learning pathways
- 1st
- Professional education university in the UK
Education built around real careers
XPP is one of the UK’s largest and most established professional education providers, with university status and a longstanding reputation for quality, flexibility, and outcomes. Our programmes are taught by tutors who combine academic rigour with genuine industry experience — so what you learn maps directly to what employers need.
Whether you are looking to gain your first professional qualification, complete a degree while working, or develop your team through an apprenticeship programme, XPP offers a structured, supported pathway to get you there. Every programme is designed from the ground up to fit around the realities of a working life: flexible delivery, online and blended options, and experienced tutors who understand the pressures professionals face.
Our programmes span accounting and tax, law, business and management, data and technology, HR and people management, insurance, and nursing — covering the sectors where professional qualifications matter most.
Three ways to learn
University Degrees
Accredited undergraduate and postgraduate programmes — BSc, LLB, MBA, and more — taught by industry-experienced academics and designed to fit around a full-time career. Study full-time, part-time, or via blended learning with no need to sacrifice your income.
- Accredited by professional bodies
- Undergraduate & postgraduate
- 2–4 year flexible study
Apprenticeships
Level 3 to Level 7 work-based programmes that combine structured learning with on-the-job experience. Funded through the Apprenticeship Levy, they are available at no cost to eligible employers — making them one of the most accessible routes to professional qualifications in the UK.
- Level 3 to Level 7
- Government-funded via Levy
- Earn while you learn
Professional Qualifications
Industry-recognised qualifications from the world's leading awarding bodies — ACCA, CIMA, CFA Institute, CIPD, CII, and more. Delivered by specialist tutors with real-world expertise, with flexible study options including classroom, online, and self-study.
- ACCA, CIMA, CFA, CIPD, CII & more
- Expert specialist tutors
- Flexible study modes
Not sure which pathway is right for you?
Compare degrees, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications side by side — funding, flexibility, duration, and more.
Compare pathways →XPP University holds degree-awarding powers and is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS). Professional qualification programmes are delivered in partnership with the relevant awarding bodies and are subject to their regulatory frameworks.