Santander Open Academy can help you gain new skills to grow your business.

Take advantage of free courses and content to accelerate your business growth.

Santander Open Academy is a non-profit initiative run by Banco Santander. This global platform can help you and your employees to build valuable skills to grow your business with:

  • 100% free courses
  • Free quality content.


To start learning, you just need to be over 16 years old and register. You don’t need to be a Santander customer.

There are on demand and limited access courses available. New courses in leadership skills and net-zero are due to go live in October 2024. Don’t delay - explore and sign up!

You will receive a certificate for each course you complete. You can share this to your social networks, and add to your CV.

As a business owner, would you like to get training in professional skills and grow your business?

With on demand courses you can, for example:

  • Complete a 2-hour course on how to improve your productivity using Artificial Intelligence tools
  • Refresh your business story and narrative during an 8-hour course on Digital Marketing.


Would you like to offer your employees training to boost their professional development and skills, and in turn support your business growth?

With on demand courses your employees can, for example:

  • Become skilled in Project Management & Agile fundamentals during an 8-hour course. They could then take the lead on a new initiative or project for your business
  • Complete an 8-hour course on Negotiation to help your business secure the best deals from suppliers.


You can also learn more about the exclusive limited access courses on offer.

Think you don’t have time to learn new skills?

If you enjoy multitasking, you can access free audiobooks to listen to while you work. Or discover podcasts to enjoy while taking a break.

Visit Santander Open Academy to get started on your learning journey today!