Business and Tourism
Start your journey at UHI Orkney. Grow your future in business, accounting and tourism.
Whether you’re aiming for a career in business, finance or the tourism sector, our courses are designed to help you build practical skills, professional confidence and industry knowledge.
From workplace administration and leadership to accounting expertise and tourism experiences, you can study locally in Orkney while preparing for a wide range of opportunities across growing industries.


Business & Administration
Develop practical workplace skills for a wide range of career paths.
Our Business & Administration courses help you build the knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in today’s workplace.
You’ll develop confidence in communication, organisation, teamwork and problem-solving, while gaining a strong understanding of how modern businesses and organisations operate. With clear progression routes from entry level through to management and leadership, these courses can support a wide range of ambitions across many sectors.
Accounting & Finance
Gain the technical knowledge and professional confidence employers value.
Our Accounting & Finance courses are designed to help you develop the skills needed for a career in financial administration, accounting and business finance.
Through industry-recognised AAT qualifications, you’ll build technical expertise in managing financial information, alongside the professional skills required to work accurately and effectively in a range of settings. With strong progression routes into further and degree-level study, this pathway can open doors to a wide variety of roles in finance and beyond.

Travel and Tourism
Explore opportunities in a vibrant and evolving global industry.
Travel & Tourism offers the chance to develop practical skills and industry knowledge within one of Scotland’s most important sectors.
From local tourism and island guiding to the wider global travel industry, our courses help you understand what makes great visitor experiences while exploring the future of sustainable tourism. With a focus on both customer experience and sector knowledge, you’ll be supported to build confidence for a range of exciting career paths.
Our travel and tourism provision has also been recognised as Gold Standard by the Scottish Tourist Guides Association, reflecting the quality and strength of this specialist area.
Interested in studying Business, Accounting or Tourism? Use the search tool below to explore our current courses.