Business Engagement at University of Suffolk

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT

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BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT, CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY (BECE) The BECE team is here to support you and your business, however large or small. We want to help bring your projects to life and to ensure the University has a positive economic impact in the region.

How can you engage with the University of Suffolk?

Access funding for projects and learning

Careers, Employability and Entrepreneurship

Apprenticeships

We can support your funding bids, or you can get involved with projects that have already secured funding.

This includes the In-Career Education and Training Project (ICET) which offers up to 50% funded training courses in Digital and Leadership Skills or the Entrepreneurs Forge which offers a mini‑ MBA programme and other collaboration opportunities.

As well as offering internships, work placements or graduate opportunities to our students, you can also collaborate with our academics to provide real projects and problems for students to work on within their

Higher and Degree Apprenticeships are a partnership between industry and higher education institutions to help meet the needs of employers, whilst enabling apprentices to take advantage of the opportunities that higher education offers. We work closely with employers to constantly evolve our courses, so that a positive learner journey is at the forefront of our offering.

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Participating in our events or careers fairs will help raise awareness of your own brand and provide insights from the workplace for our student and staff community. Plus, our FREE online job board is an ideal way to promote your job vacancies to both students and alumni.

Find out more: uos.ac.uk/BusinessEngagement Discuss your project with our team: engage@uos.ac.uk

KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE A range of projects that benefit both businesses and the University community.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Does your company need additional skills, time and knowledge to address core strategic challenges for increased growth and development?

KTPs foster a culture of innovation in your business to drive competitive advantage and increase revenue and profit from new products and processes.

It is a collaboration between three partners typically lasting one to three years: The Knowledge Base partner (a University academic) The KT Associate (a recent graduate or post-graduate) The Business

Events Each academic year we run a series of events inviting speakers to talk about their particular area of expertise. These may be our own academics, or guests who have a specific set of skills or experience. We offer a blend of face to face and online events.

As well as engaging with informative speakers, the events provide an opportunity to network with other participants and with our staff and academics. Past events have included: Performance Psychology: An Understanding Marketing: Rethink, Refresh, Refocus Lockdown-friendly marketing strategies

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CPD AND SHORT COURSES

IPSWICH WATERFRONT INNOVATION CENTRE (IWIC)

There’s never been a time when it has been more important to invest wisely in professional development and skills, and to make sure that your organisation is best placed to take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way.

The IWIC is a coworking community situated close to the spectacular Ipswich Waterfront, providing hot desk space, networking and collaborative opportunities. There’s more to coworking than just space, the IWIC is also a focal point for developing entrepreneurs, start‑ups and promoting innovation.

Providing a single point of access between enterprise, facilities and academic expertise, the IWIC also offers:

We offer a range of courses for professionals and individuals – we can help whether you are:

n Hot desk or home desk space

n Upskilling your workforce

n Meeting room hire

n Embarking on a leadership programme to enhance your own career

n Networking opportunities n Access to specialist facilities and expertise

n Carrying out ongoing training that is essential to your role n We also create and deliver bespoke training programmes for businesses Our Leadership Academy provides contemporary insights and commentary, top quality training and flexible short courses from the Institute of Leadership and Management, including the widely recognised ILM level 3 and 5.

HOW DO I CONNECT? This leaflet details just a few of our many services for businesses - you can find out more on our website: uos.ac.uk/BusinessEngagement.

Or simply email engage@uos.ac.uk to discuss how we can support your business with our team of business engagement specialists.