 Helping your business find the right skills…
Experienced and highly skilled students are available for anything from short-term project work and internally or externally focussed strategic business and operational/process reviews through to longer-term work placementsand is supported by the local Higher Education Institutes.
The programme is currently matching Masters level students, all of whom have significant business experience and are either half-way through or at the end of their course and Undergraduate students who are looking for business based experience to enhance both their coursework and longer-term employment opportunities.
What are the benefits?
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Access to a pool of highly qualified, experienced, well motivated and highly incentivised individuals.
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All projects will receive the support of a Business advisor and a HEI Lecturer
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Due to the educational remit of the projects, costs are minimal. |
What projects are eligible?
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The project must be of strategic importance to the business
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The project will involve an initial holistic review of the business before proceeding onto a review of a specific opportunity
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The business must be a Small to Medium Enterprise, SME, less than 250 employees
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The business needs to have a Business suport sponsor to advice and validate the project. |
What are the costs?
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There is no cost for registration or for the matching process
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There is a small charge, typically £50 to £100, dependent on the size of the business, for each successful student that is matched, this is to cover subsequent meeting costs and support commitments
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The HEI’s/students will each individually set a charge for project that will be used to cover some student expenses (travelling, research) and to invest in the educational resources of the supporting Higher Education Institution
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The business must agree to set aside sufficient time to steer the project, particularly in the early critical weeks when the Brief is agreed. |
How do I find out more?
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Please have a look around the rest of the site or contact the Project Manager by completing our online enquiry form |
What next?
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Create a login account for your business (or login if you have already created an account).
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Once you have registered, you can create a project outline. This will be 'anonymous' in the public domain (ie users will not be able to see your company name or contact details).
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Submit the project for review
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A Project Manager will contact you to approve the listing and provide advice on the next steps to access the second level of the site
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You will be able to review more detailed student listings and select several that have potential
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You will be notified by e-mail of any students that show an interest in your listing
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Once mutual interest is shown, the Project Manager will contact all parities to set up an initial meeting |
Don't delay...registration is free of charge and only takes a few minutes!
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