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Social Enterprise East of England (SEEE) is encouraging all social enterprises to apply to the body before the end of March 2011 to receive full funding for the PRINCE 2® Foundation course as part of the ‘Beyond 2010’ initiative.
‘Beyond 2010’ is managed by Essex County Council and operates across the East of England. It is providing 100% funding for the Foundation project management course to encourage improvements in employee skills and help push businesses through the recession.
John Sentinella, Business Development Manager at the University, said: “Training can provide an excellent way for social enterprises to address a wide range of needs, from developing management skills to computer design techniques, helping to give that all important competitive edge. With 100% funding is available until the end of March this is a great opportunity for these organisations to benefit from this kind of training.”
PRINCE 2® Project Management is just one of the courses the Knowledge Hub offers to businesses and individuals. It has become the benchmark standard in project management and provides the theory and practice needed for successful management.
The course focuses on creating and managing a defined organisation structure as well as emphasising the effectiveness of dividing projects into manageable stages that can be more easily monitored.
For more information on PRINCE 2 ® or any of the courses offered by the Knowledge Hub, please click here or call 0800 328 5334. To find out more about Beyond 2010 and SEE, click here.
With rising unemployment amongst graduates, the University of Bedfordshire is taking positive action in creating an initiative that links our students with the local business community.
‘Next Step – Work’ will be our first annual employment engagement event and will be held on 4th April at the Luton Campus Centre. There will be the opportunity for businesses to participate in the afternoon by booking a stand and raising their profiles amongst students and academics.
Attendees will also be encouraged to network and establish links with other industry professionals. Workshops will be run by employers throughout the afternoon to support students in facing a challenging job market.
‘Next Step – Work’ is aimed at final year, undergraduate students, however students of all levels are welcome to attend. The event will take place at the Luton Campus Centre from 1-5 pm. For further details or to book your place, please call 0800 328 5334.
The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership held its latest event at the University of Bedfordshire's new Campus Centre on 24th January.
Prof. Les Ebdon, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire hosted the event and delivered the keynote address to the forum, which brings together businesses, universities and colleges, community groups, social enterprises and local government in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Luton, Milton Keynes, Cherwell, Aylesbury and Dacorum. Together these partners are working closely with Government to support inward investment, innovation, economic growth, new enterprise and job creation.
The two hour seminar updated the business community on development and implementation of South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership and sought their views and feedback, building on the successful event held in November which engaged the business community in the development of the proposal for a Local Enterprise Partnership.
There’s now only just over a month left to take advantage of the 100% funding offered by Social Enterprise East of England (SEEE) for the PRINCE2 Foundation course. SEEE is offering all social enterprises the opportunity to take fully-funded PRINCE2 Foundation courses as part of the ‘Beyond 2010’ initiative.
The next PRINCE2 Foundation course at the Knowledge Hub is on Monday 14th March and places are filling up, so do not miss this opportunity to gain a recognised project management qualification for free!
PRINCE 2® Project Management is just one of the courses the Knowledge Hub offers to businesses and individuals. It has become the benchmark standard in project management and provides the theory and practice needed for successful management. The course focuses on creating and managing a defined organisation structure as well as emphasizing the effectiveness of dividing projects into manageable stages that can be more easily monitored.
For more information on PRINCE 2 ® or any of the courses offered by the Knowledge Hub, please click here or call 0800 328 5334. To find out more about Beyond 2010 and SEE, click here.
The University of Bedfordshire’s brand new Campus Centre hosted a high-profile visitor three weeks ago when the BBC chose the venue to broadcast the Politics Show East from the facility.
Presenter Etholle George was joined by Kelvin Hopkins, MP for Luton North, and Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt, who is also MP for North East Bedfordshire. The 20-minute show was broadcast live in front of a specially-invited audience, comprising local council, faith and business leaders as well as some of the University’s own media students and staff. Recent graduates Igor Drozdov and Maksim Popov, who both now work in the media department, liaised with the BBC production team on technical issues.
The Politics Show East Director Julie Hay said: “This was live and a bit more adventurous for us this time. The facilities and the people who’ve helped us are absolutely fantastic and it was really great to work with the students. The studio facilities are better than what we’ve got in Norwich or Cambridge. The lighting is superb and the cameras are all really easy to use.”
The University’s Business Development Manager Sarah Waller said: “We’re thrilled with how it went and the University is well able to cope with these major live transmissions. It’s important that the University keeps building these key relationships with major organisations such as the BBC. The crew were incredibly generous with their time and experience to our uni students. I was very proud of our students and their professionalism.”
The Knowledge Hub is calling all middle managers and staff of similar levels to attend the latest leadership and management workshops starting mid-March. The CMI Level 5 Award in Leadership & Management is specifically designed for practising middle managers who wish to improve upon their existing core abilities or those who are considering a move into a middle management role and require the skills to do so.
John Sentinella, Business Development Manager, said: “With the current instability in the economic market place, competition for employment is at an all time high. By developing your professional and core management skills, even if just to reinforce your existing knowledge, the course will equip you with the tools needed to meet the ever-changing demands of business.”
The programme will cover all aspects of management and leadership within an organisation, from understanding and meeting stakeholders’ needs to personal development planning, supporting your team in achieving objectives and managing performance.
The course starts on Thursday 17th March and will be formed of five workshops, which will take place over a 10 week period at the Putteridge Bury Conference Centre. Course fees are £750 + VAT. For more information or to book your place on the course, click here or contact the Knowledge Hub on 0800 328 5334.
A new sport and fitness-focused facility opened in Bedford recently. Aiming to bring together sport and health-related businesses to grow commercially in partnership with the University, the body hub is the University’s ‘Home of Sport and Health Enterprise’ and will also benefit health-conscious staff, students and members of the public.
Based at the Alexander Sports Centre in Bedford, the project is the first of its type for any UK university and is headed up by Sport Science and Personal Training Lecturer Kevin Wyld.
“Our main aim for the body hub,” commented Wyld, “is to encourage collaboration between businesses with a sport and fitness focus and the best way to do that is to offer them a place under the same roof as like-minded organisations. They can then draw upon the University’s expertise in areas such as sports science and rehabilitation, health and fitness assessment, musculoskeletal research and development, as well as taking advantage of our considerable consulting, coaching and training resources.
“In addition, we have a fantastic strength and conditioning facility onsite with Olympic-standard equipment which is already being used by the University’s sports teams,” continued Wyld. “The unit is open to staff, students and members of the public on a membership or cost-effective pay-as-you-go basis. It is already used by rugby players from Bedford Blues and we would encourage other local clubs, schools and individuals to come along and try out the facilities.”
