Skills
Staffing, skilling and student placements: Solutions with LSBU Business School Utilise the skills of our students and graduates for business solutions various interim solutions, with many also keen to continue working on a part-time basis afterwards, giving some businesses the flexibility they are looking for”.
Harnessing students’ skills in the business environment
With the academic year well underway, our students are once again studying on courses and out on placement.
Business needs and students providing solutions At LSBU Business School, our Commercial Student Experience Team work closely with the local business community. Lyn Hamblin, Commercial Student Experience lead has been working with local businesses throughout the pandemic to support on finding solutions to overcome business challenges in these unusual circumstances. Lyn has found that businesses are valuing placement opportunities our students are actively seeking, finding that these wellequipped students can provide interim solutions businesses can benefit from. Lyn explains “these enthusiastic, cost-effective, committed, technically-minded students offer a way for businesses to take on staff for
Students are actively looking for placements as part of their course, keen to develop their skills and gain practical experience. Having already adapted to remote working for their studies, students across LSBU Business School have skills in a range of business areas; accounting, finance, marketing, planning and marketing – to name but a few.
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What can you tell us about the courses? I’m really excited about the digital leadership courses we’re launching, supporting businesses in the digital sphere. We’re exploring current topics including Leading Business Transformation with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Leveraging Blockchain for Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains, Blockchain for Enterprise and Big Data Analytics.
Who teaches the courses?
Many of our students are actively looking for work placements and placements from 1 month to 10-12 months in January, April and July/August.
Talent pool
What’s the importance of these?
Placements and Internships
LSBU Business School is a diverse student community, with a rich mix of students graduating with the skills and knowledge needed by businesses. Able to advertise to students soon to graduate as well as to those already graduated, our Commercial Student Experience Team are HR specialists and can handle the recruitment process for you end to end, to ensure the right fit for your needs.
Ways to get involved If you’d like to work with our students in another way, there are opportunities for guest speaking, mentoring and exhibiting at a job fair with us – please get in touch.
MSc International Business Management student Arpit Sarupria took on an Internship with Entrepreneur Rafael Dos Santos (MBA), working as a Social Media & Marketing Manager for “High Profile Club”. He was responsible for creating, tracking the performance of and reviewing blog posts, developing social media strategies and co-wrote two PR e-books for health and tech entrepreneurs during his placement. He says “my course helped me understand how the UK business market works, and the business practices people follow. In a nutshell, the course helped me implement my theoretical knowledge in a practical manner on the placement”.
To discuss your business needs and find out more about our talent pool, please contact our team at
LSBU Business School are launching a range of digital leadership courses. We talk to LSBU Business School Head of Digital, Vijak Haddadi, to find out more.
The courses are led by experts and thought leaders with a wealth of knowledge in their area, including Technical Director at Deloitte, Ivana Bartoletti, Chief Inspiration Officer for a fintech company, Dr Jane Thomason, as well as Helen Disney, featured on the Women in Fintech Power List 2016, and one of top 100 Most Inspirational Women in Blockchain.
Case Study: Social Media & Marketing Internship
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New Digital Leadership courses
There’s so much change in the digital world, keeping up as a business is key. The courses tackle real issues, so having the time and space to think about these with other professionals outside of the office environment (even if that’s now online) is a great way to find solutions.
When are they taught? We appreciate taking time out of work and other commitments can be hard, so we’ve developed the courses as a series of afternoons, meaning you progress through the course without needing to take substantial time off. The courses run from February 2021 throughout the year.
How are they taught? We’re teaching online at the moment, but as and when it’s safe to do so we plan to move these to face to face delivery.
Are there any other options? Absolutely; we can also work with businesses to develop bespoke solutions. Business Development Manager, Dan Janowski would be delighted to have a conversation about the options. Find out more at lsbu.ac.uk/digitalleadership or contact Dan Janowski via email at janowsd2@lsbu.ac.uk
