Skills

Learning, Upskilling and Student Talent for Businesses

At LSBU Business School, students have benefitted from the skill and experience of our academic team across our undergraduate and postgraduate courses for many years.

More recently, this has moved online, and our tutors’ open public talks are online now, too, giving wider access to sessions including our Professional Lecture Series and Research Today seminars as well as a range of professional courses like ACCA revision sessions. As we move further in to 2021, there are plenty of ways to learn more, upskill and solve business challenges with LSBU Business School.

In Focus:

ACCA revision courses

As a school with a reputation for providing strong accounting and finance degree tuition, this includes a dedication to professional qualifications, too.

Student staffing

Across our courses, we offer placements and internships to our students studying accounting, finance, business, marketing and economics, which means our students are actively seeking work experience. These digital-savvy, skilled students learn theory with a focus on practical application, and they can bring these skills to your business – with many students also having additional language skills.

At a time when you may be more cautious about taking on long-term staff, shorter student placements ranging from 1 month to 1 year can be a perfect solution, benefitting both your business and our students’ experience.

We also have recent graduates who are looking for work opportunities, with many more students graduating in summer later this year.

Working with students

There are also plenty of other ways to work with our students including guest speaking, hosting a workshop and mentoring. To discuss your business needs and to find out more about our talent pool, please contact our Commercial Experience Team at employerenquiries@lsbu.ac.uk

Professional Lecture Series

From March, our virtual Professional Lecture Series starts once again. Running once a month on Wednesday afternoons at 1pm, you can tune in to find out more about topics ranging from whether Business Schools can help to transform society, using marketing for the greater good, through to the findings of research in to intercultural skills for graduates seeking employment with European businesses and employers.

Take a look at all the talks at: lsbu.ac.uk/whats-on

The well-regarded ACCA qualification is key for many looking to carve a path in accounting, and to support accountants, we’re delivering revision courses for ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL) and Strategic Business Reporting (SBR). Delivered by our academic experts, these 15 sessions support students in preparing for these exams, giving the skills and practice to succeed. Join our next course, starting 2 and 3 March 2021.

To find out more, please visit our website or contact Business Development Manager, Dan Janowski, at: janowsd2@lsbu.ac.uk

BCC welcomes plan to boost employers’ role in FE

Landmark reforms aimed at transforming post-16 education and training, boosting skills and getting more people into work have been unveiled by the government.

“These reforms are at the heart of our plans to build back better, ensuring all technical education and training is based on what employers want and need.”

In plans outlined in the Department for Education’s (DfE) Skills for Jobs White Paper, employers will have a central role in designing almost all technical courses by 2030 to ensure that the education and training people receive is directly linked to the skills needed for real jobs.

The plans also include partnerships between employers and FE providers to develop local skills improvement plans – which will be led by accredited local Chambers of Commerce – and to establish business centres within FE colleges.

The measures are intended to end the illusion that a degree is the only route to success and a good job, and that further and technical education is the second-class option. They intend to realign the whole FE system around the needs of employers so people are trained for the skills gaps that exist now, and in the future, in key sectors such as construction, digital, clean energy and manufacturing.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said: “Our reforms to post-16 education will focus on the skills people and business need for our economy to grow. As we recover from the pandemic, our Lifetime Skills Guarantee will ensure everyone has the confidence and opportunity to gain the skills they need to progress at any stage of their lives. “These reforms are at the heart of our plans to build back better, ensuring all technical education and training is based on what employers want and need, whilst providing individuals with the training they need to get a well-paid and secure job, no matter where they live, and in the sectors that are critical to our future economic success.”

BCC director general Adam Marshall said: “We welcome these ambitious plans to put the skills needs of businesses at the heart of the further education system. As local business leaders look to rebuild their firms and communities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, it is essential to ensure that the right skills and training provision is in place to support growth.

“Chambers of Commerce can play a leading role in developing local skills plans that reflect the needs of employers in their areas, working closely with colleges, councils and other partners.

“Together, we can increase the focus on skills for the workplace – the digital, technical and broader skills that help businesses grow, succeed and create good jobs.

“We look forward to working with the Department for Education, training providers, businesses and other stakeholders across the FE sector to further develop these proposals, making sure more people can train and retrain for new and emerging jobs in their local communities.”