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The Small Business Charter, the Help to Grow course & a return of the Executive MBA; an exciting time for the Worcester Business School The Worcester Business School at the University of Worcester has officially received its Small Business Charter, an accolade held by only around 60 business schools in the country. workplace, including the self-employed and entrepreneurs.
The CEO of the Chartered Association of Business Schools, Flora Hamilton, visited the City Campus to hand over the charter in person last month. It paves the way for the delivery of the UK Government funded Help to Grow Management course to SME leaders across the region and comes at a crucial time for the Business School. The course is delivered by entrepreneurs and industry experts and involves business focused learning to invest in leadership and management. In addition to the exciting news of the Help to Grow Management course and after 2 years of hard work, the Executive MBA Course is also ready to start accepting candidates again, with up to 30 successful applicants beginning their studies in January 2024. The MBA is aimed at managers and leaders who already have some leadership or management experience in the
Dr Scott Andrews, the Head of the Worcester Business School says: “The Executive MBA provides access to a range of experiences, working alongside other senior leaders and managers to develop strategic skills across marketing, finance, HR and leadership to be better positioned to face the real challenges of today’s workplace”. Jacqui Morley-Brooker graduated with an Executive MBA which was also accredited by the Chartered Management Institute while she was working as an EU Project Manager at Worcestershire County Council. She says: “After successfully achieving my Exec MBA at the University of Worcester I was keen to maximise the value of my qualification and I applied for Chartered Manager status with the CMI”. “I am of the view that my learning didn’t end with my MBA” Says Jacqui. “I would highly recommend that all business students adopt a lifelong learning approach to their career, to this end, as a highly respected organisation the Worcester Executive MBA working with the CMI brings all the necessary elements together in order to achieve this”. For more information and how to apply to begin studying in January 2024, contact Jo Murphy (joanne.murphy@woprc.ac.uk) or Steven Monks (s.monks@worc.ac.uk)
World’s largest solar farm could solve Europe’s energy crisis Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the drive for renewable projects and innovative technologies. The world’s largest concentrated solar farm, Noor Ouarzazate, Morocco could be a vital lifeline for the energy crisis. The project operates using Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology. This technology harnesses solar power from half a million curved mirrors to direct sunlight towards tubes of synthetic oil, which convert it to vapour. A turbine uses the vapor to generate electricity, providing power for 1.3 million people. As CSP is able to store the heat generated, it can be used during periods of minimal sunlight. Eager to tap into this renewable energy goldmine, British energy start-up, Xlinks,
has made plans to build an undersea electricity cable from Morocco to the UK. The cable is projected to cover 2,300 miles to southwest England, where it will supply 8% of Britain’s electricity and power 7 million homes by 2030.
Green Credentials More and more businesses are acknowledging the need for them to be able to evidence their green credentials. Whether it be at the behest of clients and the demands of being part of a global supply chain…or in demonstrating their environmental commitments as part of their purpose to help engage and retain talent…organisations of all shapes and sizes need to be able to measure and monitor the impact that doing business has on the world around them. When Hewett Recruitment were completing their recent B Corp Impact Assessment they were presented with a familiar problem for a small, service based business – how to measure our Carbon Footprint? Many larger companies now have whole departments dedicated to managing their sustainability and it can sometimes appear simpler for manufacturers and transport companies to look at the environmental effect their day to day activities have. To this end, Hewett turned to a variety of online tools built to support SME businesses in their journey to sustainability. We used the Natwest Carbon Planner to give an overall carbon footprint alongside tools such as Giki to help our employees calculate their individual carbon scores. This allowed us to present a well thought out Environmental Management System, with specific targets for reducing our carbon footprint over the next 12 months. We recently received confirmation of our status as a B Corp Certified Business, joining a growing band of UK companies dedicated to “doing business for good”. Our ability to show we took our environmental commitments – however small we might perceive them – was a key part of this process and should show that any company is capable meeting these requirements. If you would like to find out more about our B Corp journey then please get in touch today at hello@hewett-recruitment.co.uk.
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