UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT
CONSULTANCY COWORKING SPACE CPD EVENTS HIGHER APPRENTICESHIPS INTERNSHIPS KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE RESEARCH SHORT COURSES
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT, CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY (BECE) The BECE team is here to support you and your business, however large or small. We can help bring your projects to life, ensuring the University has a positive economic impact in the region. How can you engage with University of Suffolk? Access funding for projects and learning
Careers, Employability and Entrepreneurship
Apprenticeships
We can support your funding bids or get involved with projects that have already secured funding. This includes the In‑Career Education and Training (ICET) project which offers up to 50% funded training courses in Digital and Leadership Skills, or internships, innovation vouchers and other collaboration opportunities.
As well as offering internships, work placements or graduate opportunities to our students, you can also collaborate with us to provide real projects and problems for students to work on within their degrees.
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships are a partnership between industry and higher education institutions to help meet the needs of employers, whilst enabling apprentices to take advantage of the opportunities that higher education offers. We work closely with employers to constantly evolve our courses, so that a positive learner journey is at the forefront of our offering.
Participating in our events or careers fairs will help raise awareness of your brand and provide insights into the workplace for our students and staff community. Plus, our FREE online job board is an ideal way to promote your job vacancies to both students and alumni.
Find out more: uos.ac.uk/BusinessEngagement Discuss your project with our team: engage@uos.ac.uk
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE A range of projects that benefit both business and the University community. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) If you have an idea for your business but don’t have all the in-house expertise to develop it – a KTP could be the answer. KTP projects are designed to help your business by providing expertise, funding and resource to deliver new capabilities for increased competitiveness and growth. It is a collaboration between three partners typically lasting one to three years:
The Knowledge Base partner (a University academic)
The KT Associate (a recent graduate or post-graduate)
The business
Events Each year we run a series of events inviting speakers to talk about their area of expertise. These may be our own academics or guests who have particular skills or knowledge. We offer a blend of face-to-face and online events. As well as engaging with informative speakers, the events provide an opportunity to network with other participants and with our staff and academics. Past events have included:
Net Zero innovation symposium
Insights into counselling
Practical ways to develop leadership skills in your business
Join us on social media: twitter
@UOS_BusinessEng UOS: Business@Suffolk
@UOSEnterprise
@uos_bus_engagement
CPD AND SHORT COURSES Investing in training adds value to your organisation and helps ensure that you and your employees have the skills and knowledge to take advantage of every opportunity to grow your business or move into new sectors. We offer a range of courses for professionals and individuals – we can help you: n
Upskill your workforce
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Embark on a leadership programme to enhance your own career
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Carry out ongoing training that is essential to your role
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Seek bespoke training programmes for your organisation
INNOVATION LABS The Innovation Labs University of Suffolk (ILUOS) is a coworking community situated close to the spectacular Ipswich Waterfront, providing wraparound business support and access to immersive digital facilities. There’s more to coworking than just space, ILUOS is also a focal point for developing entrepreneurs, start‑ups and promoting innovation and growth. Providing a single point of access between enterprise, facilities and academic expertise, ILUOS also offers: n n n n
Hot desk or permanent desk space Meeting room hire Networking opportunities Access to specialist facilities and expertise including 3D printing and immersive digital equipment
Our Leadership Academy provides contemporary insights and commentary, top quality training and flexible short courses from the Institute of Leadership and Management, including the widely recognised ILM level 3 and 5.
HOW DO I CONNECT? This leaflet details just a few of our many services for businesses - you can find out more on our website: uos.ac.uk/BusinessEngagement. Or simply email engage@uos.ac.uk to hear more about the services we offer and how our team of business engagement specialists can support your business.