Embedding Business & Community Engagement workshop
9 Jun 2011 (Full day event)
Registration 9.30 a.m., workshop start 10 a.m. - close 3.30pm
ISS Tower (formally LIS) room 703 on level 7
Swansea University, Swansea University, Swansea, Glamorgan
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| Brief Details: | A one-day workshop delivered by JISC infoNet. |
| Information: | Participants will identify the Business and Community Engagement (BCE) landscape relevant to their institution and will look at the methodology employed for the 18-month Embedding BCE project, which worked with 5 institutional partners to identify how well core business processes were supporting work with business and community. These processes include (but are not limited to): Finance, HR, IT, Information Systems, Libraries and Marketing. Business & Community Engagement (BCE) covers a range of activities in Further and Higher Education. The HE sector increasingly refers to "Innovation and Engagement" ; other terms such as "Third Stream", "Third Mission" or "Knowledge Transfer" have also been used. This event is timely given the increased strategic importance of BCE alongside Learning & Teaching and Research. Participants will: - increase their knowledge of the many forms of Business & Community Engagement - be introduced to a methodology for reviewing their own institution’s activity and the way in which it is supported by core functions. Topics will include: * The BCE landscape: Employer Engagement, Knowledge Transfer and Exchange, CPD, Applied Research, Public Services and Facilities, Consultancy, Work-Based Learning, Community-Based Learning, Conferences, Museums and Exhibitions, Social Responsibility, Raising Aspirations * Institutional case studies * What ‘embedded’ means: The importance of acknowledging BCE as possibly requiring different approaches to the norm * The review process Understanding the nature of perceptions against reality, a framework to review against, the methodology followed by the Embedding BCE project *The Self-Evaluation workbook and event: Presenting and explaining the use of a workbook designed for the project that can be used to stimulate discussion in a workshop environment to identify strengths and areas for improvement *Major findings from the project: The Embedding BCE project identified a number of common issues and barriers as well as highlighting good practice examples, that can be tested for in any institutional review *Development following the review: Costing and prioritisation, development work and areas for improvement identified in the project partners |
| Target Audience: | The day is aimed at senior and middle managers with responsibility for development, co-ordination or support of Business and Community Engagement and managers of core business functions. |
| Cost: | FREE Event |
| Event Type: | National Event |
| Event Duration: | Full day event |
| Event Directions: | Click for venue directions |
| Closing Date: | BOOKINGS CLOSED |
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