Improve your skills

Sometimes, a degree isn't enough to make you stand out from the crowd. For this reason, it's really important to build a strong set of skills that will help you take on tasks and challenges effectively and knock potential employers off their feet.

Fear not, though, because we're here to help. We offer everything from entrepreneurial bootcamps and skill build sessions to our very own 20-credit module, Making Ideas Happen, all of which could help you improve your skills and expand your CV.

  • Entrepreneurs Boot Camp

    Entrepreneurs Boot Camp 2013

    Do you have an idea for a new venture but need help getting it into shape?

    The Entrepreneurs Boot Camp can help! It is an intensive course providing the expert advice you need to get started.

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    Enterprise Summer School Online

    Lounging about all summer sound like a bit of a snore?

    Put a couple of those long days to use by taking the chance to build your entrepreneurial knowledge and increase your employability skills, all without having to leave the comfort of your deckchair.

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    Making Ideas Happen

    If you reckon your degree could do with a bit of a shake-up, Making Ideas Happen might be for you.

    Our 20-credit interdisciplinary module gives you the chance to develop a social enterprise solution to a 'real-world' problem. Give it a whirl.

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    Social Innovation Lab

    Do you have a burning idea and a desire to better yourself and your community?

    The Social Innovation Lab is a short evening course open to any student from any discipline studying at the University.

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    Skill Build

    Wondering what we get up to at Skill Build? Well, the clue's in the name.

    Skill Build is a free series of weekly lectures which focus on building your employability and enterprise skills, with sessions covering everything from negotiation to social media and communication.