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Short course - Skills Bootcamp in Business and Leadership for Social Enterprise

This Skills Bootcamp is designed to support individuals living or working in Cumbria, who are employed within a social enterprise or a trading charity, and who are looking to develop practical leadership and management capability.

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Course Overview

This Skills Bootcamp is designed to support individuals working in, or progressing within, social enterprise or a trading charity, to develop practical leadership and management capability.
The programme focuses on building the skills required to lead people, manage performance and deliver sustainable impact within a purpose-led trading environment. It combines core business and leadership principles with a clear understanding of the social enterprise landscape.
Delivered through a series of structured face-to-face sessions, supported by online learning, the course enables participants to apply learning directly within their own organisation.

This course is suitable for individuals who:
• Are employed or self-employed within a social enterprise or a trading charity
• Are looking to move into, or progress within, a leadership or management role.
• Are looking to develop skills to balance social impact with commercial sustainability.

On this course you will...

Understand the business environment for social enterprise and how purpose shapes organisational design
Reflect on your own leadership style, values and impact on others
Manage individuals and teams effectively within an inclusive working environment
Apply innovation and creative thinking to address unmet social needs
Communicate effectively and make informed decisions using data and insight
Manage stakeholders and balance competing priorities over time

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Key Details

Recruiting toUK / RoI / Settled in UK
Course LocationCarlisle - Fusehill Street
Institute Institute of Business, Industry and Leadership
Mode of DeliveryFace to face at our Fusehill Street campus in Carlisle
Course Duration Part-time: 12 weeks
Course Start PointSeptember
AwardShort course
Open DaysCarlisle - Fusehill Street
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Course Structure

What you will learn

The programme is delivered across 14 weeks with key themes covering:

Compulsory modules

Introduction and context

Programme onboarding and induction
Understanding social enterprise and the wider business environment
Purpose, mission and organisational context

Managing self and leading others

Self-awareness, values and leadership style
Emotional intelligence and reflective practice
Team working, inclusion and motivation

Creativity, communication and decision making

Design thinking and innovation in practice
Developing communication skills
Decision making and use of business data

Stakeholders and performance

Identifying and prioritising stakeholders
Managing expectations over time
Planning, risk and performance management

Strategy and delivery

Strategic thinking in social enterprise
Translating strategy into delivery plans

Finance, resources and sustainability

Revenue streams in social enterprise
Financial awareness and sustainability
Resource-based approaches to value creation

Customer and value proposition

Understanding customers and beneficiaries
Developing and testing a value proposition
Aligning delivery with organisational goals

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

UK Tuition fees

International Tuition fees

Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or Government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.

Funding

The full price for the programme is £3060. The programme is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) Skills for Life scheme, with employers making a contribution towards the fees. For SMEs, this is £306; for employers with over 250 staff, this is £918. Contributions are payable on enrolment, via our online store. A payment link will be provided on enrolment. Skills Bootcamps are VAT exempt, so no VAT will be charged.

Application

Your employer will then need to complete an application form, which available via APPLY NOW. Once this is complete you will be sent a link to continue the application. We will assess your application for eligibility and if you meet the requirements and there is space on the course, we will offer you a place.

You must have employer support to complete the course, If they do not confirm their support, our offer to you may be withdrawn

If you do not meet the requirements, or there is not space in the course, we will contact you to advise on possible actions.

At our discretion, applications received after an advertised closing date and before the start of the course may be accepted. Applications will not be accepted once the course is in progress.

In the event that a participant is unable to accept an offer, no substitutions can be accepted for that participant. Another employee may submit a new application in their own right.

In the event that a participant has enrolled and started the course, no substitutions can be accepted for that participant. No refund can be given for the employer contribution.

For all questions relating to application, enrolment and withdrawal, the University of Cumbria must be notified in writing via email to: uocskillsbootcamps@cumbria.ac.uk.

More Information

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries, grants and funds available to support you throughout your studies with us. This includes the Cumbria Bursary - a non-repayable bursary designed to support first year students with a household income of less than £25,000..

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Location
Carlisle - Fusehill Street Campus
The Fusehill Street campus has been the setting of life-saving treatments since World War I. Now, it's home to world changers, life-savers, crime fighters, and entrepreneurs with access to high-quality facilities and innovative thinking.
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Short course - Skills Bootcamp in Business and Leadership for Social Enterprise