- Services to Businesses
- Global Employability Team
- Work Based Learning
- Recruit Students for a Placement
Services to Businesses
Leeds University Business School seeks to develop and expand the University’s relationships with the corporate and public sector through the formation of long term partnerships and collaboration. We can offer you access to the extensive knowledge base, skills and expertise of the University of Leeds.
Today’s organisations face unprecedented economic, social and environmental challenges. Yet, at the same time, such organisations have been compelled to slim down and rationalise their staffing and resource base. This means that support and assistance from outside the organisation are increasingly required. There is growing emphasis on the development of partnerships and alliances which can harness external resources to organisational need. A world-class university such as Leeds has the resource and expertise to deliver an effective knowledge-based partnership for client organisations.
There are a number of ways in which the Business School can help your organisation, including:
The Director Network for regional SMEs.
Providing practical and solution focused learning tailored to the needs of SME Directors and decision makers, this network will allow you to identify and discuss your challenges and decide how to respond.
Organisational and Staff Development
Working closely with partner organisations, we work with you to identify your needs and develop workshops and programmes to address organisational issues. We offer bespoke education at all levels, ranging from short courses to full degrees. Corporate programmes are highly interactive, with workshops and practical exerises linked to reflection and feedback. Courses can lead to recognised qualifications and can be offered on campus or in the workplace.
Research and Consultancy
Leeds University Business School is a research-led school and its research teams are amongst the best in the world. We have research centres covering all the major business disciplines including Accounting and Finance, Economics, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Work and Employment Relations. A substantial proportion of our research is undertaken through partnership and collaboration with organisations and we play a full part in government-funded schemes to increase university-business interaction such as Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and CASE awards.
Access to Networks and Facilities
A partnership with Leeds University Business School offers your organisation access to a variety of networks and events to share experiences and knowledge with like-minded people with similar organisational needs. We run a number of networks and events both on a local and international level, from which you and your company can benefit. The University also offers excellent facilities for conferences and seminars and partner organisations frequently make use of these to host their own corporate events.
For more information on corporate partnerships and the services outlined above, please contact:
Susanne Marchant
Corporate Development & Projects Manager
Tel: +44 (0)113 3443916
Email: s.e.marchant@leeds.ac.uk
Find examples of how we are working with organisations.
Meetings & Events
The University of Leeds offers a wide range of facilities; from a simple day meeting to a fully-managed residential conference, and all close to the heart of Leeds. Find out more about holding a conference or event at the University.
Global Employability Team
Leeds University Business School has quickly grown into a top business school in the world, ranked in the world's top 100 (Economist 'Which MBA?' 2009) with strong faculty and students from all over the world in all major business disciplines. We now have a strong basis to link our talent to local, national and international organisations, from small to multinational and in all industries.
The Global Employability Team is a new unit which aims to provide high-impact services to students, alumni, organisations and academic and programme staff. It seeks to facilitate and inform purposeful development of talent across our student and alumni base, and create stronger links between all stakeholders to help deliver world-class programmes which are seen as fit for purpose by employers across the world.
If you are interested in recruiting from our student base, you could consider:
- Supporting students through our Corporate Mentoring Scheme
- Posting vacancies directly to our students
- Work placements for our undergraduates
- Hosting a summer consultancy project for our MBAs or masters.
- Participating in our Career Wise Programme which provides comprehensive year-long support for our students in getting ready for the labour market and connect with employers.
- Taking part in the Financial Times Masterclass speaker series
- Partnership opportunities with the Global Talent Centre
For more information please contact Jo Lumb, our Corporate Development and Operations Manager on:
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 2706
E-mail: j.lumb@leeds.ac.uk
Work Based Learning
Work-Based Learning is an exciting approach to learning, firmly rooted in the workplace and designed to enhance continuing professional development and support business development.
The Business School offers tailor made University accredited and professional programmes through a work-based framework that support specific requirements from individual companies and organisations. Work-based projects that student/employees undertake as part of their programmes are identified in negotiation with employers to have maximum benefit to support organisational objectives allowing them to compete in current and future markets.
For more information please visit our mini-site at lubswww.leeds.ac.uk/wbl/ or contact Margaret Gibbons, our Director of Corporate Work-Based Learning, on:
E-mail: mg@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 3217
Recruit Students for a Placement
At the Business School we give undergraduate students the opportunity to do a work placement between their second and final year of study. Students are required to find their own placement, either by applying to a corporate scheme or by writing speculatively to employers. This gives them valuable job seeking skills, ensures they find a placement that meets their interests and results in only the most committed and enthusiastic students taking the placement year.
Advantages of our placement scheme to you as an employer:
• Our placement students are highly motivated and well qualified
• Placements can be advertised at no cost to the employer
• The decision to employ a student rests entirely with the company
• A 9-12 month placement creates the opportunity to assess potential employees without long term obligation
• Companies have an employee who is committed to developing his/her skills throughout the placement
Students are expected to complete a portfolio (in which they reflect on the skills they have acquired and developed and provide evidence of their work). Their progress is also monitored by a workplace supervisor and a brief assessment of their skills is made at the start and end of the placement. A member of our staff visits the company and student once during the placement to make sure everything is going smoothly, but contact is maintained throughout the placement in case any problems should arise.
Find out how to advertise a placement and also access important documents for placement employers.
If you are interested in recruiting students for a placement please contact Ruth Long, our Work Placement Programme Manager on:
Tel: 0113 343 4511
Email: r.long@lubs.leeds.ac.uk