Bootcamps & Learning Pathways
Elevate Your Career with Our Specialised Bootcamps
At the University, we are committed to fostering staff development through specialized bootcamps tailored for core roles. These intensive courses are designed to accelerate your growth in key areas, including approaches, policies, and digital tools, enhancing standards across both academic and professional services. Our cross-departmental approach aligns with strategic goals and is supported by university experts.


Duration:
60 hours (8 days) spread over 3 months.

Focus:
Rapid skill development to enhance staff performance and prepare for change.

Benefit:
Training and development for managers, offering clear, measurable career benefit

Goals:
Encourage strategic thinking, foster improvements, and drive cultural change
Skills Bootcamp in Responsible Management (Sustainability) for Programme Leaders
Course Length: 8 days (60 hours)
Aimed at: Programme Leaders
Summary:
This skills bootcamp will encourage creativity and innovation in the development of new sustainable practice and demonstrate areas of best practice for new and aspiring programme leads. It will adopt a pragmatic approach that also recognises and addresses the scale of challenges faced by the University. This bootcamp will equip you with the core skills to drive better results, including:
- Facing challenges, personal resilience and driving change
- Peer review of practice
- Curriculum design and AI
Learn from the experiences of senior colleagues such as Kate Strudwick as they share their insights and effective strategies

Skills Bootcamp in Responsible Management (Sustainability) for Grade 6 and 7s
Course Length: 8 days (60 hours)
Aimed at: Professional Services (Grade 6/7)
Summary:
This skills bootcamp will encourage creativity and innovation in the development of new sustainable managerial practices and demonstrate areas of best practice for new and aspiring Grade 6 & 7 colleagues from across Professional Services teams. This bootcamp will equip you with the core management techniques to drive better results:
- Develop your ability to lead, motivate and inspire
- Provide leadership as well as day-to-day management
- Benchmark your managerial skills
Learn from the experiences of senior colleagues such as Chris Green and Danny Griffiths as they share insights and strategies that have had a demonstrable impact.

Skills Bootcamp in Project Management for Grade 4 and 5s
Course Length: 8 days (60 hours)
Aimed at: Professional Services – (Grade 4/5)
Summary:
Project management is an exhilarating field that combines strategic planning, resource management, and leadership to bring ideas to life. Imagine being at the helm of a dynamic team, steering complex projects from inception to completion. Every day presents new challenges and opportunities to innovate, problem-solve, and drive progress.
As a project manager, you get to:
- Lead diverse teams: Collaborate with talented professionals from various disciplines, fostering a culture of teamwork and creativity.
- Strategize and plan: Develop comprehensive project plans that outline goals, timelines, and resource allocations, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
- Solve problems: Tackle unexpected issues with agility and creativity, turning potential setbacks into opportunities for growth.
- Communicate effectively: Serve as the central point of contact, ensuring clear and consistent communication among stakeholders.
- Achieve goals: Experience the satisfaction of seeing a project through to successful completion, knowing your efforts made a tangible impact.
Project management is not just about managing tasks; it’s about inspiring and guiding a team to achieve extraordinary results. It’s a role that requires a blend of analytical thinking, emotional intelligence, and a passion for continuous improvement. Whether you’re launching a new product, organising a major event, or implementing a strategic initiative, project management offers a thrilling and rewarding career path.

Learning Pathways
Learning Pathway: Organisation & Management
This pathway guides learners through core Microsoft Tools that can be used to sustainably support and improve how you organise and manage your work, ensuring they have the technical skills and knowledge to support the embedding of these tools.
Learning Pathway: Effective Communication & Collaboration
This pathway guides learners through the essential aspects of communication and collaboration using Microsoft 365 tools, ensuring they have the technical skills and knowledge to support the embedding of these tools.
Learning Pathway: An Introduction to Data
This pathway guides learners through an introduction to the world of data, what it means and how it can be used within the University. It aims to give a simple overview of core terminology, tools and data visualisation types to help provide support with presenting and analysing data.