Bootcamps
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
Programme Leadership & Responsible Management
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
Responsible Management – Sustainable Practice for Professional Services
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.
Project Management
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.
