Want to improve employability on your courses?
Join Phil and Tony for a 60-minute masterclass on designing courses to maximise employability for independent higher education institutions.
Whether you’re leading a well-established provider or a newer entrant to the sector, we’ll show you how to effectively bridge the gap between academic learning and employers’ expectations.
Next Workshop: Thurday 24th October, 13:00 BST
Here's what you'll learn
What it really takes to create effective, employability-focused learning experiences in an independent higher education setting
Why adaptability, proactivity, accountability and critical thinking are the hidden curriculum of all your provision
How to avoid some of the most common pitfalls that’ll prevent you from achieving the employability outcomes you’re aiming for
The areas you really need to focus on to see improvements in your graduate employment metrics fast
Why our workshops are different
One of the toughest challenges for leaders in independent higher education is knowing which strategies actually work to improve institutional metrics, student satisfaction, and engagement.
Our insights are based on our real experience of working in universities and collaborating with independent higher education institutions.
This isn’t theory from a textbook. It’s a well-tested and proven approach to designing and building learning experiences that enhance your institution’s reputation, improve student outcomes, and drive sustainable growth.
What's covered in our workshops
Learn what it really takes to create effective, student-centered learning and assessment experiences.
Understand how to leverage your unique strengths to enhance institutional performance and save yourself a heap of time, money, and energy.
Discover some of the most common pitfalls that’ll prevent you from achieving the outcomes you’re aiming for.
Learn which areas you really need to focus on to see improvements in your metrics fast.
Straight talking advice
We’re absolutely pragmatists, and our workshops ensure you avoid costly and time-consuming mistakes.
Each session is packed with content tailored to successfully designing learning experiences that enhance metrics, assessment, satisfaction, and engagement for independent higher education institutions to generating positive outcomes. Everything is based on what we’ve learned over through our 15+ years of working with educational providers.
Spend time with us exploring the key areas you need to focus on to make your institution stand out. We’ll bust some of the biggest myths about higher education improvement and AI, and lift the lid on how you can bring about rapid enhancements in institutional performance and student outcomes.
You'll discover...
Day-to-day tactics for enhancing employability in your provision through effective design of learning and assessment experiences.
How to put accountability, proactivity, adaptability and critical thinking at the centre of the learning experience
Whether your current provision can actually deliver the outcomes you’re looking for and what to do if it doesn’t.
How to reduce the skills gap by changing your approach to writing learning outcomes
What steps you need to take to implement an effective employability strategy.
Is this for you?
If you’re wondering whether to take the time to attend, here are a few pointers. This is for you if…
- You’re a senior leader in an independent higher education institution (e.g. Vice Chancellor, Head of Learning, Head of Education, Head of Student Experience)
- You know you need to improve your institution’s performance and student outcomes, but you’re not sure where to start
- You need confidence and clarity on your way forward in the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education
- You’ve already invested in improvement initiatives that haven’t yielded the desired results
- You’re looking to enhance your institution’s reputation and drive growth through improved metrics, student satisfaction, and engagement
This is a completely risk-free way to experience a process that’s been proven to enhance performance for every client we’ve worked with.
So what are you waiting for?
Register for our next Workshop: Friday 27th Sept, 13:00 BST
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Upcoming events
Thursday 24th October
The Art of Employability
How to design learning experiences that close the skills gap between graduates and employers’ actual needs.
- Designing curricula that align with industry needs
- Maximising employability in independent HE providers
- Leveraging partnerships with industry to create real-world learning experiences
- Improving processes to enhance both the quality of education and the employability of your graduates
Friday 1st November
Worldbuilding in Online Learning
What has Charlie and the Chocolate Factory got to do with learning design? Come along and discover:
- Why so many online spaces fail to capture learners’ imagination
- How to close the expectation gap between students’ hopes and your online learning spaces
- Why you should populate online spaces with visible expertise
- How worldbuilding can increase trust and engagement by creating a rich learning experience
Friday 15th November
PGCert, PGDip, MA Open Day
Find out how our postgraduate courses produce graduates with the skills to be effective teachers and learning designers.
- Programme overview
- Behind the curtain: what led us to build our courses in creative teaching and learning design
- The student learning experience: What you can expect
- A guided tour of the he learning environment
- All your questions answered!
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