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Higher Education and Business
Collaboration
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Coventry University
Supporting Business
Neil Withey
Operations Director
Martin Grant
Business Development Manager
David Tooth
Construction and Built Environment Sector Lead
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Coventry University
• 22,000 Students
• Academic & Internal Structure
• Art & Design
• Business, Environment & Society
• Engineering & Computing
• Health & Life Sciences
• Applied Research Institutes
• CUE Ltd, ACUA Ltd, London Campus
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Commercial Activity
• Focus on collaboration (industry and academia)
• Through commercial partnerships, the University have
built up a comprehensive network of clients and have
gained a reputation for providing real business
solutions
• Coventry University work with a diverse range of
organisations in both the public & private sector
– Individual entrepreneurs, SMEs, and large corporate
organisations in a wide range of market sectors
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Working with Business
Through the institutional Applied Research (AR)
Strategy, the University work with a range of
companies to help:•
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Develop new products and services
Improve processes and efficiencies
Understand the market, develop business strategy
Identify, value and protect and develop IP
Assess learning and development needs
Access specialist funding
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Working with Business
Options
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Internships
Student Projects
Knowledge Transfer
Collaborative Research
Direct Consultancy
Training
Complexity &
Urgency?
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Grand Challenge Initiatives
Sustainable
Agriculture
Integrated
Transport
&Logistics
Low
Impact
Buildings
Ageing
Society
Digital
Media
Low
Carbon
Vehicles
Developing
viable, and
sustainable
agricultural
methods
Improving
transport
services
and the
movement
of people
and goods
Increasing
innovation
in the
sustainable
construction
industry
Addressing
the societal
issues of
supporting
an ageing
population
Exploiting
digital
systems &
platforms
(innovative
technology
& content)
Designing,
testing &
evaluating
low carbon
vehicles
and
systems
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Low Impact Buildings
New £55m
Faculty
Building,
BREEAM
Excellent
£5.2m
“Sustainable
Building
Futures”
Project
£300k
Wireless
Monitoring
Project
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Trading Subsidiaries
• ACUA Ltd
– Provider of bespoke, commercial learning & development
solutions, driven by organisational need & demand,
integrating business coaches directly into client
organisations
• Coventry University College Ltd
– Provider of flexible HNC/HND and Honours Degree Courses
based around professional qualification standards, and
coupled with an academic award
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Professional Learning & Development
“With over 80% of the 2020 workforce already in employment,
the UK is facing a skills shortage that needs addressing now
to secure the future of the UK’s global competitiveness”
Flexible blended learning solutions offering:-
On Campus, On Site, Online learning
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Including...
• Business & Professional Services
• Project Management, Leadership & Management, Marketing,
Languages, Accountancy, Legal Practice, HR Management
• Engineering & Manufacturing
• Metrology & Measurement
• Creative, Digital, and IT
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro
• Health & Social Care
• Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Clinical Skills
Open Programmes
http://store.coventry.ac.uk
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• CU Technology Park Training Facilities
• Coventry University London Campus
• Specialist Training Facilities
• Metrology, Design, Health Skills
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Learn, Succeed, Evolve
Coventry University Trading Subsidiary
– Commercial learning & development solutions
• Leadership & management, organisational development
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Driven by organisational need & demand
Business coaches integrated into client organisation
Flexible programmes
Designed to drive improvements in business performance
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About Acua
We realise sustainable performance improvement through enabling
your organisation, teams and individuals to learn, succeed and evolve
OD and L&D
consultancy
Talent frameworks:
career and learning
pathways
Performance based
coaching
Assessment &
development centres
Bespoke & tailored
learning solutions
E-learning
environments and multi
site delivery
Psychometrics
Return on Investment
Services
L&D outsourcing
Open Programme
Framework
Accreditation services
Experiential solutions
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How we work with employers
Our focus on the ‘outside-in’ has led us to identify some
key principles which underpin the way we work:
• We foster active relationships - taking the time to truly understand
your needs and connecting people whose trust, passion and expertise
helps to achieve your aspiration and intent
• We make it authentic - wrapping dynamic and highly engaging
solutions around the things that matter most to you and your
organisation, giving real time impact
• We facilitate immersive learning experiences - facilitating inspiring,
dramatic and memorable solutions that challenge you to address
emotions, situations and experiences, enabling positive change
• We measure the transformation - measuring and evaluating the
difference that our solutions have had, ensuring your organisation gains
real, lasting benefits
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A client/partner centric approach
Programme Management
and Administration
Business Coaches
Business Development Mgr
Client Director
Client and Partner
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Senior Leadership
Our partners and the projects we support
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Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions
World-class
Learning
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Building Blocks of Capability
Building Block
Distinguishing
Characteristics
Organisational
Examples
A Supportive learning
environment
Employees :
•Feel safe disagreeing with others, asking
naive questions, owning up to mistakes,
representing minority viewpoints.
•Recognise the value of opposing ideas.
•Take risks and explore the unknown.
•Take time to review organisational
processes.
An environment that supports
learning has four distinguishing
characteristics.
A team or company has formal processes
for:
•Generating, collecting, interpreting and
disseminating information.
•Experimenting with new offerings.
•Gathering intelligence on competitors,
customers and technology trends.
•Identifying and solving problems.
•Developing employees skills.
Concrete learning processes and
practices
The organisation’s leaders:
•Demonstrate willingness to entertain
alternative vie points.
•Signal the importance of spending time on
problem identification, knowledge transfer
and reflection.
•Engage in active questioning and
listening.
Leadership that reinforces learning
Concrete Learning
processes
Leadership that
reinforces learning
Psychological safety.
Appreciation of differences.
Openness to new ideas.
Time for reflection.
Learning processes involve the
generation, collection, interpretation,
and dissemination of information
For maximum impact, knowledge
must be shared in systematic and
clearly defined ways
Organizational learning is strongly
influenced by the behaviour of
leaders
World Class Learning
Behaviours - Individual
Ability to learn
Willing to learn
Personal responsibility
Clear thinking
Effective communication
Working with change
(learning agility)
Taking the lead
Learning from others
Learning using technology
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Understanding self
Talent Mapping and Management
In the Construction Sector
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Reflection On A Talent Model
Construction and Built Environment Talent Model
Competency Framework
Career Framework
Performance Objectives
Defines the skills and
capabilities that enable an
individual to perform well
and achieve successful
outcomes in their role
Outlines the content of roles
at different levels of the
organisation and the
performance expectations
within six key factors
Set out the specific and
measurable objectives that
an individual must be able to
achieve in order to
successful in their role
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Applications
How do we find people
with the right talents?
How do we develop the
right skills in our people?
Learning &
Development
Attraction &
Recruitment
Reward &
Recognition
TALENT MODEL
Competency
Framework
Career
Framework
How do we reward
our top performers?
How do ensure talent is
in place for the future?
Succession
Planning
Performance
Objectives
How do we get the most
Performance
out of our people?
Management
Career
Development
How do ensure the
right people progress?
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Integrated Customer Experience
Measure the
success
Transferring
the learning
Impartial
analysis
The client
experience
The business
experience
The
programme
experience
The learner
experience
Collaborative
preparation
Powerful
delivery
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What’s next?
•Contact us
•Neil Withey - Operations Director
•Martin Grant - Business Development Manager
•Dave Tooth - Construction and Built Environment Sector Lead
Acua Limited
5 Coventry Innovation Village
Cheetah Road
Coventry CV1 2TL
T 024 7615 8283
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