For dates, prices and booking, visit our Events Calendar and search under Training. Our 2023-4 programme will be published soon.
Over 50 people have taken this two-day residential, bespoke programme for ambitious higher education business leaders of the future. It combines learning, coaching and practical application to help you sharpen your performance, develop your leadership skills and give you the clarity and passion to design the next decisive phase of your career. It features exclusive learning sessions with specific relevance to the operational challenges facing universities. Covering core leadership competencies, it offers coaching in techniques for leading strategic planning and influencing others, and provides tools for understanding organisational behaviour and change management. You will emerge more capable, confident and sought after, with a clear plan for achieving career success.
Selling yourself effectively to better persuade, lead and inspire is important to all professionals, whatever your role and stage of career. We all need to influence and to be recognised for what we do - not just as individuals but as commercial and campus services teams within a university. Learn how to modify your personal impact and increase your self-awareness. Start to develop an approach to managing your impact on others that will help put you back in control of how others see you and the work that you do. You'll learn how to manage your personal brand - to be authentic but not leave your brand to chance - whether at the water cooler or on LinkedIn!
With growing students number and 55%+ of purpose-built student accommodation now privately owned, sourcing bed spaces for the short, medium and long term is increasingly important for universities. This one day course looks at the different models of partnership, from a short-term nominations agreement to Design Build Finance Operate (DBFO). Led by consultants from Student First Group with case studies from universities including key learnings and tips for success.
Commercial summer business is an important source of income for most universities. Learn how to develop your strategy, how to diversify your summer business and how to work effectively with language schools. Sessions during the day may include hosting a major event, how to work with TV and film, relationships with visitor convention bureaus, marketing strategy and sales techniques.
This course supports marketing professionals tasked with engaging students in campus services, from choosing their accommodation to catering, residence life, sport and physical activity on campus. The focus is on effective campaigns, digital marketing and engaging Gen Z.
This course explores the different catering models operated at universities including in-house catering, contract catering, mixed models and subsidiary companies, brought to life by case studies from around the UK.
While more women are reaching senior level in university campus and professional services, significant challenges remain. This one-day course, currently in development, will equip female commercial and campus services leaders with tools to increase their leadership impact and create lasting personal and professional change, and create relationships where they can continue to network, mentor, and encourage each other for years to come.
Taking place directly before CUBO Summer Conference, our annual study tour is open to both international and UK university campus services professionals. Visiting different universities and PBSA, it dives deep into residential life, catering, sport, accommodation and the student campus experience. Through daytime site visits and presentations and relaxed evening events, the group also benefit from a rich exchange of experience and knowhow.
