Professional/Short course Skills Bootcamp in Embedding Organisational Sustainability

Entry year: 2025/26
Course code: Z51000205
Application: University
Level: Professional/Short Course
School: Bristol Business School
Campus: Frenchay
Duration: 10 days over 11 weeks
Delivery: Part-time

Introduction

Our Skills Bootcamp in Embedding Organisational Sustainability is designed for business leaders, managers, decision makers and professionals looking to address the implications of sustainability challenges for their organisation or workplace whilst growing business performance and building organisational behavioural change.

With 5.5 million SMEs comprising 99% of UK enterprises, employing 61% of the workforce, and generating £2.4 trillion in revenue (gov.uk), it is vital for organisations to minimise their carbon emissions. However, while most businesses agree that climate action is morally right, will improve brand reputation and help their business stand out from competitors, two-thirds lack the necessary in-house skills and knowledge with 40% of UK SMEs lack a sustainability plan and 88% of those with fewer than 50 staff have no dedicated sustainability in-house resource.

Building on the successes of UWE Bristol’s Skills for Clean Growth programme, this Skills Bootcamp will deliver the sustainability skills needed to support you in developing strategies to implement change necessary in your organisation to meet net-zero targets and build a sustainable organisational culture.

Full brochure coming soon.

Entry requirements

Due to funding restrictions, all learners must meet the following criteria:

Be aged 19+ (by January 2025)
Live in or work for a SME organisation based in in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset or North Somerset
Not currently be in full-time or part-time education
Have the right to live and work in the UK
Have not registered and attended (including partial completion) any other Skills Bootcamp since April 2024 from any provider.
Have your employers agreement to attend and achieve the required outcomes.

Structure

Content

Full brochure coming soon.

Our Skills Bootcamp is structured through a mixture of online and in-person live tutor led interactive sessions and self-study resources. Alongside this, learners will be supported by our Skills Bootcamp Team and our Industry Coach who will work with you to develop your personal action plan for implementing desired change.

Across the ten weeks you will explore topics including:

Key terminology and concepts around sustainability (Scope 1,2 and 3)
Regional support available to SME businesses to introduce clean growth strategies and funding
Workforce engagement and behavioural change
Communicating with stakeholders and building a sustainable brand
Waste management
Measuring and reducing digital emissions
Sustainability certifications
How to address sustainability in procurement and tenders

Through the live sessions you will create a personalised sustainability development action plan for your organisation/department.

Features

Study facilities

Take a personalised virtual tour of the Business Management facilities and experience what a typical day could look like here for you.

Prices and dates

Supplementary fee information

January 2025 cohort

Application deadline: Sunday 8 December 2024.

Live sessions will take place in-person at Frenchay Campus, Bristol

Full day sessions will run from 09:30-16:30

Half day sessions will run from 09:30-13:00

Session 1 – w/c 13 January 2025 (full day, in-person)
Session 2 – w/c 20 January 2025 (half day, online)
Session 3 – w/c 27 January 2025 (full day, in-person)
Session 4 – w/c 3 February 2025 (half day, online)
Session 5 – w/c 10 February 2025 (full day, in-person)
Session 6 – w/c 24 February 2025 (full day, in-person)
Session 7 – w/c 3 March 2025 (half day, online)
Session 8 – w/c 10 March 2025 (full day, in-person)
Session 9 – w/c 17 March 2025 (half day, online)
Session 10 – w/c 24 March 2025 (full day, in-person)

Alongside these sessions, learners will be required to undertake self-study activity and 1-2-1 action planning sessions.

Skills Bootcamp Fees:

This Skills Bootcamp is only open to individuals applying through their SME employer, if you are looking to apply as an independent learner, or through a large organisation employer, please complete our Expression of Interest form (How to Apply section below) to be notified of suitable dates.

All successful applicants will be funded 90% of the fee with their SME employer required to pay the remaining 10% contribution of £290.27.

How to apply

Please complete our expression of interest form via the Apply Now button and one of the team will be in touch to progress your application.

For further information

Email: bootcamps@uwe.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 81043 (option 1, then option 3)