1. What’s keeping us awake at night?
Rajinder Bhuhi, Pete Hitchings
What’s keeping us awake at night?

2. Who you are Values and career choices Personal impact and networking
Confidence and resilience
Commercial awareness

3. Who we are How can we respond to changes in our industry?
How can we develop our income streams?
How can we grow whilst maintaining our uniqueness?
How can we reach out to new customers and what can we offer them?

4. Who we are

5. Challenge 5 mins - Read brief
20 mins - Discuss in groups and agree top 3 recommendations (with practical steps to implement)

6. appointment reflecting on
Business Insight Programme
Recruiting
Businesses
(August)
Recruiting
Students
(October)
Week 1
Intro &
Networking
Week 2
Visit
Business
Leaders
Week 3
Present to
Business
Leaders &
participants
Week 4
Mock
Assessment
Centre &
Reflection
Follow up
One-to-one
appointment reflecting on
experience &
reviewing CV

7. Who we’ve worked with so far…

8. Impact “Enabled me make a more focused career decision”
“As a law student it gave me a good insight into how the commercial challenges,
application processes and a day in the life of a solicitor”
“I was able to get a clear insight on what I needed to do to get the job I want”
“Enabled me make a more focused career decision”
“Felt cathartic to share my pain!” Mike Dalzell, Head of Regeneration, Leic City Council
“Please keep getting students in the real world...” Jane Albion, MD Natures Purest
“An impressive presentation considering the timescales and amount of research required” Jim Willis, MD Bulb Studios

9. How everyone benefits Students Exploration Skills development
Networking
Businesses
Capacity
Perspective
Development opportunity
University
Skills development
Relationship building
Outcomes

10. Future Developments Leicester Award Leicester Award Gold
Delivered through
the curriculum
Including 10 hours of
experiential learning
Reflection and articulation
of skills developed
Business Insight –
with SME employers
Leicester Award Gold
Those who complete
Leicester Award
Unlocks access to
exclusive opportunities
Experiences with a
variety of employers
Catalysts for Change
with Teach First
Future Leaders – with
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Ideas into Orbit –
with Airbus
Digital Potential –
with FDM
5 mins
students participate in skills development programme Leicester Award. Leicester Award completers gain access to a number of exclusive opportunities to start more advanced skills development programme ‘Leicester Award Gold’. These are made up of programmes working directly with employers, from FDM, to ERAC. Business Insight forms one of these and gives students the chance to meet with local successful organisations to gain insight into the sectors and develop their commercial awareness.
How fits in with LA Gold suite
Hackathon –
with RBS