Herefordshire & Worcestershire Help To Grow Management Course
The Help to Grow: Management Course is a government funded, leadership course aimed at Senior Managers in small and medium sized businesses. The course is designed in collaboration with industry experts, experienced entrepreneurs, and Business Schools. The Help to Grow: Management Course provides practical skills and knowledge to develop employees, build business resilience, increase profits and support growth.
Aimed at senior leaders, this course covers strategies for growth and innovation. Course content also covers approaches to digital adoption as well as financial management and responsible business practices. The course is designed to be studied around existing work commitments and can be accessed through a blend of online and face-to-face sessions.
By the end of the course you will have utilised your 1:1 business mentoring to take away a bespoke business plan to help your business reach its full potential.
The cost of this course is 90% subsidised by the government.
Why study at Worcester?
We are a welcoming and friendly Business School and our campus is situated in the heart of our historic city of Worcester. We are centrally located with excellent road and rail links.
Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff are all within easy reach, as are Herefordshire, Shropshire, and the Black Country.
Eligibility
To be eligible to this course you must be:
- A business or social enterprise (not a charity) based in the United Kingdom, with 5 to 249 employees
- A business that is more than a year old
- A senior decision maker within the business e.g. CEO, Finance director
- Have at least one line of management in business employment structure.
Number of attendees
- For businesses or social enterprises that have fewer than 10 employees, no more than one participant can participate in the Programme
- For businesses or social enterprises with 10 or more employees, up to two persons can participate in the Programme.
How you study?
This is a 12 week course which will include both in person and online delivery. There will be a combination of taught sessions, seminars and use of resources such as case studies.
Cost
Help to Grow Management Course is 90% funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Small and medium sized businesses only need to pay £750 per attendee (10% of the overall value).
Payment will be required once you have been offered a place on the course.
Course content
- Strategy and Innovation
- Digital Adoption
- Internationalisation and Winning New Markets - Case Study
- Vision, Mission and Values
- Developing a Marketing Strategy
- Building a Brand Case Study
- Organisational Design
- Employee Engagement and Leading Change
- High Performance Workplace - Case Study
- Efficient Operations
- Finance and Financial Management
- Implementing Growth Plans - Case Study
Programme locations and overview
Help to Grow Programme Overview
The most up-to-date timetable information will be available to you once you have accepted a place and registered for the course. Module dates may be subject to change.
| Session | Location | Date and time | In-person or online |
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Onboarding
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On campus - Worcester City Centre
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3rd October (11am-12:30pm)
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In-person
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Module 1 - Strategy and Innovation
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On campus - Worcester City Centre
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3rd October (1pm-3pm)
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In-person
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Module 2 - Digital Adoption
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N/A
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10th October (1pm-3pm)
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Online
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Module 3 - Winning New Markets
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On campus - Worcester City Centre
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17th October (1pm-5pm)
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In-person
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Module 4 - Vision, Mission and Values
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N/A
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24th October (1pm-3pm)
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Online
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Module 5 - Developing a Marketing Strategy
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N/A
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31st October (1pm-3pm)
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Online
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Module 6 - Building a Brand Case Study
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On campus
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7th November (1pm-3pm)
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In-person
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Module 7 - Organisational Design
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On campus - Worcester City Centre
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14th November (1pm-3pm)
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In-person
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Module 8 - Employee Engagement and Leading Change
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N/A
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21st November (1pm-3pm)
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Online
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Module 9 - High Performance Workplace - Case Study
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On campus - Worcester City Centre
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28th November (1pm-5pm)
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In-person
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Module 10 - Effective Operations
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N/A
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5th December (1pm-3pm)
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Online
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Module 11 - Finance and Financial Management
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N/A
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12th December (1pm-3pm)
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Online
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Module 12 - Implementing Growth Plans - Case Study
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On campus - Worcester City Centre
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19th December (1pm-5pm)
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In-person
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Further information and registration
To find out further information please contact Joanne Murphy - Business Development Manager at Worcester Business School - via email on: joanne.murphy@worc.ac.uk to arrange an informal discussion.