Learning for Workplace 4.0 Intrapreneurship Industry 4.0 Mental Health FinTech Coding
Intrapreneurship Academy
A 1-day practical introduction to entrepreneurship for small business owners, freelancers and side hustlers.
- Problem Solving
- Voice of Customer
- Route to Market
- Product Costing
- Finance & Investment
A 3-day project-based Skills Bootcamp for graduates, apprentices and colleagues involved in new product development and commercialisation.
- New Product Development
- Agile Development
- Customer Value Proposition
- Marketing and Product Validation
- Sustainability & Ethics
- Pitching new ideas upwards
A 12-week accelerator programme for graduates and colleagues involved in new product development and commercialisation.
- Problem Solving & Ideation
- New Product Development Processes
- Customer Value Proposition
- Prototyping & Minimum Viable Product
- Achieving Product Market Fit
- Human Capital Management
- An Intrapreneur’s Personal Brand
- An Intrapreneur’s Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Financing and Forecasting
- Spinning Out and Scaling Up
A 1-day course for executive leaders and senior managers who want to create a culture of creativity, innovation, and intrapreneurship.
- Problem Solving & Ideation
- Knowledge Management
- Employee Value Proposition
- Intrapreneurial Structures
- Incentivisation and Rewards
- Measuring innovation performance
- Governance & Risk Appetite
Social entrepreneurship is booming in Wales, with more than 55,000 people employed in the sector, contributing £3.1Bn to the economy. If you’ve got an idea that could enrich peoples’ lives, or you’ve already started a social enterprise or charity and what to know where to go next, sign up to our Social Entrepreneurship Academy!
Social Entrepreneurship Academy
Our Social Entrepreneurship Academy has launched! Find out more and apply for our next cohort.Upcoming courses
Coding Academy
A 9-week fully-funded Bootcamp programme for graduates, career changers, and existing employees looking to upskill for the manufacturing sector. Gain transferrable qualifications and secure a guaranteed interview with a local employer.
Developed in close partnership with local manufacturing and engineering employers, this free intensive programme is designed to provide you with relevant skills and qualifications in-line with current local job vacancies in the sector. The course is suitable for:
- Graduates (FE/HE) with a Level 4+ qualification in a relevant sector subject area, or
- Non-graduates who are employed or recently unemployed with a relevant core skill set, and are looking to reskill/upskill to enter the Fintech industry. The first two weeks of this 10-week programme include additional intensive modules in coding, so even if you are self-taught with a passion for programming and no formal qualifications in this area, we encourage you to apply.
All participants will receive a weekly £150 training allowance. Partnering local manufacturing and engineering organisations are committing to interviewing all those who complete the required modules.*
You will develop your skills and gain valuable qualifications that boost your career prospects in the manufacturing and engineering sector as a front-end developer, with specialisms in a range of programming languages, cloud services and project management methods. This is a fantastic opportunity to start, boost or change your career:
- You may have left school several years ago and worked in a variety of roles since
- You may be a university graduate struggling to find the right job.
- You may be looking to build your confidence after an extended career break.
Whatever your background, this programme aims to boost your confidence and provide you with skills valued by manufacturing and engineering organisations.
Course Content
- Embedded Systems for IoT applications
- Overview of manufacturing & Industry 4.0
- Intrapreneurship and New Product Development
- Work-ready skills
- JavaScript and TypeScript
- React
- Data Analytics and Data Visualisation
- Operational Technology (OT) & Information Technology (IT)
- Cyber Security for OT
- Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
- Technical Documentation
- Commercialising Software Technologies
- Industry Pitching
* The training allowance may affect any benefits you’re in receipt of.
A 10-week fully-funded Bootcamp programme for graduates, career changers, and existing employees looking to upskill for the Financial Services sector. Gain transferrable qualifications and secure a guaranteed interview with a local employer.
Developed in close partnership with local FinTech employers, this free intensive programme is designed to provide you with relevant skills and qualifications in-line with current local job vacancies in the sector. It will run over:
- 8 weeks for graduates (FE/HE) with a Level 4+ qualification in a relevant sector subject area, or
- 10 weeks for non-graduates who are employed or recently unemployed with a relevant core skill set, and are looking to reskill/upskill to enter the Fintech industry. The first two weeks of this 10-week programme include additional intensive modules in coding, so even if you are self-taught with a passion for programming and no formal qualifications in this area, we encourage you to apply.
All participants will receive a weekly £150 training allowance. Partnering local FinTech organisations are committing to interviewing all those who complete the required modules.*
You will develop your skills and gain valuable qualifications that boost your career prospects in the FinTech sector as a front-end developer, with specialisms in a range of programming languages, cloud services and project management methods. This is a fantastic opportunity to start, boost or change your career:
- You may have left school several years ago and worked in a variety of roles since
- You may be a university graduate struggling to find the right job.
- You may be looking to build your confidence after an extended career break.
Whatever your background, this programme aims to boost your confidence and provide you with skills valued by FinTech organisations.
Course Content
- Programming
- Overview of Fintech and Regulatory Requirements
- Industry engagement (completed through course of programme)
- Soft skills
- JavaScript
- HTML 5 and CSS3
- React
- TypeScript
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Agile
- Scrum
* The training allowance may affect any benefits you’re in receipt of.
A 10-week fully-funded Bootcamp programme for graduates, career changers, and existing employees looking to upskill for the Financial Services sector. Gain transferrable qualifications and secure a guaranteed interview with a local employer.
Developed in close partnership with local FinTech employers, this free intensive programme is designed to provide you with relevant skills and qualifications in-line with current local job vacancies in the sector. It will run over:
- 8 weeks for graduates (FE/HE) with a Level 4+ qualification in a relevant sector subject area, or
- 10 weeks for non-graduates who are employed or recently unemployed with a relevant core skill set, and are looking to reskill/upskill to enter the Fintech industry. The first two weeks of this 10-week programme include additional intensive modules in coding, so even if you are self-taught with a passion for programming and no formal qualifications in this area, we encourage you to apply.
All participants will receive a weekly £150 training allowance. Partnering local FinTech organisations are committing to interviewing all those who complete the required modules.*
You will develop your skills and gain valuable qualifications that boost your career prospects in the FinTech sector as a back-end developer, with specialisms in a range of programming languages, cloud services and project management methods. This is a fantastic opportunity to start, boost or change your career:
- You may have left school several years ago and worked in a variety of roles since
- You may be a university graduate struggling to find the right job.
- You may be looking to build your confidence after an extended career break.
Whatever your background, this programme aims to boost your confidence and provide you with skills valued by FinTech organisations.
Course Content
- Programming
- Overview of Fintech and Regulatory Requirements
- Industry engagement (completed through course of programme)
- Soft skills
- Python
- C#
- Database Design & Development (SQL)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Agile
- Scrum
* The training allowance may affect any benefits you’re in receipt of.
Upcoming courses
Mental Health in the Workplace
A 2 hour practical introduction to mental health in the workplace for friends and colleagues.
- Work-related mental health
- Stigma and discrimination
- Signs of stress and burnout
- Neurodiversity in the workplace
- Communication in the workplace
- Starting conversations with colleagues
- Mental health pathways in the workplace
A 1-day course designed to support line managers with responsibility for Mental Health First Aiders.
- Awareness of signs and struggles
- Facilitating access to mental health pathways in the workplace
- Monitoring the wellbeing of Mental Health First Aiders
- Implementing policies for EDI and wellbeing
- Fostering a healthy workplace culture
A half-day course for executive leaders and senior managers who want to create and sustain a culture of mental health and wellbeing.
- Designing policies and working practices
- Introducing and improving access to pathways for mental health
- Measuring wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Healthy incentivisation and reward structures
- Empowering strategic Human Resources (HR)
A half-day course designed specifically to support entrepreneurs and business owners in their unique role.
- Awareness of own mental health
- Signs of stress and burnout
- Monitoring the mental health and wellbeing of colleagues
- Seeking support for managing mental health
- Authentic leadership qualities
- Crafting a positive Employee Experience (EX) centred on wellbeing
Upcoming courses
Looking for something different?
Learning Experience Design (LXD)
Find out how you can combine experiential learning workshops with immersive learning content in 2D film and Virtual Reality to deliver a unique Learning Experience (LX) to your learners.Course Tutors
Jessica Leigh Jones MBE
Jessica directs our Learning Experience (LX) provision. She combines industry knowledge with creative technologies to create immersive and experiential learning programmes. Jessica leads on the development of new learning opportunities for Workplace 4.0.
Tom de Vall
Tom leads our strategic management provision, covering all aspects of Workplace 4.0 from culture, to strategy, and intrapreneurship. Tom works with executive management teams to develop their workplace culture using facilitation and coaching techniques to create experiential learning opportunities for workplace 4.0.
Bradley Tanner
Brad leads on our intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship training provision. He is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and specialises in business improvement. Brad is an experienced leadership coach and works with businesses on turnaround projects.
Mark Williams
Mark is an expert and published author in the domain of perinatal mental health. Mark is leading on the development and provision of our Mental Health in the Workplace courses for compassionate colleagues, first line managers, and entrepreneurs and business owners.
Catherine Demaid
Catherine is an accomplished divorce and separation coach. She delivers our leadership and management training, specialising in marketing and value proposition. Catherine utilises a variety facilitative and interactive learning styles.
Degree Apprenticeship in Engineering Entrepreneurship
The Degree Apprenticeship in Engineering Entrepreneurship is currently under development in England and Wales. Register your interest in this programme as an employer.
