Business & Community Engagement
Knowledge transfer, innovation and employer engagement are high on the Government's agenda for economic prosperity and quality of life and are major drivers for strategic change in educational institutions.
JISC supports colleges and universities in the strategic management of relationships with partners and clients external to the institution, and in managing the associated activities and services, such as knowledge exchange and workforce development.
The benefits of effective business and community engagement include a more highly skilled workforce, a more efficient, dynamic and sustainable economy and a more cohesive, knowledge-enabled society.
Key business & community engagement activities
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Programmes
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Business & Community Engagement programme
This programme aims to enhance institutions’ efficiency, effectiveness and opportunities in BCE activities as well as improve access to institutions’ knowledge and expertise for business and...
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Developing community content
The suite of projects funded under the JISC's Community Content call are aimed firstly at creating and enhance digital content collections by developing the engagement between content owners in the...
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Institutional Innovation Programme
The Institutional Innovation programme represents a £13.08m investment aimed at supporting existing institutional strategies by providing solutions to institution-wide problems, based upon proven...
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Institutional Exemplars Programme
The institutional exemplars programme is a £1.4 million programme to generate exemplar projects demonstrating change at the institutional level.
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JISC Relationship Management
JISC has established a new theme area of ‘Relationship Management’, intended to support institutions in managing the processes, information and systems involved in managing relationships, to enable...
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Projects
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Location Independent Working
Overview Project Final Report
'LIW for academic staff' develops an existing Location Independent Working (LIW) scheme operating within the University’s wholly-owned commercial company, Coventry...
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Supporting Training, CPD and Staff Exchange for BCE Practitioners
A JISC Advisory Services two-phase project to determine the support and enhancement needs of existing BCE training provision and the needs of target BCE practitioners. The project will design, pilot,...
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Customer Relation Management system for Universities (CRM4UNI)
A project creating customised SugarCRM tools and advice for use by Higher Education institutions.
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Galeri Cymru
The existing GaleriCymru website, which houses creations by those studying art and design, will be expanded to allow for contribution and self-evaluation from a variety of extra mural groups studying...
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Mass observation communities online (MOCO)
Based on the Mass Observation Archive, this project will create an online resource that will inspire and assist people to record the changing history of their communities. This demonstrator project...
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Services
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JISC infoNet
JISC infoNet aims to be the UK's leading advisory service for managers in the post-compulsory education sector promoting the effective strategic planning, implementation and management of information...
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JISC Legal
JISC Legal is a free information service offering high quality legal information to further and higher education relating to the use of information and communications technologies. It runs training...
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JISC RSCs (Regional Support Centres)
The 13 JISC RSCs provide a comprehensive, regionally-based support service for the use of networked learning technologies and resources for FE Colleges, small HE Colleges and other local educational...
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JISC TechDis
JISC TechDis is the leading educational advisory service providing advice and guidance on technology and disability to promote an accessible and inclusive experience for students and staff. JISC...
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JISC Netskills
JISC Netskills provides high quality training and staff development. It helps institutions make effective use of technology for teaching and learning, research, administration, marketing and other...
