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| Who is it for | Training Work-Ready Graduates, Confident Leaders, Globally-Connected Team Players |
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| Class Size | 15 students |
| Duration | 4 weeks duration |
Morning Sessions: English with a focus
General English + focus on Entrepreneurship terminology and jargon – Active Learning Classroom style tuition provided by NSE to build confidence and skills for the 2020 workplace.
2 hours study
5 x per week
Afternoon Sessions: Projects and Networking
Active Learning Workshops 3 – 5 hours in duration
2 x per week Academic Workshops provided by Griffith University
PLUS
2 x per week Guided Project Work in small group tutorials provided by NSE and specialist educators of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership. Put into practice the skills learned in the Academic workshops
PLUS
1 x per week site visits to local entrepreneurial hubs. Real World Exposure and Networking. Collaborations with local leaders and local students on existing projects.
An example of this collaboration is a regular meet up between the students at inspiring location: The Edge State Library of Queensland. Located in South Bank, The Edge is the perfect place to meet, study and work. With unlimited access to the Internet, its great view, its yummy café & its comfy chairs, the Edge is a place where entrepreneurs and students can focus on their projects. The Edge has a 3D printer, a recording studio, Macs, and access to lynda.com.
Weekly International Student Mixer
A weekly social event for students of Business and Entrepreneurship // Students with an interest in creating their own career paths.
“Practice your Elevator Pitch”
The pitch could be to promote yourself – preparing for that critical moment when you meet someone at a networking event, a preliminary interview (or in an elevator) who could pave the way to your future job.
Or the pitch could be to promote your business idea to potential investors.
“The key to being career ready is to know your skills and know what problem you can solve for potential employers and to be able to articulate that succinctly with confidence and clarity.”
This takes practice. Especially when English is your second language or the second language of your audience. That’s why NSE offers a regular opportunity to practice your pitch with other students in a comfortable environment.
2 hour afternoon / evening event. Building in time for tips, feedback and Q&A, with an opportunity to relax afterwards and build connections.
1 x per week over 4 weeks consecutively. Allows time to gain confidence and experience.
Students have more than one opportunity to pitch over the 4 weeks, practicing delivery and perfecting their pitch. The students can each do their pitch in a “Shark Tank” style competition that has a weekly winner. The winning pitch team earns the input of the mentors and other project teams on their project.
Student Benefits:
- Meet local counterparts and create opportunities for future collaboration beyond graduation
- Inspire and internationalise local projects and business models
- Operate in a supportive, educative environment outside the classroom preparing for the Real World
- Opportunities for critical thinking and collaboration on current projects within the course
- Hone English presentation skills to pitch to an international audience
Background:
Austrade and the Trade and Investment Qld “Study Qld” offices have provided advice to NSE on the growth of the study tours market to Queensland. Evidence shows that English + a vocational field of study is preferable with a particular focus on becoming Work Ready having made real world connections and participated in local project based activities.
Working With
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Griffith University provides the tuition and curriculum for the academic component of the course. Running over 4 weeks providing content and a sessional lecturer for two x 2 hour Entrepreneurship workshops per week. Griffith College is available to host NSE Entrepreneurship students on tours of Brisbane and the Gold Coast Campuses. |
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gen[in] is an online innovation challenge that you can participate in no matter what time of day, or where you are in Queensland. In the gen[in] challenge, we will nurture you through a series of online activities that will not only help create an idea but also build entrepreneurial skills and a network beyond your course duration! |
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Redland City Council – Council are working on an Action plan to position Redlands as an education and innovation Hub. NSE is part of a consortium of local education providers in consultation with Council on the creation of an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem for the Redlands. The Redlands Chamber of Commerce are open to hosting NSE students in their regular breakfast series of events to provide feedback on student pitch presentations. |
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Future -U A future-looking, skills-based face to face and online community. “If we were looking down at the Earth right now we would see a planet undergoing massive transition in technology, work, and society. Many are aware of the problems we face as 30-60% of jobs are lost to automation by 2035, but not putting the pieces together in a way that allows us to plan for this ‘post-work’ future. How to respond? With a community” |
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Amanda Beal Barut Amanda is a university lecturer with first-hand experience of the benefits of active learning. Prior to joining NSE, Amanda created entrepreneurship study tours for international students in the Netherlands, a country with a well- established innovation and entrepreneurship sector. |