UVAC Presentation

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UVAC Presentation
Degrees at Work Anglia Ruskin andtheInstitute
of Export York 2nd November 2012
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• We are passionate about the advancement of
  knowledge and the education of students, and
  pride ourselves in taking university education in
  imaginative new directions.

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Strategic Issues?

• What are the strategic issues for creating
  partnerships with professional bodies?
• Advantages?
• Disadvantages?

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Strategic Issues

• Advantages?
• In keeping with vision of working with
  business
• In depth access to new areas
• of knowledge and commercial
• understanding
• Pipeline of new students
• Access to the whole sector
• throughout its value chain
• Provide pathways beyond
• existing awards

Disadvantages

• Highly visible to the sector
• Levels of Study
• Accessibility
• Responding to changes
• in the market

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JOURNEY

• 2010 Accreditation Opportunity
• Develop a Foundation Degree
• Model has access by alumni and new students
• Possible to mirror the existing offer and add
  more?

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Lesley Batchelor Director General - IOE
International Trade
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What the Institute expected from a partnership
with a University
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What does an HEI offer uniquely to its students
that other Private/Commercial Training
Organisations dont?
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• What an HEI provides
• Knowledge and Technical Information
• Personal Development
• Application of knowledge
• Critical thinking
• Reflection
• Mutual support with the group
• Decision Making
• Support by the institution

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Benefits of the Institute of Export Membership

• Individual membership - supports your
  international trade activity
• Discounts on training courses and insurance
• Access to a complete range of professional
  qualifications
• Use of letters after your name relating to your
  grade of membership
• Continuing Professional Development programme
  (CPD)
• Privileged website access
• Access to forums to discuss issues from study to
  who you know in a market
• Access to IOE recruitment webpages
• Access to our network of branches and their
  meetings

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As a business member, you will have access to the
combined knowledge, skills and experience of the
Institute, including those who design and set
our examinations- Legal aspects of
distribution, joint venture, licensing and
working in new markets Financial risk
planning Insurance issues from marine risk to
product liability and professional
indemnity International marketing Freight
forwarding and logistics Membership of your
professional body Preferential member rates on
Institute training In house and bespoke training
courses designed with our help and
expertise Legal advice - first consultation free
then Business Partner member rate agreed Foreign
Exchange options
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• What issues would you expect to emerge?

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The Issues
Levels of learning Academic standards eg
referencing Personal Development Use of the
VLE Tutor support Deadlines
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• How were they resolved?

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Structure
COAST Introduction and Intermediate
Certificate in International Trade Advisor
Certificate in International Trade
Advanced Certificate in International Trade
Associate Diploma In International Trade
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Asscociate Certificate Of International Trade
Associate Diploma In International Trade
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Module Content
Module Content
Associate Diploma In International Trade

• International Trade
• Practical Global

• International Marketing Strategy
• International Logistics and Purchasing
• Management of International Trade
• Practical Global Trading

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Module Content
Module Content
Foundation Degree

• International Trade
• Practical Global

• The Business Environment
• Managing People, Customers and Markets
• Finance of International Trade
• Inrternational Marketing
• International Physical Logistics

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Structure
Associate Certificate in International Trade
Year One Fd (Level 4)
ILM
Associate Diploma In International Trade
Year Two Fd (Level 5)