Alan Fitzgerald Senior Partner Knowledge Transfer Associates Consultants in Knowledge Transfer Consultants in Knowledge Transfer

“Business & Community Engagement Programme”  In January 2008 JISC began its “Business & Community Engagement Programme” to support institutions in their strategic management of relationships with external partners and clients ‘Knowledge Transfer’  It was driven by the Government's agenda to build the knowledge economy, and in response to a growing understanding that the emerging profession of ‘Knowledge Transfer’ was fragmented and lacking in agreed frameworks for skills assessments and standards

 BCE involves:  Innovation and knowledge exchange  Strategic partnerships  Workforce development and lifelong learning  Public and community engagement  Employer engagement  External Service provision and delivery

Consultancy services Collaborative research; Contract research Start-up companies and spin-off companies Alumni services CPD and training service Workforce development services; Work-based learning; Work placements Lifelong learning Enterprise facilities, activities and education Incubation facilities and services Licensing of content and knowledge assets Social entrepreneurship/corporate social responsibility

Training Needs Analysis Training Needs Analysis of BCE practitioners (Workshops, Surveys & 30 face-to-face Interviews were held) CPD frameworks Investigation into appropriate CPD frameworks: e.g. AURIL Mapping of JISC Advance services, resources, events and activities against framework (Other resources and frameworks will be considered and added later where appropriate) Online profiling tool Online profiling tool to allow BCE practitioners to match areas of potential development against available resources Series of workshops to promote/develop the above

BCE practitioners BCE practitioners work in a wide range of roles & activities Training resources are both needed & wanted No clear pattern of specific needs but survey suggested some: Data protection/IPR Marketing & communication Best practice E-learning Engagement/collaboration tools

 1. Key Role - Manage Information and Communication  2. Key Role - Manage Relationships  3. Key Role - Manage Projects  4. Key Role - Manage the Commercial Interface  5. Key Role - Manage Operations within a Legal Context  6. Key Role - Problem Solve and Manage the Decision Making Process  7. Key Role - Provide and be a Source of Leadership  8. Key Role - Provide Leadership at the Senior Management Level

iSkills  Based on the Netskills existing iSkills tool  Mapping of existing resources is well underway  In-house Alpha User Testing completed  Some Beta Test sites identified  On schedule for V1 release end June 2010