Education and training services

Tender description

Durham University Business School is a Department of, and an integral part of, Durham University (UK). It was founded in 1965 and has developed a flourishing set of highly regarded undergraduate, postgraduate and enterprise and executive development programmes. Durham University Business School require exceptional facilitators to design and deliver workshops that will add maximum value to both the European Business School (EBS) and Full Time MBA student experience. In addition, suppliers will also need to provide suitable venues from which the programmes can take place. The overall MBA requirement will be divided into two lots and suppliers can apply for one or both. — Lot 1: EBS MBA, and — Lot 2: FT MBA. The contract will initially be for a period of 2 years (24 months) with the option to extend for a further 2 years (24 months), EBS MBA students join an 18-month programme with a new cohort commencing every year. The average age of students is typically 37 years of age with an average 16-year work experience. Students come from a diverse range of industries and international backgrounds and typically study while remaining in full-time employment. Some students may be sponsored by their employer while other personally fund the programme. The numbers attending range from 16-30 students. The residential activity weekend is one of the first events held during the induction period of the EBS MBA. The next scheduled Residential Activity Centre will take place week commencing 17.9.2018 (exact dates to be confirmed). The activity center must be fun and challenging, both outdoor and classroom-based utilizing a wide range of physical and intellectual challenges to suit different learning styles and to enable facilitators to observe key capabilities. The programme should be inspiring and engaging throughout, with opportunities for participants to get to know each other and enable self-reflection. Students will be observed and given feedback on key capabilities. Further details can be found in the tender document at: http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6772 Full-time MBA students can join a 12 or 15 months programme with a new cohort commencing each September. The average age of students that join this programme is 30 years with an average 9 years work experience. The students come from a diverse range of industries and international backgrounds. A minority of students may be sponsored by their employer while most have resigned from their employment and personally fund the programme. The numbers attending the course range from 40-80 students. The next scheduled F/T Residential Activity Centre will take place on 27.9.2018-29.9.2018. The activity center must be fun and challenging, both outdoor and classroom-based utilizing a wide range of physical and intellectual challenges to suit different learning styles and to enable facilitators to observe key capabilities. Further details can be found in the tender document at: http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6772