The document discusses Business and Community Engagement (BCE) in higher education institutions. It defines BCE as the strategic management of relationships between academic institutions and external organizations and individuals, with a focus on employer engagement, lifelong learning, knowledge transfer, and public/community engagement. The document argues that for BCE to become "business as usual", its processes need to be deeply embedded throughout institutions and supported by practitioners, management, and support services. It also discusses some emerging themes and issues regarding BCE implementation.

1. 1st October 2010
SUPPORTING & ENABLING EXTERNAL
ENGAGEMENT
BCE: Awareness and Education for the Wider JISC Community
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#bceaware

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Demonstrate importance of
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Define and describe BCE,JISCBCE to
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range of activities it encompasses
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3. 2008 #bceadv

4. BCE: Business as usual?

5. Some jargon... #bceadv
Knowledge transfer
Outreach
Knowledge economy
Business Development
Civic engagement
JISC
Lifelong learning
KTP BCE
Employer engagement Knowledge exchange
REF Partnerships
Public engagement 3rd Stream

6. Some jargon... #bceadv
Knowledge transfer
Outreach
Knowledge economy
Business Development
Civic engagement
JISC
Lifelong learning
"…in the current climate…"
KTP BCE
Employer engagement Knowledge exchange
REF Partnerships
Public engagement 3rd Stream

7. External engagement? #bceadv
The current and future climate for higher & further education
means that external engagement and partnerships are going
to be increasingly important to the success of both individual
institutions and the sector as a whole.

8. Who with? #bceadv
Commercial enterprise and business
Public sector (including charities and trusts) organisations
Cultural, social and civic organisations
Individuals and communities

9. Strategic or organic? #bceadv
Knowledge exchange, innovation and employer engagement
are high on the government’s agenda for economic prosperity
and are now becoming major drivers for institutional strategy.
Within individual universities and colleges, the strategic
management of the processes and relationships this creates
will be crucial to future impact and success.

10. Isn’t that 3rd stream/strand/mission? #bceadv
Learning & Teaching
Research
3rd Stream/Strand/Mission
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11. Isn’t that what "Business Development" do? #bceadv
Business
Development/Outreach
Executive/Central Admin
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Faculty/Schools

12. Business and Community Engagement?#bceadv
Business and Community Engagement (BCE) is a
term being used to describe the holistic, strategic
management of relationships between academic
institutions and external organisations and
individuals.
BCE is focused around four dimensions:
• Employer engagement
• Lifelong learning
• Knowledge transfer (and exchange)
• Public, community & cultural engagement

13. BCE: Business as usual? #bceadv
Universities Businesses
& &
Colleges Communities
Organisations
Learning
&
Central Services
Teaching
cv
Research People
&
Development

14. BCE: Business as usual? #bceadv
Universities Businesses
& &
Colleges Communities
Organisations
Learning
&
Central Services
Teaching
cv
Research People
&
Development
BDU cv
"Third Stream" ??

15. BCE: Business as usual? #bceadv
Universities Businesses
& &
Colleges Communities
Employer Engagement
Organisations
Learning
& Knowledge Exchange
Teaching
Lifelong Learning
Research People
&
Development Public, Community
& Cultural Engagement

16. Post-its #bceadv
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17. Post-its #bceadv
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18. Post-its #bceadv
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19. Post-its #bceadv
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20. Post-its #bceadv
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21. Business as usual for us? #bceadv
In order for BCE to become "business as usual", its
processes need to be deeply embedded throughout an
need to be deeply embedded throughout an
institution – beyond dedicated units or individuals who
dedicated units or individuals who
may be leading current activities.
Practitioners (current and potential) need skills,
Practitioners (current and potential) need skills,
systems and processes to enable them to seamlessly
and processes to enable them to seamlessly
integrate new and existing engagement activity as
integrate new and existing engagement activity as aa
regular part of what they do.
what they do.
Internal management, support and enabling services
management, support and enabling services
need to be able to actively support a BCE-driven
actively support a BCE-driven
strategies in a consistent way across their operations.
strategies in a consistent way across their operations.

22. People #bceadv
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23. People #bceadv
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24. People #bceadv
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25. People #bceadv
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26. People #bceadv
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27. People #bceadv
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28. People #bceadv
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29. People #bceadv
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30. Videos and special guests #bceadv

31. Videos and special guests #bceadv

32. bceawareness.jiscinvolve.org #bceadv

33. 2008 #bceadv

34. 2010 #bceadv

35. Emerging themes and issues
Resource licensing & access for external partners
Identity management
Network access & security
Relationship management processes & perceptions
CPD and skills development for engagement
Communication and embedding of BCE
strategy
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36. …and after today?...
BCE A&E activities will continue!
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