University of Oxford, Skills4Stem and WEConnect International have partnered to provide a project management programme for majority women-owned businesses in the UK who are interested in developing and growing their business.

Who is eligible to apply?
The owner or a member of the senior team responsible for delivering and or managing projects of any majority women-owned business based in the UK is welcome to apply to participate in the programme. The business must be either self-registered or certified with WEConnect International before they start the programme.

Self-registration is free and can be done online here: https://weconnectinternational.org/en/womens-business-enterprises/self-registration 

University of Oxford, Skills4Stem and WEConnect International will select 12 participants to join the programme.  Each participant will be required to attend all of the sessions to complete the programme.

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* 1. First name:

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* 2. Surname:

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* 3. Company name:

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* 4. Job title

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* 5. Email address:

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* 6. Contact number

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* 7. Website address

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* 8. Company address:

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* 9. Length of time running/owning your current business?

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* 10. Please confirm that you are the owner/founder of your business?

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* 11. Have you been a UK resident for more than 3 years from 1st Feb 2019

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* 12. What is your highest completed qualification?
Please list qualification and subject.

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* 13. Do you have any qualifications in Project Management? 
If so, please list below.

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* 14. Company turnover in £GBP (Please list the figure from your most recently published accounts)

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* 15. Total number of employed staff (Including full and part-time staff)

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* 16. Please provide a brief description of what your company does. 150 words or less

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* 17. What is a key strength of your company? 150 words or less

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* 18. What is your most significant business challenge today? 300 words or less

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* 19. What do you hope to achieve personally as a result of being part of this programme?
300 words or less

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* 20. What do you hope your business will achieve as a result of you being part of this programme? 300 words or less

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* 21. Please confirm you are available to attend all of the following sessions:

2nd & 3rd April 2019 - 9.30am until 4.30pm
Session 1
·         What to expect on the programme
·         Overview of the PMQ Exam
·         Introduction to Project Management

2nd & 3rd July 2019 - 9.30am until 4.30pm
Session 2
·         Project management competence framework
·         Project management tools overview
·         Introduction to APM Body of Knowledge

3rd & 4th September 2019 - 9.30am until 4.30pm
Session 3
·         Contexts and environments
·         Organisations and structures
·         Life cycles

3rd & 4th December 2019 - 9.30am until 4.30pm
Session 4
·         Organisation and governance
·         Scope management
·         Planning for success.

7th & 8th April 2020 - 9.30am until 4.30pm
Session 5
·         Schedules and resource management
·         Risk and issue management
·         Quality Management

7th & 8th July 2020 - 9.30am until 4.30pm
Session 6
·         Procurement
·         Teams, leadership, collaboration and communication
·         PMQ EXAM Prep & revision

1st September 2020 - Half Day: 9.30am – 1.30pm
PMQ EXAM 
·         3hr written exam

1st & 2nd December 2020 - 9.30am until 4.30pm
Session 7
·         Introduction to Agile
·         Introduction to Prince2Agile
·         Integrity, ethics, compliance & professionalism

5th January 2021 - 9.30am until 4.30pm
Session 8
·         Group Portfolio workshops
·         End Point Assessment Prep & Revision

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* 22. Where did you hear about this programme?

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