{"id":54,"date":"2015-10-20T22:37:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T22:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2024-02-06T02:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T02:00:23","slug":"get-board-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/teaching\/get-board-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Get on Board Student Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Launched with the aim of placing Edinburgh Napier students on the boards of local charities, voluntary sector organisations or public bodies, where they could network with professionals and help make decisions which impact on the community.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_1791.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-59\" alt=\"IMG_1791\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_1791-e1445382397926-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_1791-e1445382397926-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_1791-e1445382397926-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Get on Board helps Napier deliver its Strategy 2020 vision to be <i>\u2018an enterprising and innovative community renowned internationally, with an unrivalled student learning experience\u2019. <\/i>\u00a0To do this the Principal, Andrea Nolan CBE seeks to cultivate a <i>\u201cUniversity deeply connected to our communities and in tune with our time\u201d.<\/i> \u00a0One of the challenges faced by our communities is the need to address the shortfall in both the numbers and diversity of board membership within Scotland.\u00a0 In 2013, our enterprising culture, led to the pilot of a new programme called <i>\u2018Get on Board\u2019<\/i>.\u00a0 The programme was set up in partnership with the Governance Forum \u00a0(incorporates the <a href=\"http:\/\/effectiveboardmember.co.uk\"><em>&#8216;Effective Board Member&#8217;<\/em> <\/a>curriculum) and a Young Trustees in Scotland group created by our students (now known as &#8216;Young Professionals as Trustees&#8217;).\u00a0 The Get on Board initiative demonstrates our commitment to instilling the University as a public good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This links to the University\u2019s 2020 strategy in terms of Student Experience, which states that the University will provide <i>\u201cSupport structures to facilitate and promote engagement with business, industry and the community across all subject areas.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0 Get on Board allows students to develop skills such as leadership and decision-making and make a positive difference to communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_2160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-57 aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_2160\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_2160-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_2160-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_2160-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The programme is innovative and inspiring as:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>First training and coaching programme of its kind to promote Trusteeship combined with a real board experience in Universities in the UK.<\/li>\n<li>Participants receive membership to the Association of Corporate Governance Practitioners (ACGP) and can gain professional recognition by sitting the ACGP examination.<\/li>\n<li>Young Trustees in Scotland (YTiS) network established by Napier students to act as partners and co-producers in developing and delivering the training.\u00a0 YTiS offer student-led sessions, a networking breakfast and in collaboration with the University Careers Service 1:1 coaching support.<\/li>\n<li>Pilot has been a success contributing in part to significant funding to develop a suite of board diversity initiatives to the public as part of a university campaign, including a postgraduate practice-based qualification in Governance in Leadership.<\/li>\n<li>Enhances community links, for instance, a strategic partnership with the Voluntary Action Fund, Scotland leading to a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Grant from Innovate UK and a research project with the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.<\/li>\n<li>Supported by the Napier Student Association volunteering network \u201cVBase,\u201d providing students with access to board vacancies. This has led to fostering links to identify volunteering opportunities with selected community projects and charities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_2163.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-58 aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_2163\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_2163-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_2163-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/IMG_2163-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The programme allows our students to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Experience working and networking with a talented range of professionals;<\/li>\n<li>Gain the skills and knowledge necessary to become and accomplished and confident board member;<\/li>\n<li>Develop unique employability skills with the support of the University Careers Service, so to help them stand out in the jobs market<\/li>\n<li>And, most importantly of all, to make a difference in the community and have a demonstrable impact on people\u2019s lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"center\">The true success in the programme to date is the sheer social capital nurtured by our students externally, opportunities to build unique skills that cannot be gained in the classroom and the impact they make as ambassadors for Young Professionals (champions of board diversity \u2013 age, gender etc.,), their charities and the University.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/HeraldHigherEducation2014-WINNER-Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43 aligncenter\" alt=\"HeraldHigherEducation2014 WINNER Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/HeraldHigherEducation2014-WINNER-Logo-300x176.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/HeraldHigherEducation2014-WINNER-Logo-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/miles-weaver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/HeraldHigherEducation2014-WINNER-Logo.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched with the aim of placing Edinburgh Napier students on the boards of local charities, voluntary sector organisations or public bodies, where they could network with professionals and help make decisions which impact on the community. 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