The HE partners in the consortium wish to address the difficulties their graduates face when seeking their first job, as employers tend to demand prior experience.
Facilitating entrepreneurial skills in existing students by encouraging them to evaluate the potential of their institution’s research for implementation in industry will give HE students a legitimate reason to work with industry before being employed.
Similarly, in industry, participation in the proposed online training will give employees a reason to find out about innovative practices in their organisation and relevant research and will encourage intrapreneurial activity.
