Business Services

Develop Your Workforce

We are refreshing how we teach our courses to further strengthen how we connect learning with real-world challenges and industry needs.

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From September 2026, we are introducing a signature active learning model that will streamline the year into blocks, framed as challenges for students and endorsed by our industry partners.

We would love to collaborate with you to design activities, projects, and assessments to develop skilled, confident graduates. Together, we can create learning activities related to your industry, bringing your challenges into the classroom and giving you access to new ideas and emerging talent.

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Why partner with us

Using this new model, we will build on the excellent relationships we have already established with our industry partners, while also creating new and exciting connections.

Through this work, you can:
- Gain fresh perspectives on your challenges
- Help build the skills and capabilities of future graduates
- Build early connections with skilled talent
- Strengthen your organisation’s visibility and impact

Collaborating with us gives you direct access to innovative ideas and practical solutions, which can benefit organisations and the regional workforce.


“With challenges embedded throughout the course, students will graduate with a full LinkedIn network of people they've met and worked with.”

Liam Newton

Course Leader for Business Management

How you can get involved

Co-design assignments and assessments

aligned to your industry and expertise

Set live or simulated briefs

based on the challenges you’re facing

Engage with students throughout the year

through guest lectures, feedback sessions, and mentoring

Provide placements and work experience opportunities,

giving you access to fresh ideas

Students working with industry

BBC Radio Wales collaborates with USW students for live broadcast

Policing students help tackle speeding concerns in Treforest

National Cyber Security Academy: Bridging the gap between classroom and career

Illustration students design heart warming Hope Rescue campaign

Business students get career ready with Industry Month

How our students are helping design the University’s new STEM facility

Students kick off careers in sports media with popular Welsh football podcast

Students score professional experience through FAW mentoring

Tackling real-world challenges with leading global EV manufacturer

From classroom to construction site – Yahya’s work-ex helps build his aspirations

USW and Street Football Wales tackle social exclusion through sport

Accounting students put through their paces with employer challenges

LET'S WORK TOGETHER

Whether you're exploring a new collaboration or looking to deepen an existing partnership, we are ready and waiting to explore what’s possible with you.

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