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Belfast Metropolitan College is one of the leading providers of training and education throughout Northern Ireland. As a key provider of the skills and knowledge our economy requires, we see the work we do with industry, business, and local communities as our fundamental role.

The College has a range of business support programmes and facilities that can provide training, knowledge, and support to develop innovative product ideas, improve competitiveness and help you grow your business.

We have extensive experience working with businesses of any size to review training need requirements and develop a delivery plan that is relevant, timely and cost effective.

We work across multiple industries delivering training as well as upskilling and increasing innovation and growth within businesses. Our Support for Business team is dedicated to enterprise, economic development, and employability. Based in the e3 building at the Springvale Campus, a state-of-the-art facility with specialist facilities for industry sectors identified as having growth potential; our links with business and our understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing organisations of every size and across every sector, is extensive.

In today’s business environment, innovation and knowledge are key to providing competitive advantage.

Queen's University Belfast is one of the leading research-intensive universities within the UK and has a long-standing international reputation for successful dissemination and application of cutting-edge research, knowledge transfer and the commercialisation of research ideas and innovations.

The Research & Enterprise Directorate is the first point of contact for industry and the wider community wishing the engage with the University. The Directorate team draw upon the depth and breadth of our world-class multidisciplinary research base to help provide answers to many of the challenges faced by companies and public bodies, and to provide access to our vast array of research facilities & equipment across a variety of sectors and disciplines. The team promotes and supports academics in building relationships with commercial and public sector partners, and facilitates the knowledge exchange process across the wider University community, leveraging opportunities for further business engagement and identifying and supporting the transition from problem to solution.

We can support your business in a wide range of areas:

InnovateUs - Fully funded training for small businesses to develop new products, processes, or services
Innovation Vouchers - Utilise a £5,000 Innovation Voucher to prototype a new idea
Skills Focus - Fully funded accredited training to develop skills within your business
Knowledge Transfer Partnership - A strategic partnership between a business, graduate and academic institute to implement an innovative project
Events and Workshops - Throughout the year we run a range of business support events and workshops to improve skills and share knowledge
Customised Support - Meet with the team to explore what your skills or innovation needs, and we can develop a bespoke tailored solution

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