The new University of Chester site in Warrington town centre

And managers and aspiring leaders who enrol for new short courses from the Business School will make history by being the first people to enjoy the university’s new sites in the heart of town.

The Advanced Manager suite of short courses, which have just been launched, will be the first to be delivered from the prominent new hub.

Running this spring at Time Square, the new courses have been designed to help businesses thrive in the current post-pandemic climate, responding to societal pressures which have accelerated the workplace’s evolution beyond anyone’s anticipation.

They look to address the challenges and help managers enhance their skills, develop their team’s skills, energise their teams, further their organisation’s success and reduce its carbon footprint.

Dr Brendan O’Sullivan, Warrington deputy provost, said: “We are excited to welcome everyone enrolled on the Advanced Manager courses and see the first learners using the new lecture spaces, study zones, and spaces for students, businesses, schools, colleges and the local community to connect.

“The University has worked closely with current students and local businesses for their input on this exciting new development, to ensure that we create new premises that are high-quality, specialist spaces, co-designed with current students to enable them to excel.”

Karen Cregan, senior lecturer at Chester Business School, said: “We are pleased to launch this new suite of short business courses to provide a toolkit to navigate, respond to challenges and thrive in a changing world.

“As outlined in recent research, the ability to apply purpose, potential and perspective will be crucial to success for leaders and their organisations.”

Karen added that employees who lived and worked in Cheshire and Warrington could apply for 40% funding towards the cost of the course through Accelerate Cheshire and Warrington.

The five new Advanced Manager courses start in April and May and potentially can count towards a full Work Based and Integrated Studies Degree.

The courses are Leadership Self-Review, Agile Leadership and Change, Strategic Talent Planning Resilient Leadership and Emotional Intelligence and Sustainable Leadership.

Each is a one-day course at Time Square with a follow-up online coaching session to aid managers’ personalised learning.

People are invited to try out the courses with a free one-and-a-half hour online taster session on Thursday March 30.

More details are available here.

The new Time Square and Remond House locations are only a five-minute walk apart. 

The University of Chester’s Warrington-based undergraduate and postgraduate teaching will be delivered from the sites from the start of the next academic year (September 2022).