Enscite

Enscite is a partnership between the University of Derby and Aston University. The programme supports Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) within the aerospace, rail or automotive supply chain. Enscite is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

What we offer

A series of funded workshops - Learning Labs

This series of workshops is aimed at supporting you and your business to grow. They are suitable for all levels of employee and are funded by the ERDF so there will be no cost to you. Through online learning, the workshops will give you useful tools and techniques that you can take back to your business. They focus on seven key areas:

• Business to business marketing
• Operations and supply chain management
• Business strategy and planning
• Financial management and planning
• Leading people positively

Find out more about each Learning Lab

Grant funding for graduates (KEIs)

Employing a recent graduate for a particular project can help you to improve your competitiveness and productivity. With our Knowledge Exchange and Innovation (KEI) fund, you can get up to £5,950 towards the cost of employing them.

The benefits to you:

• Gain current, university-level expertise for a 12-month project
• Help your business grow with fresh ideas and new approaches
• Get a grant of up to £5,950 to help pay for the graduate and any consumables they may need

Your KEI post can be in any discipline e.g. operations, marketing, HR, technical/engineering and you will set their salary. The employee just needs to have graduated within the last five years.

Contact us to find out more about KEIs

What does it cost to attend?

The workshops are part of our Enscite programme which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This means the workshop is fully funded and offered without any cost to your organisation.

Is my business eligible?

To qualify for this ERDF-funded support, your business needs to meet this criteria:

• be part of the automotive, aerospace or rail sector supply chains (not however part of the financial services sector)
• be based in Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire
• have less that 250 employees
• not to be more than 25% owned by a large company (i.e. a company that is not an SME)
• have a turnover less than 50 million euros and/or annual balance sheet less than 49 million euros

Contact us

Find out more about how we can help your business:

Call 0800 0015500Email enscite@derby.ac.ukFind us on Twitter