Talent for Business growth
ACCESS STUDENT TALENT TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS
Seeking new skills and a fresh perspective for your business? Talent for Business Growth is a fully-funded program that will support your business to identify workforce skill gaps, provide resources and upskilling, develop student engagement opportunities and connect with key education and training providers to access talent.
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Workforce Planning Consultation
Workforce Planning Consultation
Receive a two-hour consultation with an expert workforce planning consultant to analyse the organisational structure and current business operations to identify critical needs and potential skill gaps. On completion of this session your business will be better informed about the value of student employability, the type of talent and skill set that will most effectively meet your business needs and the length and type of engagement with a student that will be mutually beneficial.

Upskilling Workshops
Upskilling Workshops
Access targeted workshops to assist with upskilling your workforce, such as leadership and management training. Attend information sessions on pathways to engaging with students including student visa and working rights information. Meet category managers that can give you personalised advice to help your business grow.

Access Talent
Access Talent
Talent is right on your doorstep with thousands of students and graduates looking for valuable work experience. This program will guide you every step of the way to create mutually beneficial positions, projects or graduate programs aligned with your business’ strategy. Study Gold Coast will then introduce you to the right education and training provider for recruitment and successful placements.

Promote Your Business
Promote Your Business
Marketing and content creation for your business by highlighting success stories on social media. Showcase your business’ career options through the creation of video content on the Careers Explorer. Networking opportunities with other leading businesses in the Gold Coast community through events, workshops, and industry nights.

Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards
Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards
Businesses may be nominated for the Student Employability category for the region's most comprehensive and prestigious business awards running for 25 years. The awards are presented monthly with an end of year black-tie Gala Awards Dinner. Each awards ceremony is a wonderful networking opportunity and winners are given a procurement advantage from the City of Gold Coast at 2%.

Growth Accelerator Program
Growth Accelerator Program
Businesses are eligible for the Growth Accelerator Program—8 months of free mentoring and workshops to identify the critical steps needed to achieve your next phase of growth, rapidly and sustainably. Few people realise that high growth is both an exciting and highly risky stage of the business development lifecycle. This program will build a road map for business development and adaptive responses to overcome potential barriers to growth, networking with other like-minded businesses and discover new sources of funding and investment.
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