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Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) has been chosen as one of only six official suppliers of executive and part-time MBA programmes for public sector employees. The U.K. Government’s procurement body Buying Solutions launched the MBA/MPA Qualification as Lot 23 of the pan-government framework agreement – Learning & Development and eLearning Solutions in September 2010. The University of Nottingham are accredited to provide the Master of Business Administration qualification on a part-time basis to leaders and managers working in central government, regional government and the wider public sector. Buying Solutions is the national procurement partner for all public services and is part of the Efficiency and Reform Group within the Cabinet Office. Its selection of MBA providers was based on the flexibility and quality of modular EMBA and part-time MBA programmes, the research capability and calibre of teaching staff, and value for money.

The University of Nottingham’s business school is one of only two (out of the six selected to supply part-time MBAs) to be accredited by both the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and EFMD – the Management Development Network (EQUIS). All the NUBS MBA programmes integrate ethical, social, and environmental issues into teaching and research, and Nottingham the only preferred supplier to be accredited Aspen Institute's 2009-10 'Beyond Grey Pinstripes' Top 100.

The MBA will provide government staff with improved knowledge of business administration so that they will be in a position to use their improved knowledge and skills to support business objectives, business improvement and personal development goals. The programme will cover core skills and knowledge in management and leadership, and has been designed to be relevant for a wide range of professionals working in the public sector in areas such as the armed forces, communications, economics, education management, facilities, finance, human resources, IT, internal audit, knowledge and information management, law, medicine, operational delivery, operational research, planning, policy, procurement, programme and project management, psychology, social research and social work, surveying, tax, and veterinary medicine.

The University of Nottingham Executive MBA (EMBA) is targeted at executives who wish to study on a part-time basis via intensive week-long block modules taken over a 2-4 year period. Participants are expected to attend throughout each block, from 9.00 Monday until 17.00 Friday including evenings. The programme requires the successful completion of 180 credits (representing 1800 hours of study): 120 of which are taught modules, and the remaining 60 credits comprise an individual management project on a topic closely related to the student’s organisation or employer. The EMBA offers exceptional flexibility: participants are not admitted in a cohort but can start at any time of the year, and can complete the programme at their own pace with the option to vary the number of modules taken each year to suit lifestyle, work and personal commitments.

If you are interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity, please visit our website at www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/mba, e-mail Mrs Sue Cotterill at susan.cotterill@nottingham.ac.uk , or telephone her on 0115 8466111.