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This module is aimed at anyone who needs to prepare a business case or who will be involved in reviewing or assessing business cases.It provides an introduction to the topic for those with little or no experience of preparing a business case. While it includes an overview of the financial elements of a business case, it does not assume any financial expertise.
This course aimed at all staff in a university to increase understanding of money laundering regulations, how to spot money laundering red flags in a university and what you should do.
This course is intended for anyone responsible for purchasing items and who needs to know if relief from VAT is available. It will explain VAT reliefs commonly available to universities and how they are claimed.
This session will help you understand what the Criminal Finances Act 2017 is, and how it impacts universities. It also shows you what you need to do to protect yourself, and support your HEI.
This course will introduce the role of the Finance function in HE, what Finance do and why. The course will explore financial rules and regulations, financial reporting standards and financial sustainability. The module then moves on to financial information in HE, starting with the annual finance cycle, then to onto to financial statements and internal financial management.
This session will help you understand what Modern Slavery is and how it might impact your institution.
A two-part, in-depth course covering reliefs and schemes available to universities so that import VAT and/or duty is not payable on the importation of goods from outside the UK.
This introductory module will help improve your awareness of the risk of fraud in your institution, and what you can do to prevent it.
This course is aimed at anyone within a university who needs to purchase a product or service. The course covers what a specification is and why a good specification is important. It will also take you through how to write a good specification including the different types of specification you may require. This course will supplement internal guidance.
This course looks at the human rights issues faced by organisations in general, and in particular in their supply chain. There are a series of detailed topics and a couple of quizzes to test your learning.
This course provides an overview of how VAT applies to purchasing in the higher education sector specifically. It is an accessible course, and is not a technical or comprehensive guide.
