{"id":1606,"date":"2022-04-29T14:05:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2022-09-09T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T10:26:57","slug":"westminster-community-consultancy-programme-wccp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/westminster-community-consultancy-programme-wccp\/","title":{"rendered":"Westminster Community Consultancy Programme (WCCP) &#8211; Information for Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1606\" class=\"elementor elementor-1606\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d33f6b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d33f6b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb4e87d\" data-id=\"fb4e87d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7195deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7195deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Westminster Community Consultancy Programme (WCCP)<\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Westminster Community Consultancy Project (WCCP) places a diverse range of University of Westminster students into consultancy teams, working with charities and businesses. WCCP allows organisations a cost-effective way to overcome challenges whilst providing a meaningful opportunity for students to use their skills and develop their employability and confidence.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">We are currently recruiting for 10 Project hosts for 2022-23.<\/p><table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 641px;margin-left: -0.5pt;height: 56px\" border=\"0\" width=\"680\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 113.2pt;border: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"151\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">Programme<\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 106.55pt;border: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left: none;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"142\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">Dates<\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 127.55pt;border: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left: none;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"170\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">Project time<\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 163.0pt;border: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left: none;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"217\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">Number of projects<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 113.2pt;border: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top: none;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"151\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">Autumn WCCP<\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 106.55pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"142\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">19 October \u2013 30 November<\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 127.55pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"170\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">42hrs per student \/ 210 hours per team<\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 163.0pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"217\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">6-8 projects<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 113.2pt;border: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top: none;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"151\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">Spring WCCP<\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 106.55pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"142\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">25 January \u2013 15 March<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 127.55pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"170\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">48hrs per student \/ 240 hours per team<\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 163.0pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"217\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;line-height: normal\">6-8 projects<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d70e78a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d70e78a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f36c532\" data-id=\"f36c532\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51a72ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51a72ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e0ef30\" data-id=\"0e0ef30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19a300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d19a300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Why host a Wesminster Community Consultancy Project?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Tackle problems that you may not have the resource of time to work on<\/li><li>Benefit from the skills, knowledge, diversity and enthusiasm of University of Westminster students<\/li><li>Make a positive impact on the employment prospects of young people<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>How does it work?<\/strong><\/p><p>Student teams taking part in the programme are provided with a short project brief outlining the details of a particular challenge. The student consultants work on the project for a set amount of time, after which they present their findings and recommendations to the client in the form of a presentation and short written report. Students are paid \u00a312.47 per hour and the programme can count towards the Westminster Employability Award.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb57e67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb57e67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-809eec7\" data-id=\"809eec7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-87d7477 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87d7477\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-475eded\" data-id=\"475eded\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a624c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a624c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Who can host a Westminster Community Consultancy Project? <\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Any charity, social enterprise, not-for-profit.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>How much does it cost to host a WCCP Project team? <\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Nothing \u2013 the programme is free for all hosts.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cabef5\" data-id=\"6cabef5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a1724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13a1724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">What do host organisations need to provide?<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Your staff time &#8211; we ask that each project host allocate a contact person to act as the host for their student team. Project Manager Helen Green will support the host to put together the project brief. We then ask the host to meet with their student team three times during the programme. This includes an initial set-up meeting, a mid-project check-in and a final meeting for the students to present their findings. The host will also be asked to be available to respond to queries from their student team if needed.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696e935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"696e935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more below about the teams who worked with the Marylebone Project during summer 2022:<\/p><p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/09\/WCCP-Case-Study-Marylebone-Project.docx\">WCCP Case Study Marylebone Project<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p>And read further below about the team who worked with Newington Green Alliance during summer 2022:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/09\/WCCP-Case-Study-Newington-Green-Alliance.docx\">WCCP Case Study Newington Green Alliance<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e56d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e56d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d9d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d9d58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Interested? Get in touch with Helen Green to discuss your potential project and create your brief<\/span>\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:h.green@westminster.ac.uk\">h.green@westminster.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5e6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f5e6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/04\/Picture1-300x251.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1821\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/04\/Picture1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/04\/Picture1-768x642.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/04\/Picture1.png 791w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c02467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9c02467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c3e71 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b8c3e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/westminster-community-consultancy-programme-wccp-information-for-students\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Looking for information for students? 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