Key Benefits
Designed to improve your expertise in business sustainability, this 22-month programme will help you gain fundamental expertise in the area of business sustainability. It allows participants to gain in-depth knowledge of the emerging issues and the key skills necessary to integrate them so that a genuine, realistic and practical sustainability agenda can be created within the organisation. The programme is unique in its ability to position participants in key placements at the headquarters of the world’s leading organisations. The programme is unique in its ability to position participants in key placements with the world’s leading organisations. During the programme, participants will meet and network with a wide range of industry leaders, sustainability experts and governmental agencies to help you foster real links in industry and the field of sustainability.
The programme focuses on building the business case for sustainability and participants develop a thorough understanding of how to position and help change an organisation so that they can adequately respond to the sustainability agenda.
- Professional & Career Development - Through a combination of your participation in academic modules and overseas learning assignment activities over the 22 months you will enhance your professional and career development in the Irish Food, Drink and Horticulture industry exponentially. Extensive training in the areas of: Consumer Insights, Sustainability Brand Marketing, Digital Innovation and Leadership
- Scholarship Bursary - A monthly scholarship bursary to assist with your living expenses in your given market.
- Masters Degree - An internationally recognised level 9 accredited MSc degree in Business Sustainability from Ireland's leading business school UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
- International Experience - You will be placed overseas in Bord Bia client company with a view to put a spotlight on Origin Green, apply your in-class learnings into their sustainability departments and complete your placement brief . You will immerse yourself into the local food/drink industry community and be working on projects with people from various cultures, backgrounds and experiences. You will get extensive overseas experience in the areas of sustainability, regenerative agriculture, consumer insights, ESG and leadership etc.
- Fully-funded Masters - This Masters programme is fully-funded by Bord Bia. No academic fees incurred by participants.
- Member of Bord Bia Talent Academy Alumni Network - Once you join the programme you will be part of the Bord Bia Talent Academy Alumni Network. e.g. access to network of job opportunities, alumni events, guest speakers, mentorship.
- Student Assistance Programme (SAP) - Your health and wellbeing is extremely important to us at UCD-Bord Bia Talent Academy. You will have access to various supports e.g. 24/7 counselling, digital gym and recipes through the online SAP application
- Laptop - A complimentary laptop will be provided to you at the start of the programme for you to use during your academic and learning assignment activities which you will keep post-programme.
- Personal Accident & Travel Insurance - Whilst overseas in your respective learning assignment placement, you will be covered by our preferred insurance provider under their travel and personal accident policy. Note that this is not health insurance cover. We would advise you to keep existing health insurance if you already have it.
- Flights - Your flights from Ireland to your assigned client company location at the end of induction period will be covered. Also the return flights for block-release lectures in UCD from your assigned country will be covered. For those not currently resident in Ireland, you will have to pay for your flight to Ireland to commence the programme.
- Accommodation - During the programme induction and block-release lectures in UCD Smurfit, accommodation will be provided the nights before each scheduled activity for those not residing in a commutable distance to UCD Smurfit (Fri/Sat not included and at discretion of UCD Smurfit). For those not currently resident in Ireland, accommodation will be covered on weekends where required. Full policy will be shared in advance of programme commencement.
- Expenses - While in your assigned market, some out of pocket travel incurred costs can be expensed. The expense policy will be shared with you during induction.
Employment prospects are outstanding with numerous companies regularly recruiting directly including Kerry, Tirlán, Ornua, Dawn Meats, Dawn Farm Foods, Dairygold, Kepak, Lidl, Bunge, Diageo, Alibaba, Sainsbury’s among many more.
