Denise has over 17 years extensive careers, recruitment, training & development experience with large multinational, SMEs, employment and educational sectors. She is an experienced Project Manager with a passion for client relationship building.

A topic currently at the forefront of the Government's innovation strategy is collaboration between industry and academia. Forbes magazine recently rated Dublin in the top 7 cities worldwide to start a business. The Global Entrepreneuship Monitor (GEM) indicated levels of entrepreneurship in the country are much higher than that of many of our European neighbours. However, the recent KPMG Innovation Monitor 2012 reported that more than half of all businesses feel there isnt enough information available for those wanting to collaborate with academic partners on an innovation project. Less than one in six companies are currently doing so. 

The HETAC Bachelor of Business in Retail Management is an example of successful collaboration between DBS and industry, in this case with the German supermarket chain, Lidl. The programme, which commenced in 2007, comprises three levels of complementary, integrated theoretical and practically applied modules delivered over 36 months. There are rotating blocks of formal academic learning with real work-based application by doing. Each college based learning block is followed immediately by workplace application and experience. Each student is sponsored by Lidl and receives a salary.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a valuable investment. Performance improvement is continuous and is driven in most cases by the needs of the organisation. It is an investment which has a measureable dividend for your organisation - added value to the capability of your staff through an increase in professional knowledge, skills and personal qualities necessary for the execution of duties. Put simply, it improves competence.

DBS recognises the importance of increased staff competence and we have a suite of Evening Diploma programmes which will appeal to your organisation's needs and requirements. They offer an opportunity to add to personal, technical and commercial knowledge and are offered in the following disciplines:

1. Arts
2. Business
3. Information Technology
4. Law
5. Media
6. Psychology

Why not make 2013 the year in which your organisation potentially makes its most  profitable investment.

Accountancy is seen as a steady employer in Ireland even in the current economic climate. The accountancy representative bodies have  indicated optimism for job opportunities for their rapidly growing body of members.  Growth in areas such as FMCG and ICT sees new opportunities for accountants and accounting graduates being provided.

Come along to one of our upcoming Open Events and find out more about your area of interest.  Academic and Admissions staff will be available to speak with you directly.

We will be holding our next Open Event in our main Aungier Street building on Tuesday 4th December from 5 to 7pm.

Cloud Computing is the most important technological shift of its time and the future of business communications. The business environment we are operating in is a rapidly changing and highly competitive one and embracement of the tools and technology to stay ahead of the competition is paramount.

Dublin Business School has been a successful provider of innovative ICT programmes for many years, and with our newly developed computer labs in our Castle House Campus on George's Street, we can offer the unique combination of state of the art equipment and programmes coupled with modern facilities and talented, creative and experienced lecturers.

To see the full suite of programmes that could be the kick start your organisation needs, click on the link below:

• DBS ICT Programmes 2013

Dublin Business School prides itself on promoting a work-life balance and providing tailored support services to help our students obtain their qualification. At our 2012 conferring ceremony held in the RDS last week, some of our two thousand graduating students gave an insight into evening study at DBS.

"The MBA was a logical step in my career. My deliberate plan from the beginning of the experience was not to remain in my comfort zone i.e. the familiar world of finance but instead to do something completely different. It worked. It gave me new vistas, opened a new window of opportunity, broadened horizons and boosted my confidence. Choosing a part-time evening postgraduate course allowed me to combine work with study and it has been a satisfying experience for me. Theoretical knowledge has helped to solve work problems and work experience has informed my research. All in all, it has been a winning formula. This was also the situation with regard to my dissertation. The choice of topic was influenced by my service as a committee member on a management board of a non-profit-making organisation, where I work on a voluntary basis. Researching a real life problem, striving to achieve the goal has been instrumental in my growth.   Overall, the DBS MBA programmes takes you on a voyage of self-discovery, which starts with the improvement of cognitive skills and continues to developing communication, leadership and team work skills. It is a motion in spiral and spiral in motion, and even when the program is finished, it only indicates a new beginning…"
Galina Vasilieva - MBA