Business Advantage Program

Business Advantage is a free voluntary program available for all business students. It helps them develop skills through interaction, discussion, cooperation and debate with other students, business, government, education and community leaders.

The program features:

• guest presentations from inspiring industry, community and university leaders
• 2 week modules focused on specific social and professional skills
• challenging interaction aimed at developing skills through new experiences
• certificate of completion for students to include in their resume or e-Portfolio.

Getting involved

As a student

You choose the modules that interest you and enter the program at any stage during your degree.

There is no cost - all Business Advantage seminars are free for our students.

Modules are usually held at Gardens Point campus. We try to schedule activities out of peak study times and cater for a variety of study modes, with some modules held on weekends. Class sizes vary between 15 - 50 participants.

For Students: see the Business Advantage schedule

As a mentor or guest lecturer from industry

If you are an individual or organisation interested in working with the Business Advantage Program, contact the Business Advantage program coordinator.

Rewards for regulars

Students who regularly participate are rewarded through:

• guaranteed places in other Business Advantage activities
• involvement in working groups developing modules and activities
• invitations to events, seminars and networking activities.

Facilitators

• Volunteering Queensland
• Alito Business Ignition
• Intgris HRC Group
• QUT Business School, School of Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
• QUT Creative Industries Faculty, Media and Communication
• Christine Cox Consulting
• GRT and Associates
• Cultural Transitions

Guest speakers

• David Liddy, Managing Director and CEO, Bank of Queensland
• Prof Sandra Harding, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, QUT International and Development
• Collin Meyers, Manager, Queensland Private Enterprise Centre
• Dr Allan Andersen, Managing Director, Claypave
• David Ham, Former Principal and Director of HR, Queensland Department of Education
• Judy Mayfield, CEO, Share Inc
• David O'Toole, CEO, Kyabra Community Centre
• Sara Parrott, Manager, Ernst and Young Foundation
• Prof Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Science, Griffith University
• Dr Noel Meyers, Lecturer, Natural Resources, QUT Faculty of Science
• Maureen See, Program Officer, Landscape Amenity, Brisbane City Council
• Patrick Bourke, Water Resources Program Officer, Brisbane City Council
• Berris Gwyne, Executive Director, Foundation of International Development
• Richard Hancock, Volunteers Services Manager, Red Cross Queensland
• Carlton Meyn, Manager Programs Development, Events and IT, Volunteering Queensland
• Lilly Stubican, Social Action and Equity Team, Brisbane City Council
• Dr Trevor Jordan, Lecturer, QUT School of Humanities and Human Services
• Jeff Jackson, Managing Director Solitude Solutions
• Alex Bruinewoud, Asset and Sponsorship Manager, Coca-Cola Amatil
• Siva Thaivaraayan, Senior Trade Officer, Queensland Government, Department of Premier and Cabinet
• Gary Whitelaw, Tania Moor and Arlene Blakeway, CITEC