Arca offers practical training programmes to enable small businesses to transition to the circular economy.
Developed by the University of Exeter Business School, our workshops and courses are rooted in the latest research, and we work closely with local entrepreneurs who understand the challenge of putting the circular economy into practice, ensuring everything we do is relevant to you.
Since 2021 the Arca Project has supported 160 Cornish SMEs and 370 individuals regionally, nationally, and internationally to understand and implement the circular economy business skills and workforce development needed to build the viable, sustainable, circular business of the future.
See below for inspiration and give tools to aid in your transition to the circular economy.
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Right to Repair Handbook - Steps towards a Repair Culture in Cornwall
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Background Research on the Textiles Sector in Cornwall
Arca Building a Circular Business Online Course Case Study - Chai Fundanga
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Arca Student Internships July 2022 Case Study - Growing Links
Arca Student Internships July 2022 Case Study - Totus Engineering
Arca Student Internships July 2022 Case Study - Supasport
Arca Student Internships July 2022 Case Study - ReComplete
Arca Student Internships July 2022 Case Study - Lays Auctioneers
Arca Student Internships July 2022 Case Study - Falmouth Harbour
Arca Student Internships July 2022 Case Study - Exposure
Arca Student Internships July 2022 Case Study - Cornwall Cast
Arca Student Internships July 2022 Case Study - Beach Guardian
A not-for-profit community-run local food enterprise set up in 2009 and is the most long-standing CSA in Cornwall.
Their main aims are to:
• Produce & share healthy, seasonal, local food,
• Connect people with the land where their food is grown
• Improve food security, increase resilience, and reduce food miles
• Mitigate climate change and enhance biodiversity.
Tamar Grow Local (TGL) is a ‘not for profit’ Community Interest Company (CIC) set up on co-operative principles for the benefit of the community.
This structure allows trading and has the ability to create a number of more specialist co-operative ventures under its umbrella to meet demand.
The area covered is the Tamar Valley, which includes the market towns of Tavistock, Launceston, Callington and Saltash.
University of Exeter
Join us for this half-day workshop to explore the business skills needed to build a viable, sustainable & circular business from community agriculture and growing projects.
19th October 2023, 09:30 - 14:30
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
University of Exeter
Join us to explore the benefits, barriers, skills required, and community engagement that stems from building repairable products and repair services into your business model.
Learn about circular economy principles, and how the upcoming right-to-repair legislation affects your business.
6th November 2023 09:30 - 15:00
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
University of Exeter
Explore how business can be a restorative force, creating jobs, regenerating nature, and delivering social justice.
One Day Intensive Workshop
9- 5 pm, Thursday, 3rd November 2022
- OR -
Online Course
Five-week training package,
7th November to 12th December 2022
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
Truro & Penwith College
This course is ideal for anyone who is interested in understanding more about how emotions underpin behaviours in the workplace, helping to create a more productive workplace and enhance both intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships.
Two-day in person workshop
- OR -
4 x 2-hour online sessions
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
Truro and Penwith College
Join us to explore our sustainable leadership and management courses and understanding how to lead a sustainable workforce.
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
Truro & Penwith College
Find out how the circular economy can benefit your business: understand your current inputs, processes, and outputs, and create an action plan to help make your business more circular. This training programme supports you to understand your current processes and generate a road map to facilitate the implementation of future changes.
One Day Intensive Workshop
9- 5 pm, Thursday, 26th May 2022 - OR - Online Course
Five-week training package, June to July 2022
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
Truro & Penwith College
This course is aimed at anyone with an interest in or responsibility for developing a sustainable ‘pipeline of talent’ that enables greater resilience, increased opportunities for growth and a more motivated, productive workforce, making your business a genuine employer of choice for new and existing team members.
One-day face to face
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2 x 2-hour online sessions
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
Truro and Penwith College
Come and join Arca on the road at various venues around Cornwall for an opportunity to ‘Step back’ and reframe your perspective.
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
Truro & Penwith College
Be part of a programme creating a series of Action Learning Networks. Designed to help build local connectivity and strong links within the business community, each network will be made up of eight members and will be, led by an experienced facilitator, meeting monthly for 2-3-hour sessions.
Six sessions scheduled over six months, accessed online
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Truro & Penwith College
Our coaching sessions are designed to support you towards your goals – whether it’s to become more self-reliant, gain confidence, overcome specific challenges, or apply innovative approaches in the workplace. You will be paired with one of our experienced coaches who will co-design a bespoke programme of coaching in line with your goals.
Bespoke
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Truro & Penwith College
Working in collaboration with our experienced leadership & management development team, these bespoke programmes allow the design, development, and delivery of customised programmes to meet your specific organisational goals.
Bespoke
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University of Exeter
Offering fresh expertise for your business, and workplace experience for our students, our internships are project based and focus on developing the skills your business needs to transition to the circular economy. Internships are project based (either standalone or part of a longer-term strategy) and can be completed virtually or in your workplace.
4-week fully funded internships available
June & July 2022
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
Truro & Penwith College
This course is ideal for team leaders, managers & team members who find difficulty in being assertive in different situations & with different people. Discover skills and techniques to improve your handing of tricky situations in the workplace.
One-day in person
-OR-
2 x 2-hour online sessions
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
Truro & Penwith College
Exploring the benefits of change and innovation, this course identifies potential barriers to introducing change and delivers practical options for overcoming them. Suitable for all managers and business leaders who need to support their teams through change.
Two-day in person workshop
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4 x 2-hour online sessions
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
University of Exeter
This residential event is open via invitation only. Please email us on arca@exeter.ac.uk to find out more.
31st October - 1st November 2023
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University of Exeter
Join us for an inspiring cliff-top walking workshop, creating valuable space to reflect and consider how your business can contribute to addressing environmental challenges.
This session will be led by circular economy experts from the University of Exeter Business School.
18th May 2023 15:00-19:00
This course is open to bookings, follow the link below to book your place.
Part funded through the European Social Fund (part of the European Strategic Investment Framework) for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
