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Harness the power of Australia's forward‐thinking university to prepare your business, industry, or community to respond to the challenges ahead.

PLUS UTS Business Futures partners with organisations to jointly create innovative, tailored learning experiences that have an immediate impact through an uplift in employee skills and capability, increasing their performance on the job.

We prepare employees and organisations to thrive in an ever‐changing world, by combining the latest in global academic research and cutting-edge industry practices.

We are a trusted advisor for every client looking to invest in the upskilling and reskilling of its employees, leaders and partners.

  • PLUS UTS Business Futures value proposition

    We look forward to hearing from you and continuing to build a better future of work together.

  • Speaker 1: What does the future hold for your organization?

    Speaker 2: Well, if the last few years are anything to go by, nobody can predict what's coming.

    Speaker 3: But one thing is clear.

    Speaker 4: Organizations need to prepare for the future by maintaining a skilled workforce.

    Speaker 5: Which is capable of constantly adapting to the new opportunities and challenges ahead.

    Speaker 6: Here at PLUS UTS Business Futures, we are focused on helping you prepare your workforce for whatever your future may hold.

    Speaker 7: We are at the forefront of skills development.

    Speaker 8: And we are committed to helping you achieve an immediate impact from the up skilling programs you invest in.

    Speaker 3: So how do we do it?

    Speaker 1: Well, we focus on the design and delivery of learning experiences using practical tasks in projects that enable your learners to seamlessly integrate new knowledge.

    Speaker 3: Skill and tools.

    Speaker 4: We strive to create a positive impact within their teams and within your organization.

    Speaker 3: Using human-centred learning design, we collaborate with you to identify your key up skilling needs.

    Speaker 9:  We then co-design and develop customized programs which are tailor made to meet your learners developmental priorities and your organizational goals.

    Speaker 1: We take great pride in our ability to combine the latest academic insights with leading industry practices so that all of our learners are at the cutting edge of leading research and the know-how in solving real world challenges.

    Speaker 3: We help you navigate the complex landscape of up skilling options and services, advising you on what most effectively serves your needs.

    Speaker 5: You work closely with a dedicated-

    Speaker 8: Creative-

    Speaker 1: Passionate team who ensure the seamless design and delivery of your up skilling programs.

    Speaker 7: We bring detail, enthusiasm, and excellence to everything we do.

    Speaker 6: We believe that learning new skills is not just a necessity. It also needs to be enjoyable and engaging, and our priority is to ensure that your learners feel this way too.

    Speaker 2: At PLUS UTS Business Futures we look forward to future-proofing your workforce.

    Speaker 7: Reach out to us today-

    Speaker 5: To discuss how we can shape the future of work together.

We're different from other providers


  • Tangible upskilling creates immediate impact

    We incorporate the latest academic insights and leading industry practice into our upskilling programs. We design learning activities, tools and techniques that enable learners to apply knowledge and skills to specific, work-relevant scenarios.

    Learners take away a set of tools and techniques which they continue to apply in their work practices. This leads to immediate change in attitudes and behaviours, creating a lasting impact for the learners, their teams and the organisation.

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  • Progressive mastery fosters upskilling

    Effective learning requires sustained engagement with new concepts, tools and techniques. Our programs incorporate the principle of progressive mastery.

    This method ensures engagement and development of learners’ skills through learning experiences that build upon and extend their skills. This enables participants to develop a sense of achievement and self-efficacy which further support their motivation to learn.

Our methods

  • Building of momentum for continuing self-development beyond the program or course

  • Developing relationships between learners through shared language, models and tools

  • Building on what learners already know

  • Adjusting levels of challenge to current competence

  • Breaking tasks into digestible chunks of experience and knowledge

  • Supporting learners with frequent, targeted feedback from our facilitators as well as peers

We're client-centric and agile


  • Highly-collaborative partnerships

    In order to work effectively and efficiently with clients, we build highly collaborative partnerships.

    Our aim is to be the trusted advisor for our clients and support them throughout the whole process of planning, designing, delivering and evaluating upskilling programs.

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Our client approach

  • Human-centred design

    We use human-centred design to design and deliver programs aligned with clients’ needs.

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  • In the discovery phase, we work with clients to understand their needs, the outcomes they seek to achieve and to define the measures of success, ensuring that learners are at the centre of the process.

  • In the co-development phase, we develop personalised learning journeys through the contextualisation of content, activities and impact measures.

    In the delivery phase, we adapt content and activities just-in-time based on the evolving needs of learners. 

  • Agile methodology

    We use agile methodology to respond flexibly to clients’ changing needs and requirements.

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    • We use agile methodology guaranteeing a seamless and successful delivery of services for clients. We use an agile alpha, beta and final review cycle to enable you and your stakeholders to provide feedback efficiently and effectively on the content, activities, and the learner experience. Post review cycle, we work with clients to ensure all program components are aligned with their expectations.

    • We are proactive in the identification, diagnosis and remediation of issues. Existing clients recognize that, compared to other providers, our people and our processes are very agile and responsive from the beginning of the co-design process to the evaluations and handover. Our relationships with clients include the ongoing provision of program updates and advice when requested.

    We offer


    • AI-based skills profiling

      Future Track is UTS' AI-driven skills-matching platform that augments data-driven decisions on workforce planning, development initiatives, and redeployment decisions.

      Employees are empowered with the ability to take control of their own development and career through personalised learning journeys, focusing on the future skills your organisation needs.

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    • State-of-the-art venues

      We offer state-of-the-art learning venues, specifically designed for interactive learning experiences.

      Our venues are equipped for in-person and hybrid delivery and are based in some of UTS most iconic buildings, such as the UTS Business School designed by Frank Gehry.

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    About us


    • We are a creative, diverse team

      We're always open to exploring new ideas and learning approaches. 

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    • Prabhu Sivabalan:

      Hi, my name Prabhu Sivabalan. I'm Associate Dean External Engagement at the UTS Business School, and I oversee Plus UTS Business Futures.

      Natalia Nikolova:

      I'm Natalia Nikolova and I look after the design and delivery of our programs.

      Christina Bobryk:

      I'm Christina Bobryk. I run the Enterprise Learning Design and Delivery team.

      Luisa Cecotti:

      I'm Louisa Jacoti. I'm the client relationship manager.

      Tracey Chanoff:

      Hi, I'm Tracy, a learning designer with Plus UTS Business Futures.

      Srijana Tweed:

      I’m Srijana Tweed. I look after short courses and administration.

      Julia O'Connor:

      Hi, I'm Julia O'Connor and I am one of the key project managers at Plus UTS Business Futures.

      Katt Robinson:

      I'm Katt Robinson and I look after microcredentials and short courses.

      Kate Alexander:

      Hi, I'm Kate Alexander and I look after coaching and leadership development.

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    • News and events

      Find out more about our work and upcoming events.

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    Contact us


    • Request a demo

      We look forward to connecting with you.

      Email us: Business.futures@uts.edu.au

    • Our location

      UTS Business School
      Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, Building 8
      14 - 28 Ultimo Road, Ultimo
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