THE academic association between the Isle of Man Business School and Ian Moncrief-Scott has ended abruptly after nine years.
Mr Moncrief-Scott established and has since managed the Business School’s highly regarded Work Placement Programme, which helps local undergraduates and MBA students secure valuable practical work experience with selected public and private sector organisations.
The Programme then guides students towards their final year and, frequently, helps them obtain crucial dissertation material and gain a City & Guilds Licentiateship. Many students go on to secure permanent or part-time employment with their hosts and have contributed to the Island’s economy during their studies.
Ian Moncrief-Scott led the Business School’s bid to achieve its own City and Guilds accreditation and, subsequent re-accreditation for Licentiateship assessment.
His early work with the Work Placement Scheme disclosed shortcomings in the BA (Hons.) Business Studies Preparation for Work module and he was asked to become module leader himself because of his broad real business experience by Professor Roger Carey, former director.
Preparation for Work has now become a compulsory module for all level 2 students on the Business Studies and Business Management programmes.
Subsequently, he has worked closely with Professor Mike Lloyd-Williams, Head of Academic Programmes to create, lead and deliver other modules, Personal Development, Introduction to Enterprise, Small Business Management and, most recently, Applied Electronic Commerce.
Moncrief-Scott commented, “I am troubled at having to leave the Business School’s academic team, particularly, as I have just devised the new Applied Electronic Commerce module for delivery in January 2012.
“However, my association with the Business School will continue because of the Department of Economic Development’s highly respected Small Business Start-Up Scheme Training Course. I have managed and delivered this myself for six years to almost 900 diverse, prospective entrepreneurs and I recently led the Business School’s successful tender bid for a further three years of delivery.
“I am delighted that the Business School has been able to mature from the vision of its founders and I would applaud the longstanding members of staff that have made such a valuable contribution to that development.
“At this time, I would also especially thank Mike Lloyd-Williams, Colin Gundry and Ciara Goode, past and present members of the academic team, with whom I have worked closely. It has been very satisfying to have helped education become much more aligned to enterprise and goverment through innovation and to have supported the Island’s endeavours in the rapidly changing and challenging global marketplace.”
Ian Moncrief-Scott was nominated for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion 2011. He also currently serves on the Isle of Man Civil Service Appeals Tribunal.
