We are not only about co-working space here! The Cirencester Growth Hub is run by an in-house team of Business Navigators that can help you in your journey to business growth. Our support is funded by Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (GFirst LEP) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Upon registering on our website, one of our Business Navigators will check your eligibility and suitability across our range of support options and will offer bespoke support to your business provided that it shows moderate growth and high growth respectively.

Our Insight to Agriculture (Farming for Non-Farmers) Course is aimed at business professionals working with individuals and businesses in agriculture and the wider land-based sector but with little or no previous background experience or knowledge of it. 

What happens now? Find out more about further study, keeping in touch with the RAU and also career opportunities.

Further study

After you graduate you may want to explore your career options. You might be considering further study, thinking about starting a business or taking some time out. For those who are considering further study, have a look at our postgraduate courses. 

The RAU has a long history of supporting both the local community and also the rural economy around the world. We are delighted to work with a wide range of businesses, partners and accreditation organisations, some of which are shown below (in alphabetical order).

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Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

If you are interested in finding out more about the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), they have produced this short video highlighting their recent work.

Here are a few of the questions we get asked most frequently about accommodation at the RAU.

Join a powerful network of graduates who have gone on to work around the world and at major organisations such as Savills, Strutt and Parker, Knight Frank, Fisher German and Deloitte Real Estate.

Based in the Cotswolds, you are ideally positioned to take full advantage of world-leading sporting venues, including Cheltenham Racecourse and Badminton Horse Trials.

Whether you aspire to become an agricultural entrepreneur, a farm manager, adviser, consultant, or scientist, you will benefit from both hands-on practical experience and in-depth technical knowledge on a course that evolves with the input of industry advisers.

A Foundation degree is a two year vocational higher education qualification, which equates to the first two years of a Bachelor’s degree.

These courses are a qualification in their own right. They are ideal if you aren’t sure if you want to commit to taking a full degree, or if you don’t have the traditional entry requirements for a Bachelor’s degree.  Foundation degrees are designed for those who wish to develop their skills in the workplace and grow their academic abilities at the same time. They are designed to be practical with an emphasis on ‘hands-on’ experience.