University of Bedfordshire Projects

This project was to develop a website application to allow small to medium sized companies based in Bedfordshire and adjacent areas to hire graduates for 400 hour placements which would be subsidised by the university. This project was funded by money from the European Union.

Companies that met the requirements were able to register and apply for grants including grants for candidate placements and other expenses. Candidates were able to register online and apply for roles that had been posted by the companies.

Different sets of data needed to be collected, and the overall aim of the system was to manage the companies and the candidates and the process of applying for uploaded vacancies. Overall the main components of the system included:

• Ability for companies to register online and post vacancies
• Allow graduates to register and apply for vacancies
• Ability for administrators to manage the companies and graduates and the system as a whole
• Have comprehensive backup systems in place
• Strong secruity measures in place to prevent hacking and to ensure the secruity of the data

The Alpha's project was very similar to the Time2Grow project. I was able to re-use many of the already built components from Time2Grow for Alphas, saving development time and keeping the costs low. 

This was a successful project that met all the requirements and the budget. There were very few issues which were all resolved very quickly. 

Time2Grow was a multi-million pound EU funded programme designed to help businesses solve some of their most challenging problems by accessing a skilled graduate workforce. This project was managed by the University of Bedfordshire with support from the University of Northampton.

This project was to administer undergraduate placements at local small to medium sized businesses. Candidates were able to register online as were businesses. Administrators were then able to match candidates with businesses for work placements. 

I built the system using the Drupal content management system. The website and application system included:

• Facility for candidates to register their details on the sytem as well as updating them when they needed to
• Ability for businesses to register placements they had available
• Detailed information capture for candidates and businesses
• Automated administrative processes such as acknowledging registrations, notifying administrators of new registrations or changes of key information
• Ability for administrators to view lists of candidates and businesses, carry out searches or filter lists based on specfic criteria
• Different levels of permission for different types of users
• Integration with Salesforce
• Adherence to strict data secruity requirements

This was a highly complex project that was perfect for a Drupal system which has the flexibility to meet all of the project requirements.

This project was to create a online search tool to find End of Life care in the Bedford area. There was a need to be able to search by different criteria such as adult or child care, region and the type of support needed. This project was in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire. I used Drupal 10 to create the website and online database. It is very easy for administrators to add on new entries. The key features of the website include:

• Built using Drupal 10
• Ability to search by adult or child care, location and support type
• Mapping functionality included (shows a map of the location)
• Easy for admins to add in new care providers
• Ability to create new services and update their descriptions