Programme Overview

NEF+ places ambitious individuals from high growth companies into a dynamic and uniquely diverse learning environment. 6-months in duration, the part-time programme (designed to run in tandem with your full time role) develops participants’ entrepreneurial problem solving and leadership skills. Bespoke in nature, it has been carefully designed to complement the demands of your full time role with 15 immersive workshop days & supported self study.

  • For you: NEF+ will rapidly accelerate your development and support you to realise your full potential.
  • For your employer: NEF+ will equip you with the skills and experience to take on your company’s most important challenges and drive innovation internally.

> How the programme works

Who you are

  • Ambitious and highly motivated to improve
  • Seeking a high impact development programme that fits around your job
  • A thirst for learning and a desire to add more value in your organisation

NEF was invaluable to my professional development providing the training and network to accelerate my career.  – Harry Nightingall, Class of 2018. Product Manager at Expedia.


How it works

  • As an employee of a company, you would enter via our company-sponsored route
  • Your company sponsors your participation in the programme, covering the programme fee and providing you with a project or focus area for the programme
  • Many forward thinking companies leverage our programme, utilising it as a platform to prepare talent ahead of the next step in their career.

If you would like to benefit from experiencing NEF+ and want to learn how previous applicants have successfully received company sponsorships, and how we can support you through these conversations, please register your interest at the bottom of the page.

Date and Time

6 months (part-time, designed to run in tandem with your full time role), starting April 2022.

NEF+ Impact

Our impressive alumni continue to prove the value of the programme, propelling themselves and the respective scale-ups to ever greater heights. Take a look below at some of the people we’ve supported:


> Learn more about our network & impact

Delivered by the Centre for Entrepreneurs

The Centre for Entrepreneurs is the UK’s leading entrepreneurship foundation. NEF+ is the latest version of the NEF programme, which has been running for 10 years, supporting the development of the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.

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