INCUBATOR MILESTONES

Modified on Wed, 27 Aug at 2:35 PM

New Activities Incubator Milestones -

Throughout the incubator you should be running events and activities for your members. Student groups should also remain financially stable, which can be achieved by attending finance training to understand how to manage your student groups finances, and other support services throughout the year.

We have set some milestones to keep all groups on track to becoming a fully-fledged society. You can contact the Activities Team and DPA for support throughout the year

Once your group is created and put in the Incubator it's time to get started on achieving the milestones listed below:

Term 3

Submit Constitution (May/June)
Attend mandatory Committee Member training (summer)
Set up social media, profile page, logo etc.
Small scale activity - (article coming soon about New Activities and the activities that constitute as small scale)

Complete summer checklist:

Submit Core Risk Assessment
Annual Room Booking (optional)
Submit Welcome fair stall request
Complete Financial responsibility Form (from 1st August)
Attend Training – We run a mixture of in person and online training during the summer. This will include key information you need to know for your roles

Term 1

Run activity via union processes (minimum 2 events/activities)
Incubator Drop ins (via Microsoft bookings) (Month of December)

Topic: A space to discuss with the team any progress you have made towards your milestones and flagging any support you seek with running your student group. (this is optional but highly encouraged)

Term 2

Submit annual budget
Continue organising events and activity (minimum 2 events/activities)
Submit Incubator report (more information on this below (by March)
Participate in leadership elections – ensure you have a committee for next year

Your progress will then be reviewed by NAC Committee: (March/April)

To be eligible for graduation:

20 members
All principal roles filled (ready for the next academic year)
Approved Constitution
Incubator report
Annual budget
Core RA and Event proposals

The NAC Committee will promote all groups who have successfully met all the Incubator milestones. Groups who fail to meet the milestones unfortunately will be closed.

Further support

We also have a Drop-in scheduled termly with the DPA open to all Incubator Groups who may need some extra support. (You can also attend regular drop ins)

2025-2026 Preliminary Incubator Group Drop-in Dates:

Term	Type of Support	Date	Time
Term 1	Incubator Drop Ins	Monday 1st December	TBC
Term 2	Incubator Drop Ins	Monday 16th February	TBC
Term 3	Training	May/June 2026	Various