It is increasingly accepted that higher education should help students become aware of and develop their personal transferable skills. Many innovative solutions to problems in the current learning environment have been developed by teachers to address these issues, and the Enterprise in Higher Education initiative has supported educators in this area. The growing emphasis on the development of transferable skills has also had strong support from employers. The development and implementation of a community based module (the Community Enterprise Module) is described. In this, students are required to gain some knowledge and understanding of the psychology of group interactions in the classroom, and then to apply this as volunteers in the workplace. The rationale for the development of the Community Enterprise Module derives in part from the work of Rogers (1969) and Kolb (1984) in that students are required to solve problems encountered during personal involvement on their placement. Students also take part in grading to further enhance the development of their autonomy and self regulation.Modifications to the module deemed necessary after its first year of operation are described, and plans for future developments discussed.