Careers and Employability Sample Clauses

Careers and Employability. A significant aspect of the UCS approach to improving the success of students from disadvantaged backgrounds is the attention to careers and employability advice including close engagement with employers to ensure the curriculum is fit for purpose. Whilst good progress has been made in this area since UCS was founded, this is an area which would benefit from more targeted investment. It is proposed that a proportion of the additional fee income is allocated to specific measures designed to enhance employment opportunities and work skills for students and to grow the graduate job market. UCS will invest £76,000 in careers and employability activities. These will include: Expanding the provision of specialist careers and employability advice by appointment of an additional careers adviser post Extending the current internship scheme, providing a number of paid internships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds (equivalent to 20 x 6 week internships) Employer liaison post to co-ordinate the internship scheme, exploring how UCS markets itself to businesses, gets students interested and turns employer liaison into tangible opportunities for our students, organising Careers fairs and speakers, working with Schools to match curriculum to employer needs, and brokering internships on a wider scale Specialist careers software, including equipping a room with webcam as part of a ‘virtual’ advisory service Training for careers staff in specialised services including personality assessment methods Financial support for students NSP Financial Support: UCS will match Government funding for the National Scholarship Programme in 2012-13, increasing the number of NSP awards offered to students who meet the eligibility criteria of the scheme. The number of scholarships allocated will be doubled, so that 126 students will be given a £3000 fee waiver in their first year of study. The eligibility criteria will be as follows. Students must be: Below the £25K income threshold and eligible for the maintenance grant First generation to higher education Live in Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk or Cambridgeshire Be studying full or part-time Meet academic criteria determined by UCS Provisional number of full NSP awards for 2012-13 63 Provisional NSP allocation for 2012-13 £189,000 Match funding allocation by UCS for 2012-13 £189,000
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Careers and Employability. The Careers Services contributes to skills development and employability through support for CV and application writing, interview skills and techniques, and securing employment and volunteering opportunities. It delivers one-to-one support, careers sessions in the curriculum, and employer / alumni engagement events throughout the academic year. The Careers Service (through the University of London Careers Group) provides access to an online community (REACH) designed for students who feel they face barriers to reaching their potential. These may include social background, disability, age, gender and sexual orientation. It provides inspiration and ideas for careers options, signposts to dedicated resources and to answer specific questions as well as information about other sources of information and support groups. In addition, the Careers Service has developed a suite of resources specifically targeted at mature students and those with disabilities at St Mary’s to help them prepare for employment. The University continues to increase the preparedness of students from under-represented groups for the world of work through the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the workplace. Work placements are an accredited part of the undergraduate programme at St Mary’s through which students not only gain experience but also reflect on their learning and their personal and professional development, assessing their own readiness for work. In addition students learn to relate theory to practice through studying relevant subjects such as leadership, ethics and values in the workplace, organisational culture, emotional intelligence, legal requirements, etc. The placement modules give students the opportunity build confidence and sense of responsibility, gain specific skills relating to chosen career paths, understand what they have to offer to employers, explore career options and boost their CV’s. This provision is of particular value to students who may not have the social capital or access to networks which might enable them to find their own placements or gain meaningful work experience independently.
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Careers and Employability. The University of Suffolk will invest £366,000 in careers and employability activities, which will be available to all students, but targeted at students from under-represented groups where possible; these includes support for disabled students. These will include: • Introduction of career decision-making readiness in induction sessions in first year, to introduce the idea of employability and career-planning at the beginning of the programme, and embed this throughout each year of the course; • Increased use of LinkedIn and Twitter for early employment-based networking throughout the student experience; • Development of opportunities for students to practice their employability skills, including networking with employers, panel events, mentoring, and internships; • Students with diagnostic assessments will be supported with taking their assessments to graduate workplaces for support with adjustments and planning; • We will grow the internship and placement opportunities available within the University; • The current online Job Shop to which the University subscribes will cease to operate in August 2018. Alternative platforms will therefore be reviewed to ensure promotion and access to opportunities can be maintained; • Enhance the programme of extra-curricular workshops to encompass self-reflection, opportunity, and understanding of labour markets; • Encourage the recording of all extra-curricular activities and applying the activities and skills to the job market; • Development of a peer-led mentoring scheme to specifically focus on employability skills; • Investment in promotional programme to increase employer engagement with internships and placements and increased events for students; • Specialist careers and employability post/s; • Employer Liaison Adviser; • Making the Careers Service more accessible for graduates and link up with local support services to increase the support available for graduates who are still seeking employment.
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Careers and Employability. The University Careers and Employability Centre has put in place a package of support to assist HISA elected officers with personal employability development. XXXX Xxxx 2021 has worked extensively with Careers team to deliver a careers – themed event this year with over 200 students attending. A Careers and Employability representative is also now attending Student Engagement Group. Work theme: Work to support changes as a result of COVID-19. Extensive partnership working has been vital during the past year to ensure that changes made as a result of the pandemic are right for our students. We made use of the full range of engagement structures including Student Voice Reps and student surveys to find out how we can best support our students as this time. We also set up a dedicated ‘Student Panel’ to act as a focus group on particular issues. It has been particularly noted that students wish the enhanced flexibility and new study choices to continue beyond the pandemic. University Principal and Vice Chancellor HISA President
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Careers and Employability. An increasing proportion of UWS students are entering positive graduate destinations. The most recent HESA data for 2014/15 show that 95.1 per cent of Scottish-domiciled graduates (1,449 students) entered positive destinations. This was an increase of 1.9 percentage points compared to last year and was close to the Scottish average (95.2 per cent). The number entering professional employment has increased by 4.4 percentage points compared to last year, as Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) data for 2015 leavers indicated that 60.2 per cent of Scottish-domiciled graduates (966 students) were in a professional employment destination. UWS is committed to ensuring our graduates are highly employable and able to make a difference locally and globally. Employers are invited to engage within the curriculum through a range of activities including guest speakers, Industrial Advisory Boards, work-based learning activity and employability events. All programmes are subject to validation procedures and subject health reviews that must include comment and revision from industry, outlining that the curriculum meets the expectations and delivers skills that are attractive to business. As well as individual employers, national agendas are considered through proactive partnership with bodies such as Skills Development Scotland, Association of Graduate Recruiters and Scottish Enterprise. These partnerships ensure resilience of curriculum through awareness of skills gaps, priority sectors and targeted education delivery. UWS’ refreshed Corporate Strategy 2017-20 includes a KPI which aims to see 85 per cent of all graduates entering professional /managerial employment or further study by AY 2019/20. UWS aims to raise the aspirations, confidence and employability of our students, and to embed employability, graduate attributes, volunteering and citizenship across all our learning programmes. UWS Careers and Employability staff proactively engage with employers to increase student employability initiatives and share enterprise contacts within the university. The service provides advice, guidance and information to students and recent graduates. It supports and encourages students with early career planning and to promote employability throughout their studies through opportunity awareness, vocational knowledge and the development of essential graduate attributes. Careers education is both embedded within the learning pathways and through co-curricular approache...
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Careers and Employability. The Careers Services works hard to support the skills development and employability of our students and graduates. It supports career decision making, CV and application writing, interview skills practice, and a multitude of other activities that help students and graduates secure employment, volunteering and further study opportunities. The service delivers one-to-one support, careers sessions in the curriculum, and employer / alumni engagement events throughout the academic year. They also provide sessions for personal tutors (3/11/16 – 16/2/17 x 48 student interactions) and deliver the Universities online jobs board. The Careers Service (through the University of London Careers Group) provides access to expert professional advice for students who feel they face barriers to reaching their potential (those with ‘protected characteristics’) including pre entry students. The service provides inspiration and ideas for careers options, answers specific questions, and signposts students to dedicated resources and support groups. In addition, the Careers Service has developed a suite of resources specifically targeted at mature students and those with disabilities, to help them prepare for employment. Careers consults with the Student Union regularly via the Student Experience Working Group and delivers targeted support for student groups as needs are identified through feedback. The TEF metrics show a strong track record in careers support to all students with 95.8% in employment or further study, and positive flags particularly around XXXX, disabled and mature graduate outcomes. ‘Careers Registration’ has been introduced for 1st years this year to track the careers thinking progression of students on entry to the university and how that correlates to when they graduate. This will help the University to understand how it impacts on careers opportunity. Additionally, the University is developing a St Mary’s Award scheme and this will enable us to formally recognise all forms of extracurricular and in curricular student development.
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