Vicky Mann – University of Nottingham Zara Hooley – University of Leicester

 Employability… and beyond!

True or False?

University GroupNumber of Responses Institutions 1994 Group11Bath, Durham, Goldsmiths, Lancaster, Leicester, Loughborough, Queen Mary, Reading, St Andrews, Sussex, York Russell Group10Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, Warwick Alliance Group13Bournemouth, Bradford, De Montfort, Hertfordshire, Huddersfield, Lincoln, LJMU, MMU, Nottingham Trent, Oxford Brookes, Salford, Sheffield Hallam, West of England Bristol Million+ Group14Abertay Dundee, Bedfordshire, Birmingham City, Bolton, UCLAN, Coventry, Derby, Gloucestershire, London Metropolitan, London South Bank, Northampton, Roehampton, Southampton Solent, Sunderland UKADIA Group0 No group17Aberdeen, Aston, Bangor, Bishop Grosseteste Lincoln, Brunel, Chichester, City, Dundee, Edge Hill, Hull, Kent, St Mary’s, Trinity College Dublin, UCL, Ulster, Winchester, Worcester Institution not identified 2

Student numbersAverage FTE Less than FTE FTE FTE FTE FTE No results FTE (this excludes WOW programme) FTE

“PGT Award asks students to reflect on the value of their masters study to their future employment. There are 3 compulsory workshops for students to attend. Assessment is by reflective portfolio and interview”. “UG and PGR awards have different points structures and slightly different learning outcomes. PGTs are only eligible…if they studied their UG [here]” “Eventually there will be content differences based on subject and level, but the pilot is generic…with option choices” “Postgraduate Researchers undertake a parallel award with more emphasis on research skills”

University GroupInstitutions who offer Award to PGT’s/PGR’s 1994 GroupLeicester, Durham, Sussex, Reading, York, Bath, Lancaster Russell GroupEdinburgh, Nottingham, Sheffield, Southampton, Bristol, Warwick Alliance Group MMU, LJMU, Salford, Hertfordshire, Bournemouth, Lincoln, Oxford Brookes Million+ Group UCLAN, Birmingham City, Southampton Solent, Roehampton, Northampton, Bedfordshire, Derby UKADIA Group0 No groupWorcester, Aberdeen, Kent, Trinity College Dublin, Hull Institution not identified 1

50 % Employer endorsement 21.6% Sponsorship Consideration of (top level) candidates..for their Global Univ. scheme Some employers will only consider our students if they have taken our skills certificate We have had interview offers after observation of student presentations More likely to take applications forward

 If everyone does a skills certificate will that devalue the benefit to the individual…  Too few students can sign up and those that do are probably the motivated ones who need it least…  What’s in it for employers?  What are the best ways to engage?  Validation – how do you ensure quality of the experience for the student?  What are the challenges of working with employers? ◦ Ideas for inclusion ◦ Best practice ◦ Share experiences – what has worked and what hasn’t

 Challenges  Opportunities  Ideas

Scalability 52.8%Staff resource 49.1%Academic buy in 41.5%

 key challenges presented in the research - what are the key issues and what solutions/opportunities can we seek to overcome these

 Collaborative practice, beyond Careers…  Institutional recognition on the transcript and the HEAR  External stakeholder engagement  Strategic positioning  Next steps….  Impact ◦ DEHLE ◦ KIS ◦ NSS ◦ WP

 Sharing best practice  Possible themes  AGCAS Awards Task group  Hosted by University of Leicester  Paper/workshop submission call

The Task Group  careers-information-resources careers-information-resources  Vicky Mann Nottingham Advantage Award Manager Zara Hooley Leicester Award Coordinator