University of Derby Careers & Employment Service Katie Seymour-Smith, Employability Delivery Manager ‘How our careers service stands out from the crowd’

Careers and Employment Service CES Yourselves CES service – strategic vision/aims/challenges Where degree courses lead? (general or specific) What questions are students asking about HE? About Derby? How we work Subtle differences with some degree choice? (health /education) – what does this look like - students/yourselves? What do they look at when making choices/decisions? What our offer is Range of offer and how you advise? Foundation/joint honours/access/apprenticeships (implications of choice) What do they base their decisions on? How that manifests in student experience What do students get on a course? Their experience What influences do they have? Outcomes (destinations) Funding – implications of post grad funding (MA/MSC) How do you address? Where do our Derby students work? Locality/sectors etc Has the withdrawal of NHS funding affected recruitment for nursing? What are their expectations from HE? What is the ‘make up’ of our students? How do we support students effectively? What are parents expectations – how does this manifest? Home/away choice – how do students at home gain the most from a local experience (what could they do now to make the most)

Careers & Employment Service What do we do? Responsible for strategic leadership of employability. Provider of specialist careers services. Service to all FE and HE students, graduates for up to 3 years, employers and community organisations, and academics. Driving improvements in higher skilled destinations. Inspire students to develop their career ambitions; increase awareness of high skilled employment and enterprise opportunities and the career benefits of continued study; support them to become confident in articulating and evidencing their skills, attributes and knowledge and to successfully navigate recruitment and selection. Derby students should be able to make informed career choices and maximise their potential for success.

Careers & Employment Service Who are we? The team are subject matter experts in employability and the graduate labour market. Careers Consultants are linked to each college and contribute to curriculum design, inspire students through seminars and deliver career guidance. Employability Advisers work with students and graduates to explore opportunities and secure positions. The Employer team engage employers and community organisations; enabling them to access student and graduate talent. Sue Morrison, Head of Service Jo Wheldon, Deputy Head Amber Woodfull, Employer & Community Engagement Manager Katie Seymour Smith, Senior Careers Consultant Cathy Levien, Graduate Destinations Manager

Careers & Employment Service How do we work? contribute to employability education in academic programmes, Learning & Teaching Strategy embeds employability, including minimum of 30 hours work experience in all FT, UG degrees. 1:1 and 1:many careers advice, guidance and development interventions, skills development and recognition through the Futures Award and Highfliers, development of resources and information, opportunity creation and vacancy management, Student Employment Agency, bring employers and community organisations onto campus, collect and share intelligence on graduate destinations and the graduate labour market to inform decision making. CES is delivered across all sites, all levels, online and to graduates for 3 years after completion.

Careers and Employment Service Pillar 1: Student Employability: every programme will give students the opportunity to engage with content which ensures that the student is fully prepared for relevant practice environments. The range of activities which may satisfy this requirement are wide, covering activities from formal practice placements and real-world learning, through to work-based projects. Each undergraduate programme will offer at least one credit-bearing module which supports this. Learning & Teaching Strategy 2016/2020

The TEF and related metrics “The University of Derby has been awarded Gold by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) in the country’s first ever Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), putting it in the top 20% of all providers in the UK.”

Feeder metrics and outcomes DLHE (changes plus LEO data) NSS   2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Work/study 96 96.7 96.9 ??? Grad level 56.7 54.4 60 64 Managerial/prof 49.6 49.2 54.3 58.8

Table 1: HESA Performance Indicator (E1a) - % in work or study   Institution % in work or study Change from 13/14 1 Leeds Beckett University 96.7 +3.3 2 The University of Wolverhampton 96.1 +1.9 3 University of Derby 96.0 -0.9 4 De Montfort University 95.1 -0.7 5 The University of Lincoln 95.0 +2.5 6 Coventry University 94.1 -0.2 7 The Nottingham Trent University 94.0 +0.9 8 Sheffield Hallam University 93.5 +0.7 9 Birmingham City University 92.8 +2.7 10 The Manchester Metropolitan University 92.4 +0.4 11 The University of Central Lancashire 92.2 -0.4 12 Staffordshire University 88.2 +0.1

% in graduate level destination Table 2: Graduate Level Destinations   Institution % in graduate level destination Change from 13/14 1 Coventry University 80% +6 2 De Montfort University 75% -2 3 The Nottingham Trent University 73% +5 4 The University of Lincoln 72% +1 5 Birmingham City University 69% +4 6 Sheffield Hallam University +7 7 The Manchester Metropolitan University 67% +3 8 Leeds Beckett University 66% +8 =9 University of Derby 64% The University of Central Lancashire +2 11 The University of Wolverhampton 60% 12 Staffordshire University 57%

What does graduate level work mean? What Graduate level work is (HESA definition): SOC code – Top 1-3 covering managerial and professional level roles (professionalism and function) Everything out side of this is non graduate. What it also incorporates: Post graduate work Self employment Own business/enterprise Volunteering (leadership level) Internships Developing creative practice - portfolio What does graduate level work mean to students? What can this look like?

Example of what our graduates go onto? Example Roles 14/15 Example Employers 14/15 Spa Manager BBC Radio Derby Aviation Risk Analyst Chesterfield Royal Hospital Graduate Network & Infrastructure Engineer Enterprise Rent a Car Management Trainee Inspirative Arts Recruitment Consultant Knit Mania Social Media Manager Premier Sport Small Animal Diagnostic Radiographer UPS East Midlands Airport Sports Coach Women’s Aid Freeland Theatre Director University of Derby

Achieving impact on High Skilled Destinations 2013/14 Sept KR Hub opens Jan CES launches with Employability Advisers, Employer Engagement team and new IT systems 2014/15 Oct 2014 First GRIP Fair Sem. 2 new employer events for subjects Placements and the Student Employment Agency now part of CES Highfliers launched Derby Internship Programme launched Employable Student Framework launched 2015/16 Expanded graduate offer Tracking system piloted Additional graduate relations resourcing Be the Boss business start up launched Summer 2016 Jan 2017 census Achieving impact on High Skilled Destinations Student engagement 4000 at events 6500 at appointments 1007 on Futures Award 600 hours delivery in curriculum Student engagement 3100 at events 4000 at appointments 945 on Futures Award 400 hours deliver in curriculum Student engagement 1200 at events 4000 at appointments 419 on Futures Award 300 hours delivery in curriculum

Careers and Employment Service Derby Internship programme DIP High Fliers Futures Award SEA Recruitment Fairs - central and college based Volunteering Fair Central offer Bespoke offer CC EA Be the Boss Enterprise and business start up Attributes & Tracking

Careers and Employment Service “Employability should be seen as much more than obtaining key skills simply in order to get a job. Rather it should be seen as a range of experiences and attributes developed through higher-level learning. Employability is not a product but a process of learning. It is more about ability than it is about being employed. It is about developing as a critical empowered learner” Harvey (2003) Transitions from higher education to work

Employable Student Framework – common language The ESF is designed to assess the competencies that students need to become employable and successfully pursue a career after graduating.

Case study – BOB - student journey – start point – end point Arts, Education and Humanities CLaNs Health Engineering, computing and mathematics Business & LSS

Any Questions www.derby.ac.uk/ces k.Seymour-smith@derby.ac.uk