If we build it, will they come? Enhancement Themes conference, Thursday 9 June 2016 John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh

The un- and under-employed survey Edinburgh Napier University 2015

Objectives for development of Graduate Skills Awareness of skills development Opportunity creation Equipping students with relevant skills Employer Liaison Preparing students for ‘real world’

Please indicate any of the opportunities below which you have taken advantage of;

Students engaging with employer events

If you chose not to take up any of these opportunities, why was this? Other commitments I wasn’t aware of them

Why more people didn’t apply? Student site visit Opportunity to take 25 students Open to all 3rd year students (137 students) 13 students applied to attend!!! Eventually managed to take 19 students Positive feedback from students who attended Asked those who attended why they thought numbers of applicants were lower?

Where to next? Increase awareness  engagement Integrated and assessed activities Skills Passport App (accessibility) Increased employer engagement Gathering more information (alumni and current students) Peer support (graduates and student reps) What else??

Contact details Dr Samantha Campbell Casey, Dr Clare Taylor and Dr Janis MacCallum School of Life, Sport and Social Science Edinburgh Napier University Sighthill Campus Edinburgh EH11 4BN sa.campbell@napier.ac.uk cl.taylor@napier.ac.uk j.macccallum@napier.ac.uk Wendy Reid Employability and Opportunities w.reid@napier.ac.uk