Greenwich APT Conference 05/07/2016 Working in partnership to support student employability Sarah Knight (Jisc), Peter Chatterton, & Clare Killen with Luke Millard & Jack Hogan (Birmingham City University) #JiscCAN http://can.jiscinvolve.org #Jiscemployability http://employabilityproject.jiscinvolve.org

Our aims for this workshop Explore how technology is supporting students to acquire the digital skills to effectively communicate, influence and engage with employers Consider opportunities for including employers in student- staff partnership working Showcase current practices Overview of Jisc research and resources to help you advance your practice

Jisc Technology for Employability research Title of presentation (Insert > Header & Footer > Notes and Handouts > Header > Apply to all) Jisc Technology for Employability research 24/04/2018 employability built into curriculum design & assessment 5 dimensions for adopting technology T-profile curricula Employer engagement Assessment for learning “Managers, entrepreneurs, and business executives must have e-competences to grow, export and be connected to the global digital markets. In a digital economy, e-leadership skills are essential.” Michel Catinat, Head of Unit ’Key Enabling Technologies and ICT’” at DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission (European Commission, 2015) “Businesses want to see higher education institutions doing more to improve the business relevance of undergraduate courses (50%) and to help students become job- ready (42%)” “Businesses look first and foremost for graduates with the right attitudes and aptitudes to enable them to be effective in the workplace – nearly nine in ten employers (89%) value these above factors such as degree subject (62%)” Inspiring Growth: CBI/Pearson education and skills survey 2015 “Universities should reflect on the opportunities that are provided for students to develop employability skills through the formal learning methodologies used within the university” (Wilson, 2012, p.10) “Employable graduates” will be a cornerstone metric of the TEF for HE FE’s main mission is on line of sight to employment (BIS/FELTAG) Jisc Technology for Employability research: http://bit.ly/1OFFjSE

Working in partnership Title of presentation (Insert > Header & Footer > Notes and Handouts > Header > Apply to all) Working in partnership 24/04/2018 Student technology solutions to improve education, research and student life Jisc student innovators Examples: https://potential.ly/ https://www.callforparticipants.com/ https://elevator.jisc.ac.uk/e/4-apprentices-ideas Students as: change agents Staff-student partnerships Staff-student-employer (& alumni) partnerships working on real employer problems (co/extra-curricula) mentoring students programme design and delivery (inc assessment) “business” initiatives e.g. consultancy, agency trainers mentors evaluators advisors researchers Examples: Mission employable (University of Southampton) University of Edinburgh SLICCS + Design Agency University of Greenwich Virtual Law Clinic resource creators Working in partnership with students facilitates much more than effective engagement of students in the development of their digital environment. It can also prompt and support staff to develop their own digital capabilities and enhance their practice. There is growing evidence that this approach is enabling  providers and universities to deliver more effective  student engagement activities and to engage their students in active dialogue about the digital aspects of their learning experiences as well as to explore the role of technology in supporting students’ studies and in preparing them for employment. Jisc Change Agents’ Network http://can.jiscinvolve.org

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Examples of practice

Find out more Jisc NUS TSEP Benchmarking the student digital experience – http://bit.ly/digistudentexp Enhancing the student digital experience - http://bit.ly/digitalstudentguide Developing successful student staff partnerships - http://bit.ly/jisc-partnership Change agents’ network – http://can.jiscinvolve.org Case studies of institutional practice - http://digitalstudent.jiscinvolve.org/wp/exemplars Using technology to support employability - http://bit.ly/employabilityproject The Student Engagement Partnership – http://www.tsep.org.uk REACT project – http://www.studentengagement.ac.uk Technology for Employability report – http://bit.ly/1OFFjSE Technology for Employability toolkit – http://bit.ly/28KiPjM Technology for Employability blog - http://employabilityproject.jiscinvolve.org Show physical examples of all the resources on previous slides

Sharing your experiences Title of presentation (Insert > Header & Footer > Notes and Handouts > Header > Apply to all) Sharing your experiences 24/04/2018 What one thing … … are you going to do as a result of this event to advance or enhance the digital employability of your students? Send a text to 0207 183 8329 starting with digi Use our Twitter hash tag #JiscCAN Reflections on the padlet https://padlet.com/sarahknight/jiscAPT Stress importance of using ‘digi’ otherwise text won’t be received.

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