Enhancing Your Student Experience Joanne Britton, Employability & Sheffield Graduate Co-ordinator

What I will be discussing …. Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) Extra-curricular opportunities available at the University of Sheffield University-wide Departmental 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Higher Education Achievement Report A new and comprehensive record of your university achievements Recognises your extra-curricular achievements as well as your academic learning Provides employers and others with evidence of your university learning and experiences Helps you identify your strengths and skills, and plan how to build on these to fulfil your potential www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/hear

The Sheffield Graduate Award The Sheffield Graduate Award recognises valuable skills and experience gained at university outside your degree course. Register at any time during your degree. www.sheffield.ac.uk/thesheffieldgraduateaward/ 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Skills for Work Certificate Helps you use your experience gained from work to demonstrate to future employers that you have the necessary skills to perform in the workplace Endorsed by a range of organisations Counts towards the Sheffield Graduate Award www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/advice/sfwc 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Skills for Success Skills development sessions delivered by range of graduate employers Practice and develop your employability skills www.shef.ac.uk/careers/students/advice/sfs More information: You can crop a picture (trim slices from the side, top or bottom) by selecting on the slide the picture that you want to crop, going to the “format” menu, selecting “picture…” and in the “picture” dialog box clicking the “picture” button. This opens the crop options. The preview button allows you to see whether the crop achieves the effect you wanted. (If you have an old version of PowerPoint these controls may be located differently - refer to the PowerPoint Help menu.) Before importing a picture into your presentation save it in a suitable format (eg jpeg) at a resolution of 72 dots per inch if possible. This resolution keeps the size of the picture file small but still displays fine on screen – particularly important if you’re using several pictures, because half a dozen taken on a five megapixel digital camera and imported at full resolution could mean that your presentation is over 20 megabytes in size. This means it will take up unnecessary disk space, will be slow to open and run on many less powerful computers – and will be too big to e-mail. 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Taste of Work (Plus) 3-4 hour or 16 hour work experience with a university department For students with no work experience www.shef.ac.uk/careers/students/advice/tasteofwork 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Looking for work? Part time jobs and volunteering fair: Wednesday 9th October 2013  11am- 3pm - The Octagon Centre Register with myVacancies Visit the Student Jobshop – Student Union 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

OnCampus Placements University paid internship scheme 100 hours of work Formal application www.shef.ac.uk/experieince/jobs/campus 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Sheffield Volunteering HEAR: Recognition is available for students who make a sustained commitment to volunteering Sheffield Graduate Award: volunteering is one of 6 key areas recognised 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Erasmus European Commission's exchange programme - study, work or teach for in another country in Europe for 3 -12 months in year 2 or 3 Aarhus Universitet and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (additional choices for dual honours students) Register interest with Department’s Erasmus Advisor: Matthias Benzer ( m.benzer@sheffield.ac.uk) www.sheffield.ac.uk/erasmus/ 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Wednesday 30 October 2013 1 - 3pm The Octagon Centre Study Abroad Gives undergraduate students the chance to study at a university in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore or the USA, without extending the length of your course www.shef.ac.uk/studyabroad/ Study Abroad and Erasmus Fair: Wednesday 30 October 2013  1 - 3pm The Octagon Centre 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Important Study Abroad Info: Online applications open: 30 October 2013 Application deadline: beginning December Register interest with Department’s Study Abroad Advisor:Matthias Benzer (m.benzer@sheffield.ac.uk) 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Sheffield Mentors Volunteer students who undergo training to equip them for role Assigned small group of matched mentees Friendly face offering advice and support www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/mentoring/mentors 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Departmental Ambassadors Represent Department and University at open days Support prospective students & their parents Department contact: Janine Wilson , Departmental Secretary (j.l.birch@sheffield.ac.uk) 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Departmental Student Reps: Student/Staff Committee Meetings: 4 x year, Wednesday, 1-2.30 pm in room G23, Elmfield Go along to introductory meeting (Weds 3 October 2012) Department Contact: Jo Pepper, Student Support Co-ordinator (j.pepper@shef.ac.uk) 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Sociological Society (Soc Soc) Social and volunteering activities End of year ball Stall at Fresher’s Activities Fair Active committee President: James Norman-Fyfe socsoc@sheffield.ac.uk 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

There are so many ways to enhance your student experience There are so many ways to enhance your student experience. We wish you a happy, productive and rewarding time with us! 13/11/2018 © The University of Sheffield

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