Work Placement Overview, Statistics, Podcasts and Design Competition Lisa Ward 10 th October, 2007 ADA Networks

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Work Placements Section One Introduction Section Two Background Statistics Section Three Placement Podcasts Section Four Extra Mile Awards - Design Competition

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Section One Introduction

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Lisa Ward - Kodak Wanted to work in Operational Research Students who got jobs were the ‘good talkers’ Disillusioned after second year Stereotypes of manufacturing Statistics work Expanded career opportunities Added Bonus

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Lisa Ward - Glaxo Competed with other students Apply knowledge Interest in people management Placements made a big difference to my career Also made a big difference to my education – Barclay’s Bank

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Section Two Placement Statistics

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Sandwich Degrees Take up of sandwich degrees for those registered is only around 50%

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Placement Take Up Trends UK wide trend for decrease in sandwich placement take up, confirmed anecdotally by other universities Decrease since 1990s Why? –The research base is inconclusive – lots of competing factors More students living at home? Greater financial pressure? Peer Pressure?

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Initial Research (2006) - Highlights Do students who do sandwich degrees get better Degrees? Jobs? Salaries? Students from University of Huddersfield who graduated in 2004, six months after graduation (DLHE). Registered on a sandwich degree (approximately 2000 students). Comparison: –Studied over four years with one year sandwich placement –Studied full-time over three years

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Six Months After Graduation – Employment Statistics In our survey year 14% more graduates were in work who had done a sandwich placement.

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Classifications 1.Managers and Senior Officials 2.Professional Occupations 3.Associate Professional and Technical Occupations 4.Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 5.Skilled Trades Occupations 6.Personal Services Occupations 7.Sales and Customer Service Occupations 8.Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 9.Elementary Occupations

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision All Sandwich Degrees Jobs Six Months After Graduation Placement -YesPlacement - No

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Art, Design and Architecture Graduates Jobs Six Months After Graduation Improved chance of getting an Assoc. Professional or Tech Often typical ‘graduate’ jobs for ADA Graduates. Other jobs: Customer Service ahead of admin. and sec. Placement - YesPlacement - No

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Graduate Salaries by Occupation Grouping Placement Taken (Yes or No)

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Salaries

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision First Class and Upper Second Class Degrees

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Summary In our survey students who did placements tended to get: –Better degrees –Better jobs –Better salaries BUT We can not link this directly and say this is solely because of placements. However placement tutors often say that students come back: –More mature –Ready to learn –Improved context for academic learning –More determined to do well and get a good job

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Section Three Placement Podcasts

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Introduction to Podcasts Persuade students to consider taking up a placement. DVD (take home today) Plan to host on University Website Next phase 12 students on sandwich placement year with employers and tutors.

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Placement Podcasts: Our Film

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Placement Podcasts: Film for Mobile Device

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Placement Podcasts: Website

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Section Four Extra Mile Awards Student Design Competition

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Extra Mile Winners 2006

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Started in 2006 Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund Sponsored. Nominated entirely by students For staff members who have gone ‘the extra mile’ to ensure a positive student experience. Extra Mile Awards 2007

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision From concept to final piece, produce a unique award/trophy or artwork as an Extra Mile Award prize To design and produce an individual prize Presented to one of the top prize winners. Needs to be non gender or age specific, and should be culturally sensitive. Student Competition

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision What Skills Will You Gain? Employability Skills Demonstrated Problem solving Concept development Self promotion Pitching to a ‘real world’ panel Time and self management skills Costing & budget management Application and development of design and creative skills

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Launch – 10th October Art and Design Network Event You are invited to submit a proposal by 12 noon on Friday 26th October An A4 image or sketch of the proposed award Accompanying rationale (max 60 words) Cost estimates How and where the item will be made.

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Pitch to Client Panel – 31st October, ADA Placement Conference Up to 12 students will be selected to pitch to a client panel. All students selected to pitch will be rewarded with a £20 Calder Graphics voucher* Pitch Each student will be allocated up to 5 minutes to pitch their ideas to the panel. Project costing and production schedule need to be discussed. A portfolio can be left with the panel.

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Prizes and Commissioning 1 st Prize: £150, 2 nd Prize: £100, 3 rd Prize: £50 Calder Graphics Voucher* * Or similar Commissioning The panel will select three finalists to be commissioned to produce their award. The panel will allocate funding for design and production costs. Commissioned pieces must be delivered by 30th November, 2007 The judges will decide on the order of final prize winners once completed pieces have been delivered. The judges’ decision is final. Good luck!

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Timescales and Criteria Timescales Launch: Wed 10 October Proposal Deadline: Fri 26 Oct Notification to pitch: Mon 29 Oct Pitch to Client Panel: Wed 31 Oct Commission notification: Fri 2 Nov Completion and hand in: Fri 30 Nov Awards will be presented to staff by the University Vice Chancellor Professor Bob Cryan and Pro-vice Chancellor Professor Sue Frost at the Extra Mile Awards dinner on Wed 5 Dec 2007 Commissioned students will be awarded their prizes of Calder Graphics vouchers* following submission of their completed pieces.

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Designs Must Be Producible in the given time scales Non gender or age specific Culturally sensitive Costed accurately Appropriate to the end outcome, consideration should be given to –Weight, –size, –robustness Submit proposals to: Tracy Lannon, R2/1 or Successful students requested to pitch will hear from the panel by 5pm on Monday 29th October

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision Contact Details Lisa Ward TQEF Work Placement and Project Manager