International Conference on Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow 9-11 June 2015 Welcome

Jana Jankuliaková University of Glasgow The importance of work placements in transition from studies to employment

Two universities, two completely different approaches to work placements Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia University of Glasgow, UK

Student experience at the Slovak university Emphasis on theory No practical & transferable skills No student support and placement opportunities Lack of practical skills and specialization No awareness of career options Difficult and stressful transition from education to employment

Me after two years spent at the Comenius University

Student experience at the University of Glasgow Club 21 – numerous work placements opportunities GU Careers Service – student support Encouragement to enhance Graduate Attributes from the early start of study Pop Up Museum team presenting museum objects at the Glasgow Science Festival

Clear idea of my career path Work placements aimed at museum education Introduction to different fields and disciplines Unclear ideas about career options Skills and experiences from different disciplines and fields Enhancement of skills & abilities crucial for career in museum education Further enhancement of graduate attributes Beginning of building my curriculum No skills 1 st year 2 nd year 3 rd year 4 th year No work placement Cleaning job MUSE programme Pop Up Museum Museum of Ľudovít Štúr Glasgow International Cleaning job MUSE Pop Up Museum Kelvin Hall WAQ Project Glasgow International Cleaning job MUSE Student Outreach Event Manager Glasgow Museums (part-time job) Development of curriculum and career path

My placement experience in pictures Activities with pupils during the ‘WAQ Project’ Pop Up Museum team in the Braehead shopping centre Object handling session for the B.Ed students SNAP object handling event for the little ones

My placement experience in pictures ‘Death and Afterlife’ event in the Lloyds bank MUSE in action ‘Captain Cook’ event in Glasgow Merchants House

Enhancement of graduate attributes, practical and interdisciplinary skills Insight into different disciplines and career options Evaluation of the options, shaping and defining my career path Further enhancement of skills crucial for achieving desired career goal Smooth & stressless transition from studies to employment & further education What did the work placements offer me?

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