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

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

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

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

6. Students engaging with employer events

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

8. 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?

11. 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??

12. 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 Wendy Reid Employability and Opportunities