1. Flipping Employability!
Discovering how to further embed employability into the curriculum
Noel-Ann Bradshaw
ACH Senior Lead: Employability
University of Greenwich
Elena Moreno
Employability and Careers Service
University of Greenwich

2. Fun! Useful! Aims of session:
Understand importance of employability for students
What constitutes a graduate-level job
Share ideas for employability provision
Experience a taste of flipped classroom
Think whether some aspects of employability could be presented in a ‘flipped’ way
Useful!

3. Did you do your homework?
Pegg, A., Waldock, J., Hendy-Isaac, S. and Lawton, R., Pedagogy for employability. York: The Higher Education Academy.
Yorke, M. and Knight, P.T., Embedding Employability into the Curriculum. York: The Higher Education Academy.
We will find out...

4. Quiz on Turning Point

5. Activity: skills required
In groups look at the job ads you have been given.
What are the differences between the graduate and non- graduate level jobs?
What skills will graduates need in order to apply for graduate-level positions?
Write answers on white board / paper provided.

6. Feedback from groups

7. Activity: Enhancing skills Choose 1 (or more) and discuss in groups.
Is it desirable to have a separate skills course, or to integrate skills development into other activities in the programme, or a combination ?
How can skills such as writing, problem-solving and innovation be developed through subject-related activities or courses?
What role does the Passport play in encouraging a reflective approach?
How can we help students articulate the skills they have acquired?

8. Feedback from groups

9. What support do you need to make this work?
Final thoughts….
What else can you include in your curriculum to enhance employability of your students?
Should this be assessed?
Will students get more from active sessions rather than listening to a talk?
What support do you need to make this work?

10. Links to useful papers
Bradshaw, N., Employer-endorsed employability assessment: an assignment delivered in an operational research course to second year mathematics students. HEA STEM Available at: [Accessed 25 May ].
Pegg, A., Waldock, J., Hendy-Isaac, S. and Lawton, R., Pedagogy for employability. York: The Higher Education Academy. Available at: _2012.pdf [Accessed: 25 May 2015].
Yorke, M. and Knight, P.T., Embedding Employability into the Curriculum. York: The Higher Education Academy. Available at: Embedding_employability_into_curriculum.pdf [Accessed 25 May 2015].