1. APD Undergraduate Tutor's lunch
Briefing on our strategy for increasing employability of our graduates
December 2, 2018

2. How do they match up to the competition?

3. Can they spot opportunities?

4. What about threats?

5. Agenda Introduction (AJM & NFB)
CMS and links with employability
Your role as personal tutor
Links with iLEARN, CMS and PDP
I can’t do this! I am not a careers’ adviser
What to do when handing back …
cvs
action plans
covering letters
When to refer on to Careers Advisory Service
Further steps to employability - Encouraging your tutees
Individual learner profiles
Skills development (SOAR)
The Destinations website
Work experience (GF)
Baseline data survey
EMPLOYMENT AGENDA
Vocational expectations of students are much higher.
CMS is one way we seek to improve their chances of graduate –level employment.

6. Aims and objectives
Career learning inputs in all years of degree programme
Drip feed CMS
Years1-2 focus on gaining experience and skills
Years 2-3 focus on getting graduate level job
Ensure year 2 entrants get some CMS
Ensure those on placements make the most of them for their careers
Strengthen quality of feedback via PAR meetings
Train tutors to give feedback to students on CVs
3 out of every 4 tutees known to leave with up-to-date CVs
Constraints:
Timetabling for several degrees
Needs of students on 4 year sandwich degrees

7. CMS Year 1: gaining skills, experience (2.5 credit)
Year 2: towards a graduate level job (2.5 credit)
Year 3: ongoing input via tutors (0 credits)
Strengthen quality of feedback via PAR meetings
Constraints:
Timetabling for several degrees
Needs of students on 4 year sandwich degrees

8. Tutor meetings calendar

9. Work Experience Several options: - volunteering (MASIV)
- work shadowing
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
- summer placements
- 12 month industrial placements

10. 12 months Numerous studies demonstrate the benefits
- knowledge of their chosen industry
- develop existing skills and learn new skills
- develop transferable skills
- make ‘contacts’ in chosen industry
- mature
- head-hunted by placement company
- higher grade than predicted

11. Benefit to the School Our competitors offer placements!
Increases contact with industry
– latest technology
- guest speakers
- student visits
- research collaboration
- raises the profile of the University

12. Timescale Students go out after Part 2 CMS in summer sets them up
Placements advertised from October onwards
Need to be introduced to the idea early to ensure a good placement

13. Next Steps
Any tutees, students, etc interested should come and see me to discuss their options and potential placement providers
Have 8 students interested in going out next summer

14. Contacts Fiona Corby – f.j.corby@reading.ac.uk
Careers Adviser for APD students
Nick Beard
Joint CMS Module Convenor; Senior Tutor and PAR co-ordinator
Alistair Murdoch
Joint CMS Module Convenor; CCMS Fellow
Gillian Fraser
Work experience officer for APD

15. Questions and Discussion

16. CMS - Baseline data collection
Name _____________________
How many of your tutees graduated in 2008?
If >0, then…
of tutees graduating in 2008 …
How many discussed plans for future employment with you between October 2007 and March 2008 ?
How many showed you their CVs between October 2007 and March 2008 ?
How many already have a job?
Of those with jobs, would you say it is “graduate level”?
(jobs for which a degree would normally be expected)
How many do you think left with an up to date CV?
Please circle
don’t know
Many thanks for your help – Alistair Murdoch and Nick Beard, November 2008