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SECL Employability Series University of Kent Ambassador Scheme: Learn, Help & Earn

Tom Barker and Ben Tipple Partnership Development Office. SECL Employability Series University of Kent Ambassador Scheme: Learn, Help & Earn. What is the Ambassador Scheme?. A chance to put your academic experience into practice Represent your department and University Give something back

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SECL Employability Series University of Kent Ambassador Scheme: Learn, Help & Earn

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  1. Tom Barker and Ben Tipple Partnership Development Office SECL Employability SeriesUniversity of Kent Ambassador Scheme: Learn, Help & Earn

  2. What is the Ambassador Scheme? • A chance to put your academic experience into practice • Represent your department and University • Give something back • Enhance your skills, employability and CV • Earn pay, gain credit or accrue volunteering hours • Meet new people • Take part in a rewarding scheme

  3. What is the Ambassador Scheme? • Outreach Activities • Work in schools, support campus visits etc. • Recruitment • UCAS events • Open Days • Academic School projects • Peer mentoring • Specific recruitment projects • And more...

  4. Outreach Ambassadors • Coordinated by the Partnership Development Office • Mixture of paid and volunteering work – majority of work paid • Working with designated partner schools and colleges • Raising aspiration and attainment towards higher education

  5. Widening Participation

  6. Widening Participation

  7. Widening Participation 36% 13%

  8. Widening Participation 21% 36% 13%

  9. Widening Participation 30% 21% 36% 13%

  10. Widening Participation – Barriers to Higher Education • Family • Peers • Confidence • Aspirations • Finance • Education University OFFA Agreement

  11. Widening Participation Events Large scale events Taster sessions In-school Residentials

  12. Recruitment • Open days • Visit days • HE Fairs • Supporting your academic school

  13. AN AMBASSADOR PERSPECTIVE Emma Perot SECL Employability SeriesUniversity of Kent Ambassador Scheme: Learn, Help & Earn

  14. How the scheme can benefit you: Diversity at university and beyond

  15. How the scheme can benefit you: Learning Enrichment

  16. How the scheme can benefit you: Employability • Don’t become a scarecrow • Gain employability points as an ambassador • Typical scheme progression: General -> Schools -> Lead

  17. Personal Development: Career Prospects • Selected SECL ambassador graduate destinations: • Education Strategy and Best Practice Officer at Mencap (French and Italian student) • Translation Project Manager (Hispanic Studies) • Advisor Claims Broker (English Language) • Company Director (Philosophy) • Primary School Teacher (French) • Special Education Needs Teacher (Religious Studies) • University Outreach/Recruitment (Comparative Literature)

  18. How to get involved • E-mail Outreach@kent.ac.uk for further information • Recruitment process • CRB check • Relevant and professional training

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