pending significant increase in tuition fees

1. What happens to Bangor graduates who do not continue into academia?Preferred graduate employment? Graduate employment? Employment? Unemployment? Increase in graduate numbers • increased emphasis on equipping students with skills to succeed in (and, if necessary, to continue to succeed in) the competitive jobs market + = pending significant increase in tuition fees + students expecting even more value for money “Data on employment rates are set to become more prominent and, controversially, students may soon have access to details about the graduate earnings associated with every university course.”Rebecca Attwood, THE, No.1963, September 2010

2. Employers’ thoughts on employability:- UK Commission for Employment and Skills comparison of 20 published definitions; common factors:- * personal communication skills* using numbers, words and technology* team-working* customer care* having a positive approach* ready to participate* accepting of new ideas* accepting of constructive criticism Recruitment company, Reed, surveyed 800 companies to find their key staff qualities:* honesty and trustworthiness,* commitment,* adaptability,* accountability; 1212 of 1263 employers agreed that the desired mindset was preferable to possessing the complete skill-set. Students’ thoughts on employability:- CBI-UUK nationwide survey: 35% of students would have taken stand-alone employability programme had it been available34% of students would have taken up opportunity of an internship23% of students would have taken sandwich course had option been available21% of universities expected students to address employability themselves

3. Cynaladwy Gwobr Cyflogadwyedd Bangor Bangor Employability Sustainable Award

4. Bangor Employability Award OptionsProgramme CoreProgramme 60 xp 140 xp 200 xp TOTAL

5. The Core Programme must be completed in full in order to qualify for the Award. The activities are designed to be spread out over your whole time at Bangor as opposed to trying to fit it all in at the start. 5 xp CoreProgramme Introductory Session 60 xp 5 xp Skills Analysis Start 5 xp Skills Analysis Finish 5 xp Experience & Skills Plan 5 xp Progress Check & Plan Review 10 xp Participation Review 5 xp CV / Cover Letter Prep. 5 xp CV Check Clinic Employability Skills Workshops 5 xp x3

6. Bangor Employability You can choose whichever route you like through the Options Programme, or amend your ‘route’ at any time throughout the scheme. Award OptionsProgramme 140 xp Bilingual Bonus Route* (≤30 xp) Vocational Bonus Route~ External Organisations Route General Options Co-curricular Route Careers & Employability Service Route Bangor Students’ Union Route Volunteering Options GO Wales Work Work Experience Options B-Enterprising Enterprise Options Life Long Learning Welsh Language & Culture Options (and/or Second Language & Culture) Internship / Sabbatical Options

7. BEA - CORE PROGRAMME (30xp, 50xp, 70xp) BEA – OPTIONS PROGRAMME (70xp, 100xp, 130xp) Options Categories: Volunteering Core Activities Co- & Extra-Curricular Activities Curricular Activities Work Experience CES CES BU Academic School Enterprise Employer Students’ Union CES Alumni BU Academic School Language & Culture BU Service Dept. Employer Other skills development Alumni Other External Skills Reflection 30xp* Skills Reflection 40xp* CES Activities 30xp BEA 100 Skills Reflection 10xp* Skills Reflection 20xp* CES Activities 20xp BEA 150 Skills Reflection 10xp* Skills Reflection 20xp* CES Activities 20xp BEA 200

8. UWIC Employability E-module Dundee University “Building Capacity….” Manchester University Leeds Met: Technology Enhanced Employability Teeside University Gwella Assessment, audio reflection, peer assessment & more JISC employability event

9. The Core Programme must be completed in full in order to qualify for the Award. The activities are designed to be spread out over your whole time at Bangor as opposed to trying to fit it all in at the start. 5 xp CoreProgramme Introductory Session 60 xp 5 xp Skills Analysis Start 5 xp Skills Analysis Finish 5 xp Experience & Skills Plan 5 xp Progress Check & Plan Review 10 xp Participation Review 5 xp CV / Cover Letter Prep. 5 xp CV Check Clinic Employability Skills Workshops 5 xp x3

10. General Options 5 xp Health & Safety Skills Create a stunning CV! 5 xp 5 xp 5 xp 5 xp 5 xp 5 xp 5 xp 5 xp 5 xp 5 xp Job Application Forms Psychometric Test Full Driving Licence Money Management Programme Professional Body/Society Membership Careers Clinic Employability Skills Workshops IT Skills Advanced Driving Course Library Skills First Aid Training No idea about a career? Successful Job Search Make Your Interview Count What have you got to offer an employer? PGCE Applications PGCE Interviews Applying for Postgraduate Study Opportunity Knocks 5 xp Assessment Centres Employer/ Expert Event @ University SU MiDAS Driver 3 of these workshops can also be used in the Core Programme

11. Interns will secure one third of graduate jobs (The Guardian, 18.01.11, p13) More top graduates chase fewer job vacancies (Financial Times, 18.01.11, p4) Top graduate jobs ‘only for interns’ (Daily Mail, 18.01.11, p31) Almost half of graduates 'ill-equipped for world of work’ (The Guardian, 28.01.11) Graduates without work experience 'won't find job‘ (Daily Telegraph, 19.01.11) Want to get a job? Take a break from the books, graduates told (The Independent, 18.01.11, p18)

12. j.jackson@bangor.ac.uk (01248 38) 3583 Blackboard - “Employability” facebook Bangor Employability Award – GwobrCyflogadwyedd Bangor http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=161494823862971