Employability for graduates from the University of Hull’s Faculty of Education

1. Employability for graduates from the University of Hull’s Faculty of Education Faculty of Education

2. Employability Employability refers to a person's capability for gaining and maintaining employment (Hillage and Pollard, 1998)

3. Why be a graduate? • Wednesday 24 August 2011 guardian.co.uk “Although the value of a degree following rising tuition fees is of increasing importance, the figures do show that those with degree earn 85% more than those only educated to GCSE A*-C level”

4. Overview of 2012 destinations data(UK wide) from ‘What do graduates’ do’ by HECSU (Higher Education Careers Services Unit) • Of the 244,680 graduates who responded to the survey: • 61.8% had entered employment and 8.6% were unemployed • 8.4% were working and studying at the same time • 13.1% had continued with further study or training • Average salaries of graduates employed full-time in the UK ranged from £18,285 to £23,635, depending on their occupation.

5. The Higher Education Academy: Learning and Employability • Defines employability as the components needed to be acquired by students and graduates to be able to compete effectively: “...a set of achievements - skills, understanding and personal attributes - that makes graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations.”(“Employability in HE, what it is and what it is not”, Mantz York, 2006) The Higher Education Academy’s Enhancing Student Employability Co-ordination Team (ESECT) definition in Knight, P.T. and Yorke, M. (2004) Learning, Curriculum and Employability in Higher Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer

6. Employability Skills • Employability Skills - According to the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) they are “a set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensure they have the capability of being effective in the workplace – to the benefit of themselves, their employer and the wider economy.”. And these include……next slide

7. CBI Employability – People Skills • People skills • Team working - supportive, organised, co-ordinator, deliverer Interpersonal skills - listener, adviser, co-operative, assertive Oral communication - able to be a communicator, presenter, & influencer

8. CBI – skills graduates should have Self-reliance skills Self-awareness - purposeful, focused, self-belief, realisticProactivity - resourceful, drive, self-reliantWillingness to learn - inquisitive, motivated, enthusiasticSelf-promotion - positive, persistent, ambitiousNetworking - initiator, relationship-builder, resourcefulPlanning action - decision-maker, planner, able to prioritise

9. CBI – skills graduates should have Leadership - motivator, energetic, visionaryCustomer orientation - friendly, caring, diplomaticForeign language - specific language skills General employment skills Problem-solving - practical, logical, results orientatedFlexibility - versatile, willing, multi-skilledBusiness acumen - entrepreneurial, competitive, risk taker

10. CBI Emploaybility – General Skills General employment skills Problem-solving - practical, logical, results orientatedFlexibility - versatile, willing, multi-skilledBusiness acumen - entrepreneurial, competitive, risk taker

11. CBI – skills graduates should have • IT/computer literacy - office skills, keyboard skills, software packagesNumeracy - accurate, quick-thinker, methodicalCommitment - dedicated, trustworthy, conscientious Specialist skillsSpecific occupational skills - specialist relevant knowledge, e.g. languages, ITTechnical skills – e.g. journalism, engineering, accounting, sales, teacher

12. Prospects identifies that Education students typically have the following skills • communication skills - presenting effective oral and written arguments; • information, communication and technology skills (ICT) - using and often applying skills in word processing, databases, internet communications, information retrieval and online research; • numeracy skills - interpreting and presenting relevant numerical information; • working with others - as a result of developing interpersonal skills, planning skills and teamwork; • self-management skills - reflecting on, managing and planning your own time, improving your own learning and performance; • analytical skills - being able to analyse, synthesise, evaluate and identify problems and solutions.

13. Data from Unistats • The official website for comparing UK higher education course data. • Includes official data on each university and college's satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey, jobs and salaries after study and other key information for prospective students. http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/ accessed 13/11/12.

14. BA (Hons) Children's Inter-professional StudiesEmployment http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/Subjects/Overview/10007149-120037/ReturnTo/Search Accessed 1131112.

15. BA (Hons) Children's Inter-professional StudiesSalary http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/Subjects/Overview/10007149-120037/ReturnTo/Search Accessed 11/31/12.

16. Jobs / Training after Chips • Some specific examples include….. • Hannah - Corporate Partnerships Service Development at Macmillan Cancer Support • Bethia – Studying to be a community-based children’s nurse. • Dannika – NQT – Primary school

17. Further reading ? • http://www.prospects.ac.uk/options_with_your_subject.htm • UK’s – official graduate careers website • http://www.prospects.ac.uk/options_education_your_skills.htm

18. What next…? • What are your plans? You could… • Consult careers service? • Carry out a self audit of your own skills. • Read up on job application and interview processes • Talk to others already in work • Use the existing networks you already have • Use your Facebook and LinkedIn connections • Write your CV