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Supporting Students for University & Beyond

Supporting Students for University & Beyond. Richard Wilcock Career Development Manager. Labour market. “The jobless total for 16 to 24-year-olds hit a record high of 991,000 in the quarter, a jobless rate of 21.3%” 1 1 www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15271800. Graduate Labour market.

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Supporting Students for University & Beyond

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  1. Supporting Students for University & Beyond Richard Wilcock Career Development Manager

  2. Labour market “The jobless total for 16 to 24-year-olds hit a record high of 991,000 in the quarter, a jobless rate of 21.3%”1 1 www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15271800

  3. Graduate Labour market • 1,800 : 8 • 60 • >60% • 100% • 400’000 • c.£18-25k Applications : roles, major FMCG Average number of applicants per vacancy Graduates receive a 2:1 or better More applications in 2010 than 2008 New graduates each year Average graduate salary

  4. What it means to be an employable graduate

  5. White paper “We will radically improve and expand the information available to prospective students, making available much more information about individual courses […] and graduate employment prospects [...] including on employment and earnings outcomes...”

  6. Key Information Set

  7. Strategic context

  8. Audiences

  9. Themes

  10. Contexts • Central • Departmental • Curricular • Extra-curricular • Co-curricular

  11. Formats • Careers fairs • Internships (internal and external) • Volunteering opportunities • Enterprise opportunities • Online resources • 1-to-1 appointments • Teaching • Leicester Award • Employer-led workshops and events

  12. Examples: Succeed in your studies • Launch of Peer Assisted Learning project • Development of LD social media presence • Extension of departmental activity and curriculum alignment

  13. Examples: Gain experience • Leicester Graduate Internship Programme • Internships with local SMEs • Working in Social Enterprise, Enterprise Inc (inc £51k funding) • Volunteering programmes • Mentee young entrepreneur of the year

  14. Examples: Develop your career • Closer college alignment • Minimum programme now in all taught undergraduate programmes • Tailored departmental interventions • Working in partnership with ELT, colleges and departments to identify, plan, organise and run appropriate employer engagement activities • Maintaining central services

  15. Employer networking events

  16. Careers fairs

  17. Questions?

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