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Rebecca Ward, NWUA rward@nwua.ac.uk 0161 234 0439

HE Sector Support. Jobcentre Plus EURES Awareness Event Tuesday 2 nd February 2010. Rebecca Ward, NWUA rward@nwua.ac.uk 0161 234 0439. HE Offer. What can the HE sector offer? HEI Careers Services Economic Challenge Investment Fund Graduate Internships Further Study

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Rebecca Ward, NWUA rward@nwua.ac.uk 0161 234 0439

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  1. HE Sector Support Jobcentre Plus EURES Awareness Event Tuesday 2nd February 2010 Rebecca Ward, NWUA rward@nwua.ac.uk 0161 234 0439

  2. HE Offer • What can the HE sector offer? • HEI Careers Services • Economic Challenge Investment Fund • Graduate Internships • Further Study • Primarily for Professional & Executive clients • Inconsistent and time bound! • JCP officers can contact me for more information rward@nwua.ac.uk 0161 234 0439

  3. HE in the North West • University of Bolton (9) • University of Central Lancashire (2,7) • University of Chester (18, 19) • University of Cumbria (1, 3, 4, 5) • Edge Hill University (8) • Lancaster University (6) • The University of Liverpool (16) • Liverpool Hope University (17) • The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (21) • Liverpool John Moores University (15) • The University of Manchester (12) • Manchester Metropolitan University (13, 20) • The Open University in the North West (11) • University of Salford (14) • Royal Northern College of Music (10)

  4. HEI Careers Services • Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) • Careers library resources • Workshops • Job search • Employability skills • Priority to own new graduates but some services more widely available

  5. HEI Careers Services

  6. HEI Careers Services

  7. HEI Careers Services * Charges for external graduates

  8. NW ECIF activity • Nine NW universities secured Economic Challenge Investment Funding from HEFCE • Nearly £3 million to support individuals and businesses in the economic downturn • Over 6800 individual assists • Over 340 business assists • 48 new businesses • Employability skills • Re-skillling CPD • Graduate start-up support • Enhanced IAG, coaching and mentoring

  9. Graduate Internships • Support for over 2000 graduate internships • Graduates receiving JSA for six months+ can undertake internship for up to 13 weeks alongside claiming an allowance and looking for work. • Graduate Talent Pool • http://graduatetalentpool.direct.gov.uk • NWUA to produce summary of NW projects • rward@nwua.ac.uk

  10. Further Study • Sources of information on student finance • www.direct.gov.uk • Student Finance • Finance for Adult Learners • University Websites • Fees and Finance pages • Bursaries • Discounts • Vouchers

  11. Further Study NWUA database: www.nwua.ac.uk/discoverHE

  12. www.nwua.ac.uk/discoverHE

  13. Contact rward@nwua.ac.uk 0161 234 0439

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