Wolverhampton Employability Award Helene Turley Lesley Hassall Careers and Employment Centre
Summary of Employability Awards Point System • Loughborough University (C) (T) • University of Birmingham (C) (T) • University of Bradford (C) (A) • University of Kent (C) • University of Warwick (C) (T) • University of York (C) (T) (M) Most / All of the Elements Compulsory • London South Bank University (C) • University of Derby (C) (A) (£) • University of Exeter (C) & (S) (M) • University of Gloucestershire (C) (T) • University of Leicester (C) (T) (£) • University of Sheffield (C) (M) Falls between the two options • University of Nottingham (C) + school (T) Code: (C) Careers (S) Students Union (T) Student Transcript (A) Accredited (M) Multiple Awards (£) Charges
Award Names • • • • • Challenge Yourself – University of Bradford Durham Award Exeter Award Employable Gloucestershire Graduate Scheme (EGGS) (pilot stage) Futures Award - University of Central Lancashire Leicester Award for Employability (500 students p. a. 0. 6 and 0. 2 members of staff) LSBU Employability Award Loughborough Employability Award Nottingham Advantage Award (1, 000 students p. a. / 2 members of staff) Skills for Work Certificate – University of Sheffield (280/750 students complete p. a. / 0. 2 and 0. 4 members of staff) The Lincoln Award (70 -80 students p. a. / no additional staff – 1 st year) The Personal Skills Award – University of Birmingham (2 members of staff) The Skills Award – University of Liverpool University of Derby Award Programme (for Employability, Leadership and Management) University of Kent Careers Employability Award Warwick Skills Certificate York Award
Award Elements • • • Work experience Interview Presentation Creating a CV Assignments Extra-curricular activities Employability workshops inc key skills Portfolio of evidence Job-hunting strategy Occupational Study Reflection
Our award • • • Work experience Skills analysis and development Occupational/organisational study CV Communication and presentation skills Reflection and action planning
Induction (compulsory session) • Counts as official start of award • To run several times over 2 month period • Explain award, assessments, support available • Skills analysis and self-awareness activities • Confidence building activities
Work experience • • • 60 hours Part-time job/casual/Summer/UK or abroad Placement (module related or not) Volunteering (module related or not) Cannot be counted retrospectively* Can be 60 hours in total from different organisations • Timesheets and report from supervisor
Task 1: Skills analysis Evidence of 3 out of 6 criteria in 500 words each • Team building • Leadership • Problem solving • Communication/interpersonal skills • IT • Organisational skills, including time management
Task 2 : Work related study • • Job study/organisation study/sector study To be approved in advance Pro forma to guide structure and content Study to be disseminated – in careers library, on website, in presentations
Review, reflection and planning (compulsory session) • • • On completion of 60 hours work experience To run several times over 2 month period Review of progress to assignments Reflection on skills and experience Action planning (short and long term) Feedback to group
Task 3 : CV • • Graduate level Targeted Reflects work experience To meet fixed criteria in pro forma
Task 4 : Presentation • 5 minute presentation • What makes me employable in my chosen field? • Choice of session to attend (5 -6 students per session) • Assessed against advertised criteria
Task 5 : Career plan • Short and/or long term • Shows evidence of reflection and research • Conforms to recommended structure/content • • • Current/ideal situation Strengths/areas for development/overcoming barriers Steps Support and resources Reflection/review Deadlines
Timescales Academic year • Session 1 • Session 2 • Completion Vacation • Session 1 • Session 2 • Completion September/November April/June End July April/June September/November End December
Resources • Dedicated website for award • Support materials on WOLF? • Optional workshops delivered by Careers and Employment Centre, employers, etc • Duty careers advisers
Assessment • Clear ‘pass’ criteria for assignments • Can be resubmitted • Satisfactory report and timesheets from placement • Getting support before handing in will not disadvantage you • Submit portfolio
Staffing issues for Careers and Employment Centre • • • Delivering sessions Assessing tasks/portfolio Devising materials Creating website Administrative work (including recording, monitoring and marketing)
Recognition of award • Employer endorsement • On HEAR • Certificate to be handed out at employment and volunteering awards ceremony • Prize(s) • Promote alongside Employability Statement and Graduate Attributes
Higher employability award • • • Leadership Project management Mentoring/training role Interview assessment Personal statement
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