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14 Nov 2012
AGCAS and AGR Graduate Success Project
AGCAS is currently collaborating with AGR on a joint BIS-funded project implementing recommendations from the Wilson Review related to diversity in graduate recruitment and the Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR). The project's twin aims are to investigate graduate and employer perspectives of the graduate employment market and to raise awareness of the HEAR amongst employers - and promote its use as good recruitment practice. AGCAS is leading on the first of these and AGR on the second.
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31 Oct 2012
Warwick's programme of support for ASD students
Earlier this year, Anna Preston, Senior Careers Consultant, trialled a programme of support for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) students at The University of Warwick. Here, she shares her experiences of running the programme and of supporting students with particular needs.
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30 Oct 2012
Graduate labour market continues to improve, say careers services
Heads of higher education careers and employability services believe that the graduate labour market was more buoyant in the third quarter of 2012 (July to September) than at the same time last year. 80.9% of those surveyed by AGCAS reported that, in their experience, the graduate labour market was the same or more buoyant (47.6% better, 33.3% same), compared with 4.8% who believed it was less buoyant. 14.3% said they did not know. This is a more optimistic picture than that of the second quarter of 2012 when 79% of the heads of service said it was more buoyant (43%) or the same (36%) compared to the same period last year.
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29 Oct 2012
AGCAS Careers Education Task Group relaunched
The AGCAS Careers Education Task Group has been relaunched having recently received confirmation of funding for the 2012-2013 cycle and with two new members on the group. The group in its newest formation first met in September 2012 to progress planned activities for the coming year.
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29 Oct 2012
Home Office reviews Points Based System
The Home Office Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has issued its review of the Points Based System following a consultation earlier this year to which AGCAS responded on behalf of members.
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26 Oct 2012
University of Chester: Integrating an employer event into the curriculum
Inside the Creative Industries is an annual University of Chester event organised by Careers and Employability, the media department and a team of students from a variety of courses, including journalism, graphic design, PR, marketing, TV and English literature. Students put their questions to creative industry professionals to get advice, tips, industry views and the chance to network informally with employers.
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26 Oct 2012
University of Ulster: Employer-led careers module as part of the BSc Accounting degree
The University of Ulster 20 point, level 5 careers module is completed by BSc Hons Accounting students in Semester 1 of Year 2. It was designed and has been delivered by the Career Development Centre for a number of years with significant employer input as a main feature. This is a compulsory, core module delivered over 12 weeks which contributes to the students' overall degree classification.
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26 Oct 2012
University of Bradford: Using the PebblePad Webfolio for assessment purposes
The Career Development Services at the University of Bradford has developed a Masters level, 20 credit module for final year pharmacy students. The module, developed in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy and in consultation with a range of employers in community and hospital pharmacies, uses an e-portfolio to assess reflection. It was felt that, in addition to the clinical knowledge and skills required for professional pharmacy practice, graduates require knowledge and skills in the management of both themselves and others in order to be successful.
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26 Oct 2012
Bournemouth University: Encouraging male students to engage with the placement process
A placement year is a compulsory component for the 260 students studying Bournemouth University's BA (Hons) Business Studies degree. From staff feedback and placement statistics we discovered that male students were less immersed in the placement process than female students, thus missing out on a number of early opportunities. The challenge was therefore to find a way to encourage early engagement.
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26 Oct 2012
University of Aberdeen: Embedding employability within the Scottish curriculum
Career Development: Find Your Direction is a 15-credit, second year, university-wide course, delivered by the University of Aberdeen's Careers Service. In Scotland it is traditional to offer a four-year degree in most subjects, and a course is equivalent to a module in the English higher education context.
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