News articles in the West Midlands community
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2012-04-30
Double win for Birmingham
The Careers and Employability Centre at the University of Birmingham is celebrating recent success, winning at both the National Placement & Internship Awards (NPIA) and the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) Awards.
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2012-01-30
Coventry University develops Add+vantage employability programme
Coventry has one of the biggest university employability initiatives in the country, with more than 11,000 students taking one 10-credit employability module in each year of study. The Add+vantage Scheme is centrally coordinated by the Careers and Employability Service and involves all schools, faculties and other departments and employers.
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2012-01-24
Mentoring boosts employability at Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University (BCU) Careers Service has developed two high-quality mentoring programmes to give students a real-life insight into the world of work and enhance their employability. The programmes were shortlisted for both the 2011 Times Higher Education Awards and the AGCAS Awards for Excellence.
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2012-01-06
Case studies highlight award-winning work
A series of case studies has been produced to showcase the winning projects and initiatives recently commended as part of the AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2011.
The case studies have been compiled using the original submissions received from each AGCAS member service. They are intended to encourage and share good practice amongst HE careers professionals to help promote excellence in careers and employability work.
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2011-11-17
BSEEN to be a winner in Birmingham
BSEEN promotes entrepreneurship among students and graduates in the Birmingham area, whilst also meeting regional priorities including increasing higher skills, enhancing innovation and enterprise and supporting SMEs. It was jointly conceived by three partner university careers services: Aston, Birmingham City and Birmingham.