AGCAS Community - West Midlands

Double win for Birmingham

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:50:51 GMT

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.

Coventry University develops Add+vantage employability programme

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:44:48 GMT

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.

Mentoring boosts employability at Birmingham City University

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:51:54 GMT

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.

Case studies highlight award-winning work

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:52:28 GMT

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.

BSEEN to be a winner in Birmingham

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:14:20 GMT

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.

Advice and Guidance Skills, Warwick

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:51:36 GMT

This course is now full

The course aims to provide and equip you with a framework of knowledge and skills (through theoretical and practical perspectives) in order to enable you to deliver advice and/or guidance to clients in the most effective and appropriate manner.

NLP and Coaching Techniques in Guidance, Birmingham

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:26:32 GMT

THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL

A one-day course demonstrating use of NLP and coaching techniques within guidance.

Guidance Skills (Advanced), Warwick

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:42:38 GMT

This course is now full

This course aims to expand the professional competence of experienced careers advisers by equipping them with the knowledge, structure and higher-level skills necessary to implement a counselling approach to guidance intervention.

Technology in Careers - an update, Warwick

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:14:08 GMT

This one-day course is especially useful for those with responsibility for using technology within their service.

Information Strategy, Warwick

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:43:54 GMT

This one-day course is intended for all information specialists who wish to introduce or improve their information strategy.

Careers Information and Employer Liaison (CIEL) Conference 2012, Warwick

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:47:02 GMT

The 2012 AGCAS Careers Information and Employer Liaison (CIEL) Conference will be held at The University of Warwick, 26 - 27 June. More details will follow as they become available.

Challenges of Careers Work in HE, Warwick

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:11:48 GMT

This course is now FULL. Another runs July 17 - 19, 2012 if you wish to make a booking.

This three-day residential course is a core module of the AGCAS/Warwick Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and MA in CEIGHE.

MBTI Refresher - Using MBTI in Group Settings, Nottingham

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:41:26 GMT

This is AGCAS' annual MBTI refresher training, highlighting practical ways of utilising MBTI with your client groups and for staff team development.

Group Work, Warwick

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:09:37 GMT

This four-day residential course is intended for careers staff working, or planning to work, with students and other clients in groups and who wish to develop new approaches to its planning and delivery.

Challenges of Careers Work in HE, Warwick

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:21:52 GMT

This three-day residential course is intended for all careers service staff, whether new or experienced, who would like to explore the context in which they are working. This course may be particularly suitable for those moving into careers work in HE from other sectors. The course is part of the AGCAS/Warwick qualification module, but open to all.

Writing for the Web, Warwick

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:06:34 GMT

A one-day course designed to review, refresh and improve your web writing skills. This course is intended for all members who have responsiblity for updating or creating content for their careers service website

Training the Trainers, Warwick

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:40:15 GMT

A four-day residential course for any staff providing training for peer groups, whether as trainers for AGCAS, careers service colleagues, academics or other staff groups.

Level A - Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing, Warwick

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:09:53 GMT

Level A is an optional module of the AGCAS/Warwick PGDip CEIGHE. We are offering Level A as a stand-alone online course. You will be able to study this flexibly, with the support of a personal tutor, and participate in a face-to-face, practical assessment day with Angus McDonald of Real Group at The University of Warwick.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE STATED (1 JAN 2012) IS NOT THE DATE OF THE ASSESSMENT COURSE. YOU WILL HAVE A CHOICE OF DATES.