AGCAS Community - Yorkshire and Humberside

Huddersfield tests students' careers confidence

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:46:37 GMT

From September 2012, the University of Huddersfield Careers and Employability Service is offering a Career Health Check to every prospective student. It is hoped that the initiative will give careers advisers a unique insight into the career thinking of students even before they begin their university journey.

AGCAS at the NUS conference

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:20:32 GMT

AGCAS Director and Company Secretary, Sue Spence, also Careers Adviser at the University of Huddersfield, represented AGCAS at the NUS conference held in Sheffield in April. Sue was a panellist on the conference's Global Employability Panel, a fringe event organised by NUS International Students' Officer, Christina Yan Zhang.

Hull targets SMEs for internships

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:30:36 GMT

The University of Hull Careers Service has been encouraging the region's smaller businesses to employ graduates on an internship basis. As a result, Hull's allocation of internships to small businesses exceeded their target by over 600%, with internships allocated over a range of industry sectors.

My other job

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:43:04 GMT

Working a full-time job alongside running your own business can test your organisational and time management skills to the limit. Sam Doud, IT and Web Services Manager at the University of Leeds Careers Centre, also runs his own web design and consultancy business.

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.

Leeds engages the unengaged

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:02:51 GMT

The University of Leeds Careers Centre has developed a successful marketing strategy with materials to 'engage the unengaged', which uses a minimum of staff time but has raised the service's profile and usage.

Staff development success for Leeds

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:07:18 GMT

The Careers Centre Strategy Team at the University of Leeds, rather than solely increasing online provision to meet the challenges of the economic downturn, chose to train support staff to provide initial information and advice to students and graduates.

Huddersfield's GEMS - winner of top AGCAS award

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:14:52 GMT

The Graduate Employment-Market Statistics (GEMS) software package is an innovative and widely-used method of disseminating information from the annual Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey (DLHE) to universities' key stakeholders including senior management, academic staff, careers researchers, graduates and current and prospective students. It was developed by the Careers Service at the University of Huddersfield in collaboration with academics and senior managers and with careers services nationally.

Careers and Employability Adviser (College of Social Science)

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:40:43 GMT

Gender Equality in STEM Workshops - for careers professionals in HE, FE and adult services (at locations throughout the UK)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:41:09 GMT

A series of free one-day UKRC workshops to raise awareness of the need for widening career choice for girls and women in science, engineering and technology (SET). The workshops will run between February and May in various locations throughout the UK.

#GEC12: The Graduate Employment Conference, Leeds

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:55:22 GMT

The Gradcore annual conference, #GEC12: The Graduate Employment Conference, brings together graduate careers and employability advisors, policy makers and graduate recruiters...

Yorkshire Graduate Recruitment Fair, Leeds

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:38:20 GMT

The Yorkshire Graduate Recruitment Fair is a proven, cost-effective way of filling vacancies for graduates, and of raising awareness of your organisation. It is the major recruitment event in the area and has been running very successfully for over 19 years. It is the largest Leeds University recruitment fair of the academic year with record numbes of students attending last year and over 100 employers/organisations.

Education Alternatives, York

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:30:55 GMT

A North East AGCAS regional training event exploring alternatives to teaching in the classroom.

Sheffield's Summer Graduate Recruitment Online Fair

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:02:53 GMT

Our online fair is a great opportunity for employers to promote vacancies, graduate schemes or work experience opportunities to a large audience of students and a new cohort of graduates - without leaving the office!

Working with International Students, Sheffield

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:45:00 GMT

This North East AGCAS regional training event will provide insights into current issues related to working with international students.

Alternative Careers within the Legal Sector, Bradford

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:53:42 GMT

This North East AGCAS regional training event aims to provide individuals with an awareness of some of the alternative legal professions.

Disseminating the Latest Careers Research - A Focus on Measuring the Impact of Careers Services, Hull

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:03:33 GMT

This North East AGCAS regional training event will be an opportunity to catch up on the latest research in the field of careers with particular emphasis on how the impact of careers services is measured, both internally and externally.

Introduction to Advice, York

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:05:49 GMT

This is a one-day course designed for the non-guidance professional aimed at improving the effectiveness of short interactions with clients involving advice rather than guidance.

Supporting the Transition - Careers Service Support to Disabled Students and Graduates, Sheffield

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:00:18 GMT

A one-day event designed and delivered by the AGCAS Disability Task Group for careers staff to help disabled students and graduates progress beyond their current course.