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AGCAS announces Board election result

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:39:34 GMT

Following the recent poll of Associate Members of AGCAS, Sue Spence, Careers Adviser at the Careers and Employability Service at the University of Huddersfield, has been elected as Company Secretary on the AGCAS Board of Directors. Sue will take up her position with immediate effect and will serve for a period of three years.

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.

Vacancy on the Research Staff Task Group

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:14:47 GMT

The AGCAS Research Staff Task Group is looking for a new member to join the group. The task group has been busy producing resources for careers advisers and for early career researchers and is also active in the researcher development community to raise the profile of the work of careers advisers and to feed into policy and developments such as the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) and the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.

AGCAS new year resolution: Make ARENA even better

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:19:42 GMT

Here at AGCAS, we're always trying to improve our communications with members. Recently, we seem to have got better at reporting things that interest you. What we are working on now is being quicker off the mark so that, with our help, AGCAS members are recognised as the most up-to-date and well-informed people anywhere on any issue to do with the graduate labour market, employability and careers information, education, advice and guidance.

Vacancy for AGCAS Company Law Member

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:23:47 GMT

Nominations are invited from members of Plenary Committee (heads of service) for the role of AGCAS Company Law Member. AGCAS, the company, has eight Company Law Members. One of the existing members nominated by Plenary Committee has resigned from this position and we need a volunteer to fill this vacancy. The role provides an interesting career development opportunity and a chance to contribute to the success of AGCAS without it being an onerous responsibility.

AGCAS bids farewell to Margaret

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:01:03 GMT

Margaret Dane has retired after almost 10 years as AGCAS Chief Executive. Her membership of AGCAS spans 34 years, including three as AGCAS President, as well as serving periods of office on a wide range of sub-committees and working groups.

The AGCAS Board is in the process of reviewing the structure of AGCAS to ensure that it continues to be as effective over the next ten years as it has in the last ten years. All AGCAS Heads of Service have received an invitation to participate in the initial stages of planning this future.

AGCAS celebrates Awards for Excellence winners

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:36:24 GMT

The results of the 2011 AGCAS Awards for Excellence have been announced. Winners were presented with their awards at an official ceremony and dinner, held at the East Midlands Conference Centre as part of the AGCAS Biennial Conference at The University of Nottingham, earlier this month.

The number of nominations received for each category is evidence of the high-quality, innovative and collaborative work taking place at AGCAS member services across the country.

AGCAS announces Board election result

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:23:42 GMT

Following the recent poll of Associate Members of AGCAS, Jane Standley, Director of the Placement and Careers Centre at Brunel University, has been elected as the next Director of Products and Services on the AGCAS Board. Jane will take up her position on 1 August 2011 and will serve for a period of three years.

Jane will be joined on the Board by incoming AGCAS President-Elect, Paul Redmond, Head of Careers and Employability at the University of Liverpool. Paul will take up his position as AGCAS President from 1 August 2012.

AGCAS Awards for Excellence shortlists announced

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:15:54 GMT

The shortlisted nominations for the AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2011 have been announced. Nominations were received in 15 different categories for a wide range of projects from AGCAS member services in all parts of the UK.

Margaret honoured with lifetime achievement award

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:44:39 GMT

Margaret Dane, AGCAS CEO, has won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2011. Margaret was presented with the award by Donna Miller, European HR Director at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, at the awards dinner in London on 31 March.

Vacancies on the AGCAS Board of Directors

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:32:16 GMT

AGCAS is now recruiting motivated and enthusiastic volunteers to join the Board of Directors from 1 August 2011. Do you want to get involved in the strategic management of AGCAS and making key decisions about its future development? Have you got ideas about what AGCAS should be and what it should be able to provide for its members, staff and stakeholders? As a professional body, a company, a charity and an employer, AGCAS needs to be represented at the highest level by a diverse group of committed individuals. As a director you will be making a difference to the future of AGCAS.

AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2011 - nominations open

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:37:21 GMT

AGCAS is proud to launch the 2011 AGCAS Awards for Excellence for the UK and Ireland. Bids and nominations are welcomed from AGCAS services, groups and individual members or employers, as appropriate for the different awards. These prestigious national awards encourage, reward and share good practice amongst HE careers professionals and graduate recruiters working with HE careers services.

Effective Meetings, York

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:12:23 GMT

How to make meetings more productive for yourself, for your institution and for AGCAS.

Challenges of Careers Work in HE, Warwick

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:11:48 GMT

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

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.

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