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Graduate Success Project: AGCAS findings launched

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:09:27 GMT

AGCAS has launched two major outputs - a project report and a new website - from the BIS-funded joint AGCAS/AGR Graduate Success Project, which explores how graduates from a range of backgrounds make the transition to the job market.

The aims of the project were to encourage employers to think seriously about social mobility, to investigate graduate and employer perspectives of the graduate employment market and to increase awareness of the Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) amongst employers - and promote its use as good recruitment practice.

The report presents the project's main findings and highlights important issues that have implications for various stakeholders, including policymakers, HE institutions and careers services, employers, and students and graduates themselves.

Vacancies on the Graduate Labour Market Task Group

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:10:15 GMT

The Graduate Labour Market Task Group (GLAM) is seeking two new members to join the group. GLAM works with HESA, HEFCE and other key stakeholders on a range of issues concerning DLHE and related data collections. It also develops good practice and resources to enable careers services to utilise graduate labour market information in innovative ways and support students in their journey after graduation.

Vacancy on the AGCAS Diversity Task Group

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:56:02 GMT

The AGCAS Diversity Task Group is seeking a new member and would like applications from AGCAS members with an interest in joining them. The group is lively and creative with a passion and ongoing commitment to diversity issues. They would like to hear from members who share these qualities and who have particular experiences, strengths or interests that could be brought to the group.

APD Communications win TARGETjobs AGCAS award

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:51:27 GMT

APD Communications was announced as the winner of the AGCAS Award for Excellence in Careers Service Engagement at the 2012 TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards ceremony in London on 3 April. APD was nominated by the University of Hull Careers and Employability Service.

AGCAS announces new Company Law Members

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:03:22 GMT

Three new AGCAS Company Law Members have been appointed to replace this year's outgoing members. The new members are: Stephen Boyd, University of Huddersfield; Karen Lennox, Glyndŵr University; and Ann Smart, Northumbria University.

Top speakers confirmed for AGCAS conference

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:20:16 GMT

Sir Tim Wilson, author of the Wilson Review, Dave Jarman, Chairman and Director of Enterprise Educators UK, Jeremy Budd, Vice-President of IBM, and Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive at the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), have all been confirmed as keynote speakers for AGCAS Biennial 2013, which will take place 10 - 12 September at the University of Exeter.

AGCAS announces shortlist for TARGETjobs employer award

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:44:51 GMT

Six employers have been shortlisted for The AGCAS Award for Excellence in Careers Service Engagement. They were all nominated by higher education careers services. The award is one of the prestigious annual TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards.

AGCAS announces official partnership with GTI Media

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:00:06 GMT

AGCAS, the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services, the voice of HE careers and employability professionals, is delighted to announce that, with immediate effect, it will be working with GTI Media, publishers of TARGETjobs, TARGETjobs Events and TARGETcourses in the UK, to deliver key careers information to undergraduates, postgraduates and recent graduates.

Phoenix May 2013 - call for articles

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:35:30 GMT

The next issue of Phoenix will be published in May. The editorial group is looking forward to receiving a wide range of articles on the following topics: the commercialisation of careers services; using technology; and graduate resilience and adaptability. The deadline for copy is Friday 1 March 2013.

What do students and graduates really think about careers?

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:56:32 GMT

In a recent message to members, AGCAS President Paul Redmond asked what we should make of the fact that, according to the widely-respected Futuretrack survey, over 40% of graduates had never used their HE careers service.

AGCAS and AGR Graduate Success Project

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:06:33 GMT

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.

AGCAS project to research graduate success

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:18:32 GMT

AGCAS and AGR have been commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to carry out research into the graduate labour market with the aim of giving students, graduates, careers and employability professionals, the HE sector, recruiters and government a better idea of how the graduate labour market works in practice.

New president for AGCAS

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:03:26 GMT

Paul Redmond, Head of Careers and Employability at the University of Liverpool, has taken up his post as the new AGCAS President. Paul takes over the role from outgoing president Anne-Marie Martin, who served during a period of challenges and change - in the economy, in the job market and in the higher education sector. Paul will be setting out his priorities for AGCAS for the coming year during the next couple of months.

AGCAS welcomes new Board members

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:45:53 GMT

New appointments have been made to the AGCAS Board of Directors to replace this year's outgoing officers.

Record numbers attend CIEL Conference 2012

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:32:52 GMT

Over 180 delegates gathered at The University of Warwick last week for the AGCAS Careers Information and Employer Liaison (CIEL) Conference 2012. Materials from the event are being added to the AGCAS website as we receive them. The conference, which received a record number of bookings and high support from employers, was jointly organised by members of the AGCAS Careers Information Specialists Group (CISG), representatives of employer liaison staff and AGCAS staff.

Re-election for AGCAS Vice-President

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:59:01 GMT

A record number of votes was received in the recent election for a Vice-President to serve on the AGCAS Board 1 August 2012 - 31 July 2015. We would like to thank all Full Members of AGCAS who voted for your interest and participation. This has resulted in a tie position between Terry Dray and Jenny Owen, who each received an equal number of votes. We now need to ask Full Members to vote again to decide who should be elected.

Message from AGCAS' new Chief Operating Officer

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:17:33 GMT

Ian Ford started work as AGCAS Chief Operating Officer on 6 June 2012. He joins AGCAS from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People after previously working for Kodak, BAA and the Automobile Association. Ian says:

'I come from a financial background in major blue-chip companies, followed by six years in director-level roles in the not-for-profit sector. The HE careers sector represents a new and really interesting opportunity, albeit that the underlying issues, concerns and opportunities in today's economy apply to each and every organisation and institution regardless of sector.'

New articles for AGCAS

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:16:14 GMT

Amendments to AGCAS' Articles of Association, which were agreed at January's Heads of Service conference, have now been approved by the Charity Commission. The aims of the changes were to simplify the legal document that underpins AGCAS' work and to give the association more flexibility than the original version allowed for.

New Chief Operating Officer for AGCAS

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:49:26 GMT

AGCAS has appointed a new Chief Operating Officer. Ian Ford will start on 6 June 2012. Ian is a qualified accountant who worked in finance at Kodak and BAA, before spending 17 years at the Automobile Association and then becoming Director of Finance and Resources for the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

Biennial Conference 2013, Exeter

Tue, 29 May 2012 11:03:40 GMT

Beyond the rhetoric: enterprise, engagement and employability

The premier event in the HE careers calendar, AGCAS Biennial 2013 is a three-day conference comprising three stand-alone days. The conference is aimed at anyone interested in careers information, advice and guidance, employability and/or the graduate labour market. The conference will be held at the University of Exeter, 10-12 September 2013.