AGCAS Community - Enterprise

EU grant available for enterprise education

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:09:16 GMT

The Enterprise and Education section of the European Commission is calling for proposals to promote projects with a high added value at European level in education for entrepreneurship. Actions will target teachers and young people in primary, secondary and tertiary education.

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.

Funding to put universities at the heart of social change

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:05:13 GMT

UnLtd and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) have launched a programme of support for social entrepreneurship in English universities and colleges. The initiative will help universities and colleges to develop their support structures for social entrepreneurship, making it easier for students and staff to start up a social venture and thrive within the HE environment. The programme aims to encourage a social entrepreneurship culture across the HE sector.

'Great careers start' at the University of Cumbria

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:04:31 GMT

The University of Cumbria's strapline 'Great careers start here...' reflects its commitment in supporting students to realise their career ambitions in a challenging economic context.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Employability and Enterprise: Regional Solutions, Bristol

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:51:37 GMT

An opportunity to discover, share and explore diverse approaches to employability and enterprise in this South West AGCAS regional training day.