Articles in the Careers Education
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2008-10-14
Careers education case study: Developing a generic careers module for use across subject areas at a ‘plate-glass’ university in north-west England
This is the second case study published as part of the careers education case study series, which aims to give an overview of the type of work going on in other universities and highlight the diversity of careers education practice across the UK.
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2008-10-13
Getting started with career education
AGCAS's Careers Education Task Group has produced a new guide to career education. Getting Started with Career Education offers tips and a recommended course of action to staff new to career education in higher education.
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2008-09-24
Careers education case study: Integrating careers into a media module at a new university in north-west England
This is the first of a new series of careers education case studies produced for the AGCAS Careers Education Community. The case studies are intended to give a flavour of how HE careers education is being developed across the UK. We hope they will give you ideas, help you to avoid 'reinventing the wheel', and give you an overview of the type of work going on in other universities.
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2008-05-29
Careers provision in HE not good enough?
A new DIUS report claims that information, advice and guidance for undergraduates in England is not good enough. AGCAS is preparing a response and invites members to comment.
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2008-05-23
Careers services more popular than Facebook
New research reveals that students and recent graduates are far more likely to use their careers service than Facebook for careers information and advice.
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2008-05-17
And the winner is ...
JPMorgan (Bournemouth office) was presented with the AGCAS Award for Outstanding Contribution to Developing Employability and Skills in the Curriculum at the 2008 TARGETjobs award ceremony at the Hilton Park Hotel.
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2008-04-02
Business game win for Warwick
A student business game from recruitment specialist Hobsons been won by the Warwick Bears, a team from the University of Warwick. The winners of the Global Management Challenge were awarded £3,000 in prize money.
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2008-03-25
Shortlist for employer award announced
The shortlist has been announced for an award for graduate recruiters.The AGCAS Award is for the Outstanding Contribution to Developing Employability and Skills in the Curriculum and is one of GTI's TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards.
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2008-01-29
MBE for Arti
AGCAS member Arti Kumar, CETL Associate Director of the Centre for Personal and Career Development at the University of Bedfordshire, has been awarded an MBE as part of the 2008 New Year's Honours List in recognition of her services to higher education.
Arti's new book SOARing to Success: Personal, Academic and Career Development in Higher Education, published by Routledge Taylor & Francis, was launched in January. The book is particularly aimed at academics delivering employability and PDP in the curriculum, but is also a must-read for careers professionals as it's packed with theory, new models and practical exercises to undertake with students.
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2008-01-27
Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education (CEIG HE) Qualifications
Becoming properly qualified is an important professional and personal achievement. People working with undergraduates, postgraduates and graduates in the fields of employability, work readiness and transition to work will often have a wide range of previous qualifications and experience. AGCAS, together with the University of Reading, provide a set of in-service postgraduate programmes at certificate, diploma and MA level.